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A strange cloudy liquid became stronger than steel. πŸ§ͺ
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Science Gone WrongOct 01, 2026

A strange cloudy liquid became stronger than steel. πŸ§ͺ

A strange cloudy liquid became stronger than steel. πŸ§ͺ . . . In 1965, DuPont chemist Stephanie Kwolek created a thin, opaque polymer solution that looked unsuitable for spinning. She persuaded a technician to test it anyway. The resulting Kevlar fibers were about 5 times stronger than steel by weightβ€”the experiment that looked wrong produced body armor.

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American Chemical Society, 1995, 'The Discovery of Kevlar'

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