Tag: KEVLAR

By incorporating boron carbide, the third hardest material on Earth, into cotton t-shirts, scientists may have discovered a new way to create tough, durable and flexible body armor that would change the way soldiers protect themselves on the battlefield. According to Popular Science, the research team, composed of scientists from the U.S., China and Switzerland, soaked some cotton t-shirts in a ...

We find it hard to believe that we won't see one of these being used somewhere in the upcoming 007 film, but even if not, you can definitely put one to use in your everyday life -- if you can get ahold of one of the ten being made, that is. Srulirecht's DÆmdur is a Kevlar-based handkerchief which can keep your schnoz squeaky clean and (in theory, at least) keep your chest free from ...