Meet Stephanie Kwolek, the female chemist who invented Kevlar. The invention came about accidentally while she was looking ...

WILMINGTON, Del.— October 16, 2024 — Today, DuPont announces a collaboration with Aero Tec Laboratories (ATL), a leader in safety fuel systems and flexible fluid containment technology, to bring ...

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A far cry from Barnard’s era, when he likened the floppy, sticky cloth to “handling the most irksome wallpaper in the world.” ...

But their ability to cut their own silk—the toughest natural material—and strong or tough synthetic fibers such as carbon or Kevlar, is much less known. A research group coordinated by the ...

DuPont introduced Kevlar EXO in April 2023, describing the new material as "the most significant aramid fiber innovation in over 50 years." Aramids are a class of sturdy, heat-resistant synthetic ...

Both aramids and carbon fibers fibers are lightweight and offer high strength and durability compared to various other basic ...

Dr Naveen Elumalai and his team are using a state-of-the-art nanofiber machine to create fibers that can then be used in all ...

Mercedes pay tribute to their late engineer David Perry, who passed away due to cancer, by putting his name on Lewis Hamilton ...