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1 July 2010
Testing is underway at a UK Government-approved facility on a new type of blast-proof curtain that gets thicker, not thinner, when stretched to provide better protection from the effects of bomb explosions. Following rigorous certification procedures, the curtain could be on the market within three to five years, say its developers.