Scientists at the University of Texas, Dallas, have created fibers tougher than Kevlar. This awesome feat was accomplished by stretching the material in order to exploit piezoelectric effects to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Wearable thermal insulation materials for harsh environments always require a compromise during their design and manufacturing. On one hand they need to be mechanically tough to ...

One of the most common reasons that batteries explode and catch fire—like on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner—is because over time small conductive pathways grow inside the battery’s inner structure that ...

HOUSTON - (Aug. 17, 2020) - Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper. The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular ...

Startup Impossible Objects on Tuesday unveiled its Model One 3D printer, which it claims is the first such printer that can build parts from composite materials including carbon fiber, Kevlar and ...

Would you wear clothing or, say, shoelaces or a belt made of muscle fibers? What if those fibers could endure more energy before breaking than cotton, silk, nylon, or even Kevlar, and be produced ...

For over 50 years, Kevlar® has collaborated with manufacturers to continuously improve the protection, durability, and comfort of protective gloves and sleeves. The DuPont™ Kevlar® Innovation Awards ...

Spider silk is said to be one of the strongest, toughest materials on the Earth. Now engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have designed amyloid silk hybrid proteins and produced them in ...

Researchers report advances in their quest to make the best carbon nanotube fibers for industry. Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the ...