I'd worry no end about that loss of flexibility. Sometimes, in the field, you need to move in directions other than forward, backward and sideways.
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To this end, BAE says it can be > integrated into standard Kevlar body armor to offer superior freedom of > motion and a reduction in overall thickness of up to 45 percent. > > “The technology is best explained by the example of stirring water with a > spoon,” says Stewart Penney, Head of Business Development for Design and > Materials Technologies at BAE Systems. “In water you feel little resistance > to the spoon. Whereas with ‘liquid armor’, you would feel significant > resistance as the elements in the fluid lock together. The faster you stir, > the harder it gets, so when a projectile impacts the material at speed, it > hardens very quickly and absorbs the impact energy.” > > When integrated with Kevlar, the reduced flow of the fluids in the liquid > armor restricts the motion of the fabric yarns in relation to each other, > resulting in an increase in area over which the impact energy is dispersed. > As a result, the material is also far less likely to distort than standard > body armor, which generally bends inwards when a bullet strikes, preventing > death, but causing considerable pain. > > Trials conducted at BAE Systems’ Advanced Technology Centre in Filton have > shown the liquid armor allows thinner than standard armor to withstand > equivalent levels of forces. An early prototype of the technology has been > demonstrated to the UK Ministry of Defence and in the future BAE Systems > hope to further develop liquid armor to create a super lightweight version > of the material and incorporate the technology into body armor systems. > > The team at BAE Systems <http://www.baesystems.com/index.htm> is > considering applications of the technology beyond the military. Penney said: > “In addition to increasing the ballistic performance of combat body armor > there is potential for developing a version that could be of interest to > police forces and ambulance crews.” > > We wouldn’t mind getting our hands on BAE Systems’ liquid armor so we can > whack our resident armor tester, Loz, with a saucepan and see how it stacks > up against d3o’s motorcycle > armor<http://www.gizmag.com/d3o-motorcycle-armour-trauma-test/14227/>that > also uses shear thickening material. > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
