Sericulture‚ or silk farming‚ is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms‚ Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. According to Confucian texts‚ the discovery of silk production byB. mori dates to about 2700 BC‚ although archaeological records point to silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao period (5000 – 3000 BCE).[1] About the first half of the 1st century AD it had reached ancient Khotan‚[2] and
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History of silk Silk‚ one of the oldest fibers known to man‚ originated in China. The history of silk is both enchanting and illustrious. Following sections cover the various facets of silk history. [For general silk information‚ please visit the All About Silk section‚ which covers various related subjects‚ such as Advantages of Silk‚ Cleaning Silk‚ How Silk is Made‚ Silk Info Dictionary‚ and Interesting Facts about Silk.] The Legend The Silk Road A Well-Kept Secret Sericulture
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Spider silk What is Spider silk? Spider silk is incredibly tough and it is stronger by weight than steel. Quantitatively‚ spider silk is five times stronger than steel of the same diameter. It has been suggested that a Boeing 747 could be stopped in flight by a single pencil-width strand and spider silk is almost as strong as Kevlar‚ the toughest man-made polymer. It is finer than the human hair and is able to keep its strength below -40°C. Spider silk is also very elastic and capture
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Greater Noida Report on Nalli Silk Sarees (A) Submitted to:- Submitted by:- Prof. Ganesh Khanna Ria Arora Dr. Taruna Gautam Ruchi Gosai Prof. Amit Kumar
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Paragraph 3: 5/5 What are some possible human uses for spider silk? 5/5 How are humans influenced by spider silk when developing products or new inventions? 5/5 Are there other organisms that produce silk besides spiders? If so‚ describe the organisms. A spider’s silk is made up of a chain of amino acids. This means that it is a protein. There are two primary amino acids called glycine and alanine. Spider silk is very strong and is about five times strong than steel and twice as strong as
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The Past & Present Roads: The Success of the Royal Road of Persia and USA Roads The Royal Road of the Persian Empire was almost 1‚700 miles long‚ which is almost four times the size of Virginia. This road‚ the Royal Road‚ was the reason why the Persian Empire was so successful. The road helped the Persian Empire by giving it a currency or metal coins‚ and unified the empire by trading. The road was a true success. The Royal Road was built in the fifth century B.C.‚ during Darius’ reign. It is 1
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Ross Ulbricht was arrested for creating the drug market “Silk Road”. Eric Marques was arrested for distributing child pornography on the Dark Net. Both of these men learned that the Dark Net is not anonymous. Ross Ulbricht and Eric Marques learned that the FBI has the power to do almost anything and if they want to find a suspect they will. The Dark Net has become more dangerous as the years go on. The Dark Net is used for a variety of illegal activities‚ including: hiring hitmen‚ purchasing and
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what are the main silk producing countries? what are the main silk producing countries? Thailand china India how is silk made? how is silk made? Today the silk industry is worth a lot of money. It is actually worth anywhere between $200 and $500 million each year. This is because there is such great demand for items that are made from silk. Usually the species Bombyx mori is cultivated and raised under controlled conditions. There are various stages to this
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Silk-road was at one time the top Cyber-black market in the game. An educated college graduate‚ Ross Ulbricht is accused of creating Silk Road. The website sold everything from illegal drugs‚ guns‚ porn‚ driver’s licenses and other illegal services. It was estimated that the website generated amounts of 1.2 million in sales. An FBI agent was quoted saying “ Silk Road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet today”. The website used an underground computer
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century‚ the Silk Road boosted the world’s economy‚ assisted the sharing of ideas and knowledge for a smarter and more connected world‚ but also ended up destroying lives through the spread of diseases‚ making it a very dynamic period (both time and place) in history. Not only did the Silk Road give the rich something to spend their money on other than temples‚ the Silk Road provided a source of income to many people in Africa and Eurasia such as silk weavers (who couldn’t afford to buy silk themselves
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