In a remarkable fusion of nature and science, China has ushered in a new era of textile technology with genetically modified ...

Stephanie Kwolek was the unlikely DuPont chemist who invented Kevlar, the miracle fiber five times stronger than steel.

Since NFM/Hexonia's merger, the company has created gear for the Dutch and Belgian armies, ballistic underwear, and other systems keeping them at the top.

It costs more on the front end, but an OK County commissioner says paving roads with the kind of material used in body armor ...

An Eyota mother and daughter, Jeanne and Nikki Newmann, started a fund drive last fall that today has provided bulletproof vests for six canine cops serving Olmsted County. Some of the 2,000 ...

Unlike with plates for armored vests, there is no graduated rating for bulletproof tires in the United States ... Those tires are often made of Kevlar or rubber up to 10 times thicker than a regular ...

Four K9 officers with the Springfield Police Department are able to do their job a little safer thanks to new bulletproof vests.

"It's part of the cyclic nature of wasps. The stars have aligned for them this year and their numbers have just gone ballistic." New Zealand already has one of the world's highest concentration of ...

Walking is a great way to improve your health, and you can boost the benefits by walking with a weighted vest. Wearing a weighted vest increases the challenge to your body, strengthening and building ...

Taking a further step towards obtaining a BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense) capability against hypersonic missiles, the MDA (Missile Defense Agency) and the U.S. Navy fired a simulated Standard ...

With hijackings and kidnappings a constant threat to many South Africans not everyone has the financial means for a comprehensive bulletproof ... and fully concealed Kevlar panels, while the ...