Liquid armour

[Brad Edmondson]

http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view....le_id=218392121

 

Interesting stuff. Combined with EM armour it could create options for flexible armour resistant to KE and HEAT strikes. Could make for one tough Hummer

[Guest PS-SCUD]

The only thing is:

 

Strong electromagnetic fields could cause havoc on electronic equipment the soldiers will be using.

[Sebastian Balos]

Originally posted by Brad Edmondson:

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Interesting stuff.  Combined with EM armour it could create options for flexible armour resistant to KE and HEAT strikes.  Could make for one tough Hummer  

 

 

Why would you use it on Hummer? It's main advantage is it's flexibility, i.e. it would be best suited as a vest. Hummer can be more efficiently protected by a conventional, rigid armour composite plates, e.g. Dyneema.

The main problem with it is it's weight (armour + power supply), so an exoskelet will be needed.

Regards, Sebastian

[X-Files]

Flexible full-body protection that could save our troops' lives and limbs is at the top of the list for many researchers and technology companies. One such product could soon make its way to Iraq. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the secret ingredient is a liquid that could turn lightweight material into full-body armor.

 

Full Liquid Jacket

 

The current war in Iraq is leaving behind a legacy of wounded soldiers. For every fatality there have been between seven or eight injured -- a number amounting to 18,356 as of June 11, 2006 (U.S. Department of Defense). That's a higher ratio of injured to dead than in any previous American war, a mixed blessing that can largely be attributed to advances in body armor and improved battlefield medical treatment.

 

A new "liquid armor" could be the solution for protecting the parts of the body that aren't currently covered by standard-issue ballistic vests – arms and legs, where many of these devastating and life-threatening injuries occur. Co-developed by two research teams – one led by Norman Wagner at the University of Delaware, and the other led by Eric Wetzel at the U.S. Army Research Lab in Aberdeen, MD – the liquid technology will soon lead to light, flexible full-body armor.

 

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http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view....le_id=218392807