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    create body armour, Kevlar. As to fulfill the primary research requirement, I am hoping to email Kraig Biocraft Laboratories and conduct an interview. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories is a firm in America that is currently experimenting with genetically modified spider silk in the hopes of creating body armour. I will also be conducting some sort of weight experiment between Kevlar and spider silk, this will help come to a conclusion on whether spider silk is in fact stronger than Kevlar.…

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    the vest stronger then around the plate there is a vest shaped sheet made out of either Spectra Shield, Kevlar, or in other countries Bynema (like Spectra Shield) or Twaron (like Kevlar). Kevlar, Bynema, Spectra Shield, and Twaron are all a fiber with high tensile strength they are also used to make helmets. Once the vest shape is made it is sewn together with Kevlar thread if they used Kevlar to…

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    Police Officer Essay

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    Keeping the public safe is the top priority of any Police Department. Arresting people who break laws is another thing Police Officers often have to do. Another task of an on duty Police Officer is to file paperwork on criminals, so Police Officers must stay organized (“Task List 1”). I personally feel that I can do these things. I believe that I have the capability and patients to follow through with these. Yes there will be obstacles and adversity, but I’m pretty sure that I am a strong willed…

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    so it want to keep going so it might knock you down or if you tried to fight it the pressure could give you bruises and can even break bones. How is bulletproof clothing made? Today’s bulletproof clothing is made with tightly woven material such as Kevlar then…

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    Although bulletproof vests as we know are a modern invention, the search for protection against enemy attacks has existed since the beginning of times and man-to-man combat. The origins of the first bulletproof vest are controversial, who was first and to invent it, and when is unknown. However, the fact is that anywhere in the world, and anytime new guns were created, defense mechanisms against it were developed. For example, Persian soldiers led by Darius used straw vests against enemy…

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    prosecuted out of the Eastern District of Virginia: US v. Kolon Industries, Inc. Kolon is a South Korean company which competes with Dupont in the manufacture of synthetic fiber which Dupont has successfully marketed as Kevlar. Over a period of many years, Kolon had been stealing the Kevlar manufacturing process through the hiring of former Dupont employees and leveraging traditional espionage tradecraft. Kolon, along with five of its employees were named as defendants in a criminal…

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    TERM PAPER TXL752 Case Study Motorcycle Racing Protective Clothing By Ravi Sharma 2011TT10951 INTRODUCTION: Compared to car drivers, motorcyclists are more likely to be killed or severely injured in crashes during racing or off road riding. You’ll lose 1mm of flesh for every 1mph you're going over 30mph when you hit road. Hence riders wear armour to protect against injury from falling off, hitting other riders and bikes, debris kicked up from the rear wheel of leading bikes, and from…

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    Bulletproof Vest Essay

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    A bulletproof vest can stop a certain bullet at a certain speed depending on how much layer the vest has. The person wearing the vest may block the bullet but may still suffer injury due to the bullet pushing you back. When the bullet hits the vest it disperses the round energy making the bullet slug to minimise blunt force trauma. A Bulletproof vest is made up of a lot of layers of tightly woven material to help protect the wearer. How body armor works: While wearing the vest,…

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    The idea of a working women in America should not seem as new as it does. Society constantly reminds us that a woman who works has to be tougher than most other women and has to give up other aspects of her life to be able to work. Whereas men just simply get a job and go to work without being forced to make sacrifices. There is a widely recognized misconception that women need to be cold-hearted and emotionally detached in order to be successful in their careers. This belief restricts the…

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    Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science -- and the World by Rachel Swaby is a nonfiction book about women’s acknowledgment in the different fields of science and how these women’s accomplishments have been finessed by men and the media. The women recognized in this book are not as famous and common know like, Marie Curie, but this does not mean their work and accomplishments are less important. It talks about the media coverage of women scientists and their discoveries that changed the world.…

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