A man and a woman stand in a laboratory and hold up a thin white fibre strip between them.
Benjamin Schmuck, researcher, and Anna Rising, professor, at the Department of Animal Biosciences, with a bundle of artificial spider silk fibres (ArtSilk). ArtSilk fibres are as tough as natural spider silk. Photo: Lisa Chröisty, SLU.

Award-winning spider silk research takes the next step towards textiles

News published:  22/10/2026

Larger protein yields and a more efficient purification method bring SLU’s artificial spider silk research closer to textiles. With H&M Foundation support, researchers are now working towards yarn that can be produced efficiently and work in practice.