Article: It's curtains for terrorists

Engineers from Exeter University have won an award for developing curtains that could minimise injuries inflicted by a terrorist attack.

The curtains, which are still under development, are made from a novel "auxetic" fabric, which absorbs the energy and debris from explosions.

Along with staff from university company Auxetix Ltd and Tiverton- based firm John Heathcoat & Co Ltd, the academics have been awarded the Techtextil Innovation Prize.

The invention has been shown off at a leading trade fair held in Frankfurt.

Prizes were awarded to winners from the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland.

The technology for the curtains is based on an invention by Professor Ken ...

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