Most notable among these is Kevlar ®, a heat-resistant material that’s five times stronger than steel, but lighter than fiberglass. Today, Kevlar ® is used in hundreds of products, including ...

Both the PASGT and MICH were made from ballistic Kevlar fiber, which is likely stronger than the nondescript “laminate” alluded to in the coverage of Sawicki’s debut, but the 1959 design ...

By the 20th century there was ballistic nylon, but it took kevlar to produce garments with real protection against projectile impact. Now a 3D printed nanomaterial might replace kevlar.

The Atomic Pi was billed as a high-power alternative to the Raspberry Pi, and the specs are amazing. For thirty five American buckaroos, you get a single board computer with an Intel processor.

The atomic nucleus is made up of protons and neutrons, particles that exist through the interaction of quarks bonded by gluons. It would seem, therefore, that it should not be difficult to ...

As we've seen with previous Atomic Floyd offerings, these will go the distance and can take a through beating at the bottom of your bag and come out unscathed. The Kevlar cable lives up to its ...

Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb, dropped c. August 6, 1945. Aftermath of the August 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb blast in Hiroshima, 1946. Library of Congress ...

and night-vision goggles — also Kevlar, which was, according to Corso, inspired by the “cross-stitched supertenacity fibers” on the surface of the downed saucer. “The seeds for the ...

It is 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August, leading to the end of World War Two. The article contains graphic images and ...

The tests became a tourist attraction for visitors. Las Vegas became "Atomic City, USA." The public's enthusiastic reaction to the tests demonstrates how well the government both downplayed the ...

On 6 and 9 August, it will be 75 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki towards the end of World War Two. Getty Images Lanterns are seen on the ...

British headphone specialist Atomic Floyd is back with a bass heavy ... Whilst the anti-tangle Kevlar cable does exactly what it says on the tin, maintaining a magically unknotted form no matter ...