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It's actually quite old, the idea of using liquids as a body armor. The problem with implementation was the weight of the liquids. From this article, it has ap
by ORioN63 15y ago
It's actually quite old, the idea of using liquids as a body armor. The problem with implementation was the weight of the liquids.
From this article, it has appeared that the problem was solved, since they mention that is a lot lighter and provides more freedom of movement.
- Jtsummers 15y agohttp://news.discovery.com/tech/winter-olympics-body-armor.html http://news.discovery.com/tech/winter-olympics-body-armor.ht... Being used for skiers and mentions its use in body armor at the time (2010). I'm pretty sure I read an earlier article than that one as well, perhaps from 2006 or so but I can't find it. I can't tell from this new article if they've improved the fluid, or the method of application to kevlar is the novel part.
- khafra 15y agoI have a few-years-old pair of d3o motorcycling gloves; from the company that made the skier armor. It's not interwoven with kevlar, and I haven't "tested" it; but they have been around for quite a while.
- Spikefu 15y agoMaybe you're thinking of D3o (http://www.d3o.com/ http://www.d3o.com/), which has been around since 2005 or so.
- moylan 15y agofirst i saw about non newtonian liquids was a british science entertainment show. and about a year afterwards they began talking about using the same as armour. just stuck in my mind as the kids show came first. from 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkS1ymQ73oc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkS1ymQ73oc&feature=relat... from 2004. http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/science-fiction-news.asp?newsnum=108 http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/science-fiction-news.asp?newsn...