When it comes to bulletproof material, I think of strong, dense objects like concrete and really thick glass. I’ve never ever thought of liquids. But British scientists have, and they say liquid armour is better than ordinary Kevlar. More »
With any sport, the more exhausted you become, the more prone you are to injury. In baseball, this is especially a problem for pitchers. But a new shirt can track a pitcher’s form in real time. More »
They are not ready to replace Kevlar yet, but scientists are working on armoured cotton t-shirts that are light and flexible but acquire the properties of boron carbide, the third hardest materials on the planet, according to researcher Xiaodong Li: More »
In Afghanistan, Marines might soon be able to snap together a two-metre tall wall of armour for themselves in under 10 minutes, using no tools or equipment. Inside, they’ll be safe from bullets and frag from grenades, mortars and rockets. Badass. More »
Future comic book heroes may be referred to as Men of Spongy Steel if one researcher’s experimental metal makes it out of the lab and into real-world applications. More »
This bad-boy-in-a-shell could be used as inspiration for body armour, according to scientists. Meet the Crysomallon Squamiferum, or ‘scaly-foot gastropod’. He could end up saving your life. More »
