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DuPont developed both brands, which are known for synthetic-fibre protective equipment in the 1960s. Nomex is a heat and flame-resistant material used by firefighters, soldiers, and race car drivers.

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The development of the K9 Kevlar sweater is an offshoot of a larger project with the Department of Defense that’s still in the works to create a new form of ballistic protection for active-duty police ...

And, said Karl Chang, Kevlar Applications Development Engineer at DuPont, the fiber is so strong and lightweight that the uses for it continue to evolve – 50 years after Kevlar was first discovered.

Kevlar and Nomex are both heat-resistant fibers. Kevlar is a synthetic, light-weight fiber that is used to produce body armor, coatings, cables, and mining protective equipment, among other things.

For example, regular Kevlar is roughly 0.26 or .27 inches thick, and the new material could be as thin as 0.19 inches, says Hovanec. “It’s a noticeable decrease in thickness of the material.” ...

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The material, a sibling of the space-blanket polymer Kevlar, has been developed by chemical giant DuPont and tested by NASA at its White Sands Test Facility (WTSF) in New Mexico. The tests showed ...

You know what Kevlar is. It’s the material that is often used to make vests or other gear to protect against projectile impacts.It’s good at what it does, which is to make sure that whatever ...