A bullet hits traditional Kevlar (L) and the new liquid armour (R). In the tests, scientists used a large gas gun to fire ball bearing-shaped metal bullets at over 300 metres per second into two test ...

Since we started throwing rocks at each other as a species we have evolved to wear armor to stop us from getting hurt or worse. But then bullets came along and we had to rethink the whole game. In ...

BYU mechanical engineers have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement from gunfire. The new ballistic barrier can be folded compactly when not in ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The DuPont company says it has developed a new way of using its Kevlar fiber to design body armor that weighs less and provides better bullet-stopping power. The company said ...

DENVER (CBS4) - When Shaddaiah Lovato went school supply shopping this year she picked up something a little different for each of her three daughters. "It is a bullet proof Kevlar sleeve. I bought ...

Tougher Than a Speeding Bullet Kevlar has long been the bulletproof material of choice for military and law enforcement agencies. But Kevlar is costly to produce, involving a complex process of ...

It's one thing to teach kids to defend themselves from a playground bully. It's quite another to gird them for an attack by a gun-wielding maniac. And yet that's what some parents are doing, thanks to ...

UPDATE 9/27/18 9:55 a.m. The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office reports the preliminary investigation shows when Juan Santos-Quintero Jr. shot Sgt. Todd Howell, the bullet did not hit any Kevlar in the ...

FORT WORTH – Kevlar is designed to stop bullets, but there’s a growing number of drivers who are adding thin coatings of it to their vehicles to protect them from hail. "No, it's not bullet proof," ...

A group of researchers is exploring novel ways to apply semiconductor industry processes to unique substrates to "weave together" multifunctional materials with distinct capabilities. They describe ...

If you’ve seen the John Wick movies, you’ve probably had to suspend your disbelief about many things, but the bulletproof suits are perhaps the hardest thing to swallow. They look like stylish suits ...

A suspect who barricaded himself inside a home is dead after he gravely wounded his girlfriend and 9-month-old daughter Thursday, then fired numerous shots at police, striking an officer’s Kevlar ...