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Kevlar¿ fibers are based on poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, a rigid molecule that makes it easier to realize a fully extended, or straight, chain configuration.

This novel Kevlar fiber is stronger, meaning that its makers hope they can fashion body armor out of it that's thinner and lighter.

A couple weeks later, she was procuring goods of a decidedly different kind: gas masks, helmets and body armor for LA Times staff members who will be attending Wednesday's inauguration of ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)—The Michigan Attorney General has recommended that lawmakers buy bulletproof vests, helmets, and possibly even gas masks before they return to work at the Capitol.

2 Capitol rioters who prepped for the January 6 mob with a gas mask and Kevlar-lined gloves get prison time ...