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Kevlar Sleeves protect against cuts, abrasions, and burns.
2014-08-04 14:31:27| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Manufactured from flame-resistant Kevlar® yarns, Kevlar sleeves afford wearers protection in manufacturing environments where cuts and abrasions can occur. Sleeves are constructed from 100% single- and double-ply Kevlar and resist burning, combustion, and melting. Available in lengths from 10–24 in. and widths of 3 and 4 in., products come in 8 standard fitting options. They also can be custom-made to customer specifications.<br /> This story is related to the following:Safety and Security EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Protective Sleeves | Safety Clothing
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Heres what space debris does to the Kevlar shielding protecting the International Space Station
2014-06-25 18:30:56| Extremetech
If you've seen Gravity, you'll have noticed how a single piece of space debris can cause a cascade of destruction -- the Kessler effect -- that makes the entirety of space completely uninhabitable to spacecraft? Well, in the photo above, you can see the exit hole created by a tiny piece of aluminium space debris in a piece of Kevlar shielding -- the same shielding that protects the manned modules of the International Space Station. Space debris is serious stuff.
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Kevlar Creator Stephanie Kwolek Passes Away
2014-06-22 15:55:49| Chemicals - Topix.net
The American chemist credited with the development of Kevlar fiber, the exceptionally strong material used to create protective vests capable of resisting bullets, has passed away at the age of 90. Stephanie L. Kwolek, who was working at a DuPont laboratory in 1965 when she discovered the lightweight fiber used in the body armor and protective gear ... (more)
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Inventor of Kevlar, 90, dies
2014-06-21 09:48:18| Chemicals - Topix.net
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DuPont chemist Stephanie Kwolek, credited with inventing body army component Kevlar, dies; 90
2014-06-20 14:05:13| Chemicals - Topix.net
Her friend, Rita Vasta, told The Associated Press that Stephanie Kwolek died Wednesday in a Wilmington hospital.
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