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Israeli Company Creates Nano-Armor

Posted by Zonk on from the one-step-closer-to-vigilante-superheroes dept.

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."

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  1. Revised Headline: by king-manic · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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!"

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  2. Good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Finally... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  4. Re:The problem is... by Supurcell · · Score: 5, Funny
    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.
  5. Re:Getting your point across. by PakProtector · · Score: 4, Funny
    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.

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  6. Re:OMG THIS IS TOTALLY UT2004! by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  7. Re:OMG THIS IS TOTALLY UT2004! by ctishman · · Score: 3, Funny

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