New Material Could Revolutionize Armor, Shields
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Thu, 10/28/2021 - 06:50
Researchers at the Army’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies have identified a new material that could make armor and blast shields lighter and stronger.
The research, done in partnership with Caltech and ETH Zürich, found that the new material was more effective than Kevlar and steel at stopping a projectile. The breakthrough is significant, as Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, must strike a balance between ensuring gear is light but also effective.
“Increasing protection while simultaneously decreasing the weight that soldiers carry is an overreaching theme in our research,” James Burgess, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies program manager, said in an Army press release. “This project is a really good example of such efforts where projectile energy absorption is nanostructured mechanism based.”
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