This textile is sewn into Tony’s fire-retardant Nomex shirt to record his heart rate and muscle tension through bioelectric signals. The shirt’s backstory is equally impressive. The inventor ...

Meet his magic undershirt. Made of fireproof Nomex and designed by engineers at NTT Data, the primary sponsor on Kanaan’s car, the shirt was used in six races last season to monitor Kanaan’s ...

"The military is issuing the NOMEX clothing and equipment to Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Col. Mark Drake, Acting Director of Supply Directorate for the Army's G-4.

Other forms include felts. Applications of Polyaramid Polymetaphenylene Isopthalamide or Nomex ® include protective clothing (e.g. for firefighters and racing drivers), process equipment and ...

The base materials are not new: Kevlar and Nomex, two common fibers in flame-resistant clothing, were first developed in the 1960s. But these clothes’ fiber blends and construction are always in ...