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  • For the tether competition, the goal was to construct a 2-gram tether that would be tougher than a 3-gram band made from a high-strength material called Zylon.

    The Great Space Elevator Race | Impact Lab 2005

  • A Justice Department investigation into the use of defective Zylon fiber in bulletproof vests has led to a settlement with a Japanese importer.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • A Justice Department investigation into the use of defective Zylon fiber in bulletproof vests has led to a settlement with a Japanese importer.

    NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • The Justice Department says the two Teijin companies were aware that the Zylon fiber would degrade quickly, rendering bulletproof vests unfit for use.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • The Justice Department says the two Teijin companies were aware that the Zylon fiber would degrade quickly, rendering bulletproof vests unfit for use and jeopardizing the lives of law enforcement officers.

    NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • The Justice Department says the two Teijin companies were aware that the Zylon fiber would degrade quickly, rendering bulletproof vests unfit for use.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • A Justice Department investigation into the use of defective Zylon fiber in bulletproof vests has led to a settlement with a Japanese importer.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • The Justice Department says the two Teijin companies were aware that the Zylon fiber would degrade quickly, rendering bulletproof vests unfit for use.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • A Justice Department investigation into the use of defective Zylon fiber in bulletproof vests has led to a settlement with a Japanese importer.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • The car, which will be tested for the first time in Spain's Jerez in the next four days having missed the first test in Valencia last week, has a carbon fibre composite monocoque Chassis with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels.

    Analysis 2010

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