Kevlar is used for a number of different purposes, but most famously as the material for bullet-proof vests. It is a challenging material to work with, requires special tools to cut, and is expensive.

SmartPlanet's resident design and architecture guru C.C. Sullivan takes a pulse on Kevlar for tomorrow's building construction uses, and sees some ups and downs.

There are indeed "cut resistant" kevlar garments. (There's a reason it's used in motorcycle gear and glass-workers' gear.)<BR>The trouble here is that even if the material were 100% cut proof, ...