Wired News - Superfibers Loom Large:
"Kevlar, Vectran, sheet memory polymers - today's coolest, most useful industrial materials are changing not just how we make textiles but what we can do with them. A fabric made of multifilament yarn stretches around a human heart, allowing it to beat normally yet preventing it from enlarging; a braided polyester rope stays flexible but is as strong as steel cable. Starting in April, these - and some 150 other examples of super-engineered fibers - will be on display at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City."
