When it comes to body armor, there's typically a trade-off – it can either be highly impact-resistant or flexible, but not both. That may not be the case for much longer, however, thanks to an ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army released a barrage of test results on Monday showing that a privately-sold flexible body armor that some families have sought for their soldiers failed extensive military ...

Imagine a highly sophisticated body armor that is a tough as it is flexible, a shield that consists largely of water, but remains strong enough to prevent mechanical penetration. Now imagine that this ...

A team of researchers at Northwestern University recently announced a breakthrough nanomaterial—a two-dimensional (2D) polymer that mechanically interlocks like chainmail—that could lead to stronger, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army's struggle to find a new, more flexible body armor was dealt a setback Friday when a California company's high tech Dragon Skin vests failed to pass military testing, a ...

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When you think of lobsters and armor, the obvious connection would be their hard shells. An international team of scientists, however, is more interested in the flexible translucent membrane on the ...

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 ...