Lightweight fabric blocks radiation.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

Thanks to the acquisition of patents from Russia and Singapore for Demron, the U.S. now has its own source of a unique radiation blocking fabric that can be made into full body suits, gloves, boots, vests and other apparel.

Radiation Shield Technologies of Miami, Fla., will be producing the material that is composed of an advanced radiopaque nano-polymeric compound that is fused between layers of fabric.

Demron, says Dr. Ronald Demeo, company president and chief executive officer, "shields against X-ray...