Kevlar - a material that makes certain you never have a puncture ever again

Kevlar - a material that makes certain you never have a puncture ever again - the Awesome World of Things

Kwolek was a DuPont chemist who invented Kevlar, the lightweight, stronger-than-steel fiber used in bulletproof vests and other body armor around the world. A pioneer as a woman in a mostly male field, Kwolek made the breakthrough while working on specialty fibers at a DuPont laboratory in Wilmington, Delaware. At the time, DuPont was looking for strong, lightweight fibers that could replace steel in automobile tires and improve fuel economy.

Find out more about Kevlar over at LinkedIn here.

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