Spider silk is a truly remarkable material: it's tougher than Kevlar, strong as steel, lighter than carbon fiber, and can be stretched 40 percent beyond its original length without breaking. Now, ...

A new sweater from the Japan-based companies Goldwin and Spiber looks like it’s made from wool. But the yarn partially came from a bioreactor, not a sheep. The new material—named “Brewed Protein”—is ...

YAMAGATA, Japan, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiber, a pioneer in man-made protein fibre (ISO 2076), produced using cutting-edge fermentation technology, is proud to announce its new partnerships ...

Tokyo’s high-end brand Yoke is the latest in a series of labels to hop on the bandwagon of Spiber’s material made from Brewed Protein fiber. Designer Norio Terada is launching a Spring/Summer 2024 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The next feat to spin out of Pangaia’s laboratory is a limited-run sweatshirt made partly with brewed proteins. Launched Tuesday, ...

A typical waterproof winter jacket is made with nylon—a material that, like other plastics, is made from petroleum. But a new limited-edition jacket from The North Face Japan uses something called ...

YAMAGATA, Japan, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiber Inc., a pioneering Japanese bio-venture known for its revolutionary Brewed Protein™ fiber produced through cutting-edge fermentation technology, ...

YAMAGATA, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiber, a pioneer in protein fibers (ISO 2076) produced using fermentation technology, is excited to announce its debut at Milano Unica, taking place from ...

The partnership between Spiber and Pangaia Lab was born through a mutual mission to find bio-based alternatives to fossil fuel and animal-derived fibres. Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials are made ...

At the show, Spiber will unveil over 20 newly developed woven suiting fabrics created in collaboration with Takisada-Nagoya, a Japanese fiber distributor based in Aichi prefecture. Takisada-Nagoya is ...