Israeli Company Creates Nano-Armor

Izeickl writes "According to IsraCast, an Israeli company has created materials made of inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures (IFs) which have amazing shock absorbing properties. During preliminary tests, these materials, which are five times stronger than steel, have successfully resisted to steel projectiles generating pressures as high as 250 tons per square centimeter. These materials could be incorporated in "nanoarmors" able to protect soldiers or police forces within three years."

Comments

OMG THIS IS TOTALLY UT2004!

[SauroNlord]

I can't wait to grab my rocket launcher.

Re:OMG THIS IS TOTALLY UT2004!

[DigiShaman]

Wait, so your saying we can rocket-jump with these?

Re:OMG THIS IS TOTALLY UT2004!

[ctishman]

I'm saying that when you're ready, you won't have to.

Revised Headline:

[king-manic]

"Small company invents something that is vaguely like something we read in a sci-fi book and posted it on slashdot to recieve free press!"

Re:Revised Headline:

[wesley96]

Small company

No wonder they're developing 'nano' stuff.

Good news

[Anonymous Coward]

This nanoarmor will vastly improve the protection available for nanosoldiers.

Right now we cannot deploy nanosoldiers due to the high risk of being trodden upon. This brings us one step closer to a solution.

Re:Good news

[msbsod]

Federation nanites equiped with nanoarmor fighting Borg nanites

Bashing Soak

[Wingie]

Now, if you're not in to White Wolf RPGs: armor has two soak values, a bashing soak for bashing damage like from punches and wooden clubs, and lethal soak to protect from swords and bullets and such. So maybe these armors won't protect against bullets... but anyone wearing them will be invulnerable against fists! Imagine: Chuck Norris wearing a suit of nano-armor, kicking his way through Texas in the name of justice. Or, even better, Vin Diesel in nano-armor plowing through gang headquarters with his bare hands!

Re:Sometimes seems

[Namronorman]

Selling them to governments sounds scary, selling them to private citizens sounds scary. It's a shame we live in a world where such wonderful technology (there are other GOOD should be obvious uses for things such as this) seems scary no matter who you give it to unless it's Batman.

Maybe we should just all get a pair and beat on each other until we get bored and move on to something better, or resort to bio/chem/nuclear warfare!

Finally...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll be able to keep my ipod scratch free.

Re:The problem is...

[Supurcell]

The armor may survive, but will the wearer be, too?

No. As soon as the wearer of such armor is struck, he will instantaneously be transformed into absolute nothingness*. Thus he will no longer be.

*Whether "nothingness" is Void, Null, Cipher, Zero, Nothing, or Jersey is still under debate.

"The Armor Of The Future"?

[Chaffar]

Bah, that won't hold against my Carsomyr +6.

Re:Getting your point across.

[PakProtector]

When I go to the range I use cheap standard bullets, but when I load it for home defense, it's hollow point. Goes in with a centimeter, comes out with a decimeter.

Sir, I suggest you Trademark that phrase and enter Bullet Manufacturing.

Re:Let nothing touch them

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, I'm sure they've read your brilliant post, slapped their foreheads, and all will be well by Tuesday.

Cocky Armor

[NCraig]

Alright, IsraCast, the material is strong. We get the point.

But did you really need to give the armor a six-pack?

Re:Getting your point across.

[Anonymous Coward]

What about teflon coated bullets dipped in chicken blood, though?

Chicken blood first, then teflon! Otherwise the voodoo falls off and lands on the floor. Don't you know anything about science? ...or voodoo?

I'm Batman

[ulerich]

Wayne Enterprises has announced their intention to purchase the Israeli company...

Wouldn't work.

[raehl]

Americans don't know what a decimeter is.