DuPont (NYSE:DD) closed +1% in Thursday's shortened session as Citigroup named the company as its top pick among North ...

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.

Kevlar¿ fibers are based on poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, a rigid molecule that makes it easier to realize a fully extended, or straight, chain configuration.

Famously, Kevlar is used in bulletproof vests and other armor. But it’s also found its way into a surprising number of other applications including sailing, particle physics, ...

Stephanie L. Kwolek, a chemist credited with developing the ultra-strong Kevlar fiber used in bullet-resistant gear, an innovation that is estimated to have saved hundreds of lives since she ...

Kevlar has been used to make sporting goods "lighter, stronger and safer," according to DuPont. It can be found in motorcycle components and clothing, as well as skis, racquets, canoes and kayaks.

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 ...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Stephanie Kwolek, the DuPont scientist whose invention, Kevlar, has saved countless lives as the essential ingredient in body armor, has died. Kwolek died Wednesday in ...

Some Soldiers have called them "Kevlar boxers" or "combat underpants" and it's not far from the truth. "It's kind of like a bicycle shorts garment," Lozano said.

Researchers have used squid protein to help create a thermoplastic as strong as kevlar that can be 3D printed, worn, and used in medical devices.