A new material is so strong that just a 1.8-millimetre-thick sheet of it could stop a bullet, making it far stronger than Kevlar and possibly the strongest fabric ever made. Bulletproof vests work by ...

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 ...

New Kevlar technology will allow the production of body armor with better bullet-stopping power at a lighter weight, DuPont said yesterday. The company said a new woven fabric technology, coupled with ...

Cliff likely is the only officer who will fling drool on his Kevlar vest. The German boxer starting next week will don an extra-large size armored vest when he goes into the field for the La Crosse ...