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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes nothing feels better on stiff, aching joints than a little heat. But many heating pads and wraps are rigid and provide uneven warmth, especially when the person is moving around. Researchers ...

Stephanie L. Kwolek, the DuPont chemist primarily credited with the invention of Kevlar, died today at the age of 90. Nearly fifty years ago, in 1965, she created a cloudy liquid polymer solution that ...