Kevlar, the synthetic bullet blocking material, has been used to create a softshell jacket for the first time. Called the Mithril Kevlar Jacket, the jacket is supposed to last forever no matter what ...

It's been 40 years since a Dupont scientist discovered Kevlar, which researchers first thought might be good for tires. Now it's synonymous with bulletproof vests. The biggest factory is in Richmond, ...

Kevlar inventor Stephanie Kwolek dead at 90. Stephanie Kwolek, 83, shown in this June 20, 2007 file photo taken in Brandywine Hundred, Del., wears regular house gloves made with the Kevlar she ...

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 ...

One of the most common reasons that batteries explode and catch fire—like on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner—is because over time small conductive pathways grow inside the battery’s inner structure that ...

PARIS, June 18, 2014 – DuPont Protection Technologies today announced that over one million bullet-resistant vests made with DuPont™ Kevlar® XP™ have been sold globally since the advanced material was ...

Accessory company Nomad is overhauling its line of charging cables across the board with a major redesign that adds a whole bunch of Kevlar — actual, licensed Kevlar — to the mix for what promises to ...

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Researchers at MIT and Caltech have created a nanoengineered material that could be tougher than the likes of kevlar or steel. Made of interconnected carbon “tetrakaidecahedrons,” the material ...

A helmet made of Kevlar saved the life of an Orlando, Florida, police officer on Sunday (June 12) after police engaged in a gun battle with a man who killed 49 people and injured 53 others at a gay ...

B&W has made Kevlar speakers for more than 20 years, but its 600 models are the last to switch to the company's own Continuum material. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in ...