Flexible Body Armor. dotmax writes “One item to pop out of the Turin Winter Olympics is the use of flexible body armor. Similar to silly putty, this shear rate material is flexible under normal load and hardens under impact. Sounds expensive, but could offer some great alternatives for traditional hard shelled impact gear in active sports and military applications.” [Slashdot]
The idea of flexible armor that hardens on impact has been around for ages in science fiction, but this is the first I’ve heard of it in real life.
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