A new type of body armor might be 10 times more effective than standard Kevlar vests many law enforcement officials wear, according to Steve Kelly of the Tacoma-based company Moor Innovative ...

A revolutionary new form of body armour nicknamed 'bullet-proof custard' has been invented to help save British troops' lives. Scientists have created a top-secret substance that absorbs the force of ...

DuPont today announced the launch of three innovative testing protocols that set a new benchmark for evaluating the comfort ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Body armor has a clear purpose: to prevent a bullet, or perhaps a ...

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 ...

If researchers are successful, Kevlar-based armor will soon be able to protect the wearer from more dangers than bullets and fire. Yuyu Sun and Jie Luo of the University of South Dakota have ...

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Officers with the Lincoln Police Department tested out a Kevlar vest Thursday at the LPD firing range near West Fletcher. The Alpha Elite black vest was tested at about 16 feet away, to see a ...

Graphene, the wonder material that should rejuvenate almost every sphere of science and technology in the next decade or so, can add another application to its already exceedingly long list: ...

Aerogels are lightweight, wispy materials whose volume is taken up almost entirely by air. These fluffy substances can be made from cellulose, silica, and other materials and used for thermal ...

DOVER, Del. (AP)-- DuPont will invest $500 million to increase production of Kevlar, best known for its use in military body armor, the company said Wednesday. The expansion, when complete in 2010, ...

For decades, protection lagged far behind lethality on the battlefield. The only practical protection from bullets and dangerous flying objects was steel, but weight forced a tradeoff between ...