But their ability to cut their own silk—the toughest natural material—and strong or tough synthetic fibers such as carbon or ...

Probably not happening. Your local fabric store probably doesn't carry Kevlar by the yard. Plus, you need the right tools – very sharp, heavy duty shears – to cut through the fibers ...

Employing cutting-edge composite materials often comes at a steep cost because such materials are early in their life cycle and produced at low rates, however DuPont’s Kevlar® N636 1 mil paper ...

But donning it doesn’t come lightly, and its weight is measured in pounds. For example, the traditional Kevlar fabric that would go into soft body armor weighs about 1 pound per square foot ...