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Adding wool to kevlar makes a lighter, stronger and cheaper bullet-proof vest, new research shows. WOOL HAS MANY PROPERTIES ideal for fashion; this natural fibre is warm, elastic fire- and ...

WOOL, that wonder fabric used in the finest of fashions, has a new use - making body armour even more bullet resistant. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology school of fashion and ...

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology school of fashion and textiles discovered that a blend of wool and kevlar, the synthetic fibre widely used in body armour, was lighter and ...

U.S. Army researchers want to improve the service’s flame-resistant, protective apparel by developing a U.S.-manufactured, wool-blend uniform. The Army has developed a wool-blend uniform composed of ...

Researchers at RMIT University are developing bullet-resistant wool as a lighter and cheaper alternative to bullet-proof vests, claiming it will work in both wet and dry conditions. Dr Rajiv Padhye ...

A wool-Kevlar blend can be used to make cheaper and lighter bullet-resistant vests than are currently used. A study by RMIT researchers that discovered the ideal proportions of wool and Kevlar has ...