DuPont discovered Kevlar¿ in 1965. Before then, scientists knew that chemical bonds between atoms were very strong, but researchers were unable to arrange these molecules into large structures ...

Scientists have a new material they say is as strong as Kevlar and way more insulating ... a term that refers to the chemical structure of materials like this. In chemistry, being “aromatic ...

The polyamide's chemical structure forces it to sit in an arrangement ... A US Navy seaman repairing a Kevlar mooring line. Credit: Casey H. Kyhl/Wikimedia Commons But conventional armor fabrics ...