This animated explanation shows why a standard Kevlar bulletproof vest is not designed to stop a thrown medieval axe. While ...

A bulletproof vest is put to the test as it is shot at an indoor shooting range and then cut open with a 60,000 psi waterjet cutter at the points where the bullets penetrated. This video explores the ...

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Twaron and Kevlar are brand names for aramid fibers, which are strong as steel yet much lighter. They are used to make bulletproof vests, strong ropes, and high-performance car tires, for example.

During SHOT Show in Las Vegas this past January, Point Blank Enterprises debuted its newest soft body armor, the Elite EXO. The manufacturer teamed up with DuPont, working for the past two years to ...

Thousands of police officers and soldiers who were saved by a bulletproof vest owe their lives to a Delaware woman named Stephanie Kwolek. Kwolek, who died Wednesday, was a DuPont Co. chemist who in ...

NINGBO CITY, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA, March 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The protective equipment industry has entered a period of steady and sustained growth ...