A textile engineer at Heriot-Watt University has developed a new material to boost flexibility and comfort of personal ...

2. Just as hard hats, gloves, impact-resistant glasses, and ear protection are common safety gear for power plant operators, flame-resistant clothing is also important. Wearing multiple layers of ...

protective network that dispersed stress away from the point of impact and helped prevent fiber disintegration. The new lightweight, flexible, puncture-resistant composite fabric could be useful ...

A variety of fabric-fire treatments, such as BS-476 and CRIB-5, are expected to have a positive impact on the market. During thermal exposures of workers, flame-resistant and retardant fabrics ...

Repair experts at uBreakiFix have examined the impact resistance, scratch resistance and strength of sapphire glass in a series of tests that were published today. The tests were designed to ...

The nanotubes also formed a thin, protective network that dispersed stress away from the point of impact and helped prevent fiber disintegration. The new lightweight, flexible, puncture-resistant ...