NORTHERN KUWAIT -- "Gas, gas, gas!" comes the muffled cry as Iraqi shells explode in the distance. Instantly, everyone rips open the gas mask holders on their hips and pulls out the masks. They have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Normally the Hart Schaffner and Marx plant would be buzzing with sewing machines with employees making high-end suits. But like most other non-essential businesses, the plant is ...

Firefighting may look vastly different in the future thanks to intelligent fire suits and masks developed by multiple research institutions in China. Researchers published results showing breathable ...

The MITR-PG1 powered goggle is designed to be worn as a default ocular protective goggle to protect the user against low- to mid-level chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear threats. It is also ...

B O S T O N, Sept. 27 -- Heightened concern of another possible terrorist attack, this time using biological or chemical agents, is driving many people to buy what they believe is their only ...

Gary Duncan of Washington, NC, is producing protective masks imprinted with microscopic images of cells and single cell organisms. "I'm a scientist that's mutated into a fashion designer," Duncan said ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since the first U.S. Ebola diagnosis in Dallas last month, demand for hazardous materials suits and face masks has surged, creating a boon for companies that manufacture and sell ...

Thousands of chemical suits found at Iraqi positions, gas masks abandoned in trenches. The items, strewn across the desert road to Baghdad, could be clues that Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard may be ...

Qatar Airways cabin crew will begin wearing protective suits and passengers will have to wear face masks on board, the Middle East airline said as it begins rebuilding its network after the ...

At the Museum of Veterans and Military History in Vilonia, there is one display highlighting about 10 various gas masks (respirators). The earliest one, equipped with a canister, dates back to WWI. As ...

The items, strewn across the desert road to Baghdad, could be clues that Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard may be plotting to unleash a deadly chemical strike. Or they could be the precautionary ...