Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a ...

A new material is so strong that just a 1.8-millimetre-thick sheet of it could stop a bullet, making it far stronger than Kevlar and possibly the strongest fabric ever made. Bulletproof vests work by ...

Ford showed off a new high tech police cruiser aimed to help keep officers safer from gunfire. Many police cruisers have armored panels that protect officers from small arms fire, however, some kinds ...

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 ...

New Kevlar technology will allow the production of body armor with better bullet-stopping power at a lighter weight, DuPont said yesterday. The company said a new woven fabric technology, coupled with ...