Spider-Man is one of, if not the most popular superhero on the planet, and anyone who is a fan of Peter Parker has once imagined what it would be like to be able to shoot a web out of their wrist and ...

Scientists have created a material mimicking Spider-Man's sticky web fluid. While researching adhesives, Tufts University discovered that silk from moth cocoons can be turned into a shootable, sticky ...

Spider-Man has had web-shooters since his creation in 1962, allowing him to spin webs for various uses. Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland's versions of Spider-Man incorporate web-shooters into their ...

In the summer of 2018, Marco Lo Presti worked on making a strong underwater adhesive using silk fibroin, which can be isolated from silk moth cocoons. While cleaning his glassware with acetone in what ...

Peter Parker's Spider-Man may be a superhero, but he's also a scientific genius who builds his own gadgets, including his super-strong web fluid. Now, after six decades of tinkering with his iconic ...