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.” ...

Another way MITgel’s body armor differs from Kevlar is in its reusability. ... despite knowing full well that they have a V50 rated vest,” he said.

Although typically made of lightweight cloth such as Kevlar, body armor is still bulky ... Mechanical engineer Gareth McKinley at MIT says it involves the use of an oily fluid full of very tiny ...

DuPont announces its Kevlar portfolio with the addition of 300 denier Kevlar Correctional technology. This patented technology provides a concealable anti-spike solution that ...

Protection has also increased due to the new material called EXO Kevlar from Dupont. It’s described as an entirely new technology platform and the most significant innovation to soft body armor ...

If researchers are successful, Kevlar-based armor will soon be able to protect the wearer from more dangers than bullets and fire. Yuyu Sun and Jie Luo of ...

A polymer patterned in a “lattice-like” structure using nanotechnologies could withstand more force than Kevlar or ... helmets and body armor through the use ... Weekly Full Episode 7.5.25 ...

DuPont™ Kevlar® has long been the advanced material behind high-performing body armor that protects those who serve. Now, with body armor crafted using Kevlar® EXO™, ...

Not long ago the term body armor would have felt straight out of a war movie or military-style video game. But in 2020, it's just another item on the average family's disaster-preparedness checklist.

An Aurora man with a felony record faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora Thursday morning in which authorities caught him in possession of a .40-caliber pistol while wearing Kevlar body ...