A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, ...

Sioux Manufacturing "was underweaving" when it made Kevlar fabric for battle helmets, said Drew Wrigley, U.S. attorney for North Dakota, to The New York Times. "That is undebatable." On the contrary, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Kevlar is a well-known high-strength polymer that, thanks to its excellent mechanical performance, has found a variety of important security applications, from textiles (e.g.

Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a ...

Researchers have long known the incredible properties of silk spun by spiders — incredibly strong, but elastic. Now a textile expert has woven the first cloth made entirely of spider silk. The catch?

You may not realize it, but fibers made from Kevlar are spun into materials used to make cellphones stronger, to make boats and airplanes lighter and faster and to make equipment that can withstand ...

Is Kevlar one of the architectural wonders of the future? In Ellen Kullman’s opinion, it’s a slam-dunk. The DuPont CEO -- the first woman to ever hold the job -- traveled to Bushy Park, South Carolina ...

DETROIT – Teemu Selanne took his skate with the blade facing his right arm and repeatedly ran over it to the amazement of reporters surrounding his stall at Joe Louis Arena. A piece of fabric was the ...