Flame-resistant clothing is used in a large number of professions including the fire service, research labs, electrical utilities (Figure 1), and oil and gas. Workers in all of these areas often ...

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 ...

June 12 (UPI) --The evolutionary engineering of the mantis shrimp is inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materials. Some mantis shrimp species, called smashers, have a club-like ...