Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed a novel nanofiltration membrane using natural silk that could transform the process of water purification and treatment.

Since the bagworm silk fiber production process doesn’t emit carbon dioxide, Kowa plans to sell the textile as an eco-friendly material to automobile, aircraft and smartphone manufacturers.

Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly ...