CHAIN MAIL? TOO heavy. Suits of armor? They rust. Shields? Too unwieldy. The quest for a lightweight but powerful body armor was unfulfilled until a Du Pont chemist whipped up a new batch of ...

BRIGHTON, Colo. ‒ Bulletproof glass. Security cameras. Panic buttons. As the elected county clerk and recorder in a suburb of Denver, Josh Zygielbaum's days are normally filled with marriages, vehicle ...

PARMA, Ohio -- For roughly a decade, the Parma Police Department has received funds from the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant. That streak continues this year, with the department ...

A new super-strong fiber could revolutionize bulletproof vests and protective gear. Thanks to a breakthrough by researchers in China, the material is stronger, tougher and more effective at stopping ...

A bulletproof vest is put to the test as it is shot at an indoor shooting range and then cut open with a 60,000 psi waterjet cutter at the points where the bullets penetrated. This video explores the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's National Police Week. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation aims to help make sure officers are safe by replacing thousands of bulletproof vests. "Get Behind the Vest" is a ...

Law enforcement agencies across the state have contributed about 1,500 bulletproof vests to a National Guard brigade that will use them to line the floorboards or door panels of their vehicles. The ...