Nanotech-built armor could replace Kevlar, steel for soldier protection
Todd South
A recent breakthrough by Army-funded researchers may lead to a new material that could yield lightweight body armor, blast shields and more for future soldiers.
Testing at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, part of a three-university partnership, showed a polymer patterned in a “lattice-like” structure using nanotechnologies could withstand more force than Kevlar or steel.
The paper, recently published in the scientific journal, Nature Materials, showed that the nanotechnology-built material prevented objects from tearing through and was “more efficient” at stopping penetration than traditional materials.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/07/26/nanotech-built-armor-could-replace-kevlar-steel-for-soldier-protection/
