The new material is only 1.8 millimeters thick, combining carbon nanotubes with aramid polymers, the latter of which are also ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have engineered a bulletproof material that leverages the power of carbon ...

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

Scientists create a composite fiber using nanotubes that stops bullet impacts better than Kevlar technology while using ...

Scientists report the material is stronger, tougher and, lighter than the current gold standard bulletproofing material, ...

DuPont has debuted a new version of its famous bulletproof Kevlar fabric called EXO at this year's United States Army Rangers' Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning Georgia. The company says it is ...

Prior to 1970, bulletproof vests were pretty iffy, with a history extending as far as the 1500s when there were attempts to make metal armor that was bulletproof. By the 20th century there was ...

A different brand of asphalt, along with additives of fiberglass and Kevlar, are being used or tested by the city's ...

A futuristic development could create the next-generation body armor as well as offer a host of consumer products applications. Like something right out of the movie "The Matrix," Polish researchers ...

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 ...

Chemist Vlodek Gabara, a DuPont Fellow, explains. Kevlar¿ is an organic fiber in the aromatic polyamide (aramid) family that combines high strength with light weight, and comfort with protection.