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Curtains To Storm Damage

by Marc S. Reisch
July 13, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 28

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Credit: JHRG
Fabric storm panels fasten to siding.
Credit: JHRG
Fabric storm panels fasten to siding.

Recently approved for use in Florida's hurricane-prone Dade and Broward Counties, roll-down curtains made with Honeywell's Spectra ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fiber are able to protect windows from debris tossed at them by 175-mph hurricane-force winds. Spectra fibers are more typically used to manufacture bullet-resistant vests. Military armor maker JHRG, based in North Carolina, makes the Storm-A-Rest panels.

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