It’s bright orange, it’s squishy, it stretches like taffy — and it is unlike any body armor you’ve ever seen. If you were attacked with a baseball bat and you were wearing this bright orange goop ...

Body armor can come in many forms, with different materials offering different strengths and weaknesses. One engineers often turn to is boron carbide, also known as "black diamond" for the incredible ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world’s most exquisite jewels; they have fascinated humanity since ancient times, appearing in everything from religious texts to ...

A Georgia Institute of Technology researcher has developed a process that increases the hardness and improves the ballistic performance of the material used by the U.S. military for body armor. The ...

Weight is often a key consideration for scientists pushing the boundaries of bullet-proof materials, imagining armor that keeps the wearer safe while also improving their mobility. Engineers at the ...

During Phases I and II of the study, the committee was requested to consider the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing.

At your request, the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies established the Committee to Review the Testing of Body Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army to assess the ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Armor Materials Market - Segmented by Type, Application, and Geography - Growth, Trends and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com ...

Research has identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures. Army-funded research identified a new material that ...