In the SilkLab at Tufts University bioactive inks have been developed that can function as a sensor either of the body wearing a garment printed with the ink or the environmental conditions surrounding the object printed with the ink. Amazing stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=DM8JzVIN5Vo&feature=emb_logo 'The technology builds upon earlier work by the same researchers developing bioactive silk [...]
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New video of three views of the third iteration of the work Last Seen.
https://vimeo.com/241351957 Photo credit Alex Wisser
Blood on Silk: Last Seen, 2017, site specific, silk, video, metal and found objects as installed in the Turbine Hall and Turbine Galleries at Casula Powerhouse, Sydney, Australia from 21st July 2017
Graphene-Fed Silkworms Produce a Super-Strong Silk That Conducts Electricity
Blog post by Jess Vilvestre https://futurism.com/graphene-fed-silkworms-produce-a-super-strong-silk-that-conducts-electricity/
Opening Event at Das KloHäuschen this Friday 10th June at 8 p.m.
Making silk paper again. This time at the Villa Waldberta
As part of my collaboration with Das KloHäuschen in the Munich main wholesale fruit and vegetable market, I was awarded a two month residency at the Villa Waldberta run by the City of Munich. The studio space is something else again. I have made silk paper in many locations, my back yard, a studio in Culture at Work, a dance studio [...]
Silk production revival in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan silk industry reporter Ning Hong 丨 CCTV.com
Weavers Turn Silk Into Diabetes Test Strips
January 08, 2015 9:59 AM ET Nsikan Akpan read article online here Using a simple wooden handloom, weavers create silk strips that diabetics can use as glucose sensors. This loom is at Achira Labs in Bangalore, India. Courtesy of Tripurari Choudhary itoggle caption Courtesy of Tripurari Choudhary Using a simple wooden handloom, weavers create silk [...]
Blood on Silk: Wrap up of exhibitions in 2014
Blood on Silk: Surgery – artist interview
http://youtu.be/iYKoBuZoJ7w Blood on Silk: Surgery as installed in the foyer of the main science building Macquarie University, Sydney Australia