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...factory, hoping to produce 800 blanks a day by July, up from 125 now. But high-volume surfboardmakers, who can buy foam from Australia, China and Brazil, need big orders filled fast, leaving an opening for new competitors. Todd Proctor, who has patented a surfboardmaking process using Kevlar and epoxy resin, says demand is up sevenfold, and he has attracted venture capital to purchase Clark's distribution channel. SurfTech, the largest maker of epoxy boards, reports that business has doubled. Insiders say the search for new materials could mark a technological turning point, similar to an earlier move away from...
...body armor, I'd be dead," he says. Braddock got a Purple Heart, and he and his buddies--Specialist Josiah Jurich, Sergeant Charles Jordan and Staff Sergeant Marvin Albert II--were all awarded Bronze Stars. He was alive, with just one small regret. "They burned my helmet and Kevlar vest." O.K., two regrets. "I wanted a cool scar, like this," says Braddock, slashing his hand across his eye. He wears the tiniest of smiles as he dives into another pork...
...does a giant chemical company that made $1.8 billion last year with such products as bullet-stopping Kevlar and Nomex, a flame-resistant fiber, care about corporate social responsibility? Chad Holliday, DuPont's chairman and CEO, thinks it's the way to stay ahead globally. He spoke with TIME's ERIC ROSTON last month...
...Peter Mehiel Availability: Now, $850 to $1,200 To Learn More: hydroepic.com After decades of riding waves on boards made of foam and fiberglass, surfers have a high-tech alternative. Hydro Epic boards are hollow on the inside but have an extra-sturdy shell made of a carbon fiber-Kevlar composite and a thin aluminum honeycomb. To keep the air in the board from expanding and contracting in extreme heat or at high altitudes, there is a small vent at one end that lets air pass through while keeping water out. The radical design makes Hydro Epics stronger, faster...
High-tech fighting machines are by no means the only Pentagon purchases that suffer defects. The latest snafu concerns new combat helmets. Introduced in 1983 to replace the "steel pots" in use since 1941, the helmets are made of Kevlar, a man-made fiber that is lighter, yet stronger than many metals. But after buying three-quarters of a million at $85.20 apiece, the Department of Defense discovered that three manufacturers had delivered defective versions made with scrap material. Army officials say that even though the second-rate helmets offer more protection than the old steel models, "We ordered...