Armor
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Chemists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have just engineered a substance that thickens when stretched. It could lead to better bullet-proof materials or improved running shoes.
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The days of tanks as giant steel behemoths may be numbered as DARPA awards eight development contracts for its Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program.
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Last year we saw researchers adapt foam metals to stop various forms of radiation in their tracks, and now the same team has ramped things up to offer protection from something with a bit more force: an armour-piercing bullet.
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Ford is offering optional ballistic panels for its Police Interceptor sedan for protection against so-called armor-piercing rifle rounds.
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MIT researchers have looked at the unique shells of chitons, using X-rays to discover their secrets. The results reveal a no-compromise setup that provides the tiny sea creatures with both protection and optical visibility. The findings could one day inspire man-made armor with similar abilities.
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Bull-it Jeans can be added to the list of companies making armored hoodies for motorcycle riders. But Bull-it's garment uses a relatively new material called Covec, which was designed specifically for motorcycle apparel,
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At the recent DSEI exhibition in London, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MOD) took the wraps off its Future Soldier Vision (FSV) concept that is based on projections of today's commercial and military technology.
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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego are taking inspiration from nature in the search for new materials that could one day be used to create body armor. The study, supported by the US Air Force, focuses on the unique structure and strength of the shell of the boxfish.
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To help prevent a midair tragedy from occurring again, a European consortium, including the University of Sheffield, is developing Fly-Bag; a flexible fabric and composite liner capable of containing explosions inside an aircraft to improve its chances of survival.
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BAE Systems has announced that it's taken an active damping suspension designed for F1 cars and adapted it for Sweden's Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90). Billed as a world's first for a tracked vehicle, the upgrade is claimed to improve battlefield speed and handling.
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ScienceOn most fish, their hard, overlapping scales provide protection against pokes and cuts. Because those scales are attached to a flexible skin, however, the fish are still able to easily twist their bodies. Scientists are now attempting to copy that structure, to develop flexible-yet-effective armor.
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Researchers at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering believe that fish scales could hold the key to creating armor that's both impervious and lightweight. They eventually aim to combine the properties of fish, snake and butterfly scales into a single protective armor system.
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