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."

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The secret is out!

[sciolist]

I'm betting George Lucas will have his lawyers contact them about infringing on his copyrights for Storm Trooper armor...

Digg.com vs. Slashdot?

[Scorillo47]

This specific story made me realize something on digg vs. shashdot comparisons. Usually digg.com is a good source for early news, something that Slashdot ceased to be some time ago. I go more frequently to digg.com these days to get the latest cool news.

As an example, I saw this story a few days ago on digg.com (eight days ago, to be more exact).

http://www.digg.com/technology/Nano-armor_-_Protec ting_the_soldiers_of_tomorrow

But here is the interesting fact: the story barely got any diggs, even though I found it out as a very interesting story. But here on Slashdot, the story makes the first page, thankfully... So interesting stories have better changes to show up on Slashdot after all!

Use that for the iPod Nano

[gullevek]

that was my first thought when I read that. Then there no more scratch complains ...

Core of the problem

[Hakubi_Washu]

I think you display the core of the problem: rights don't exist, they're neither god-given, nor self-evident, nor unalienable. They are set and maintained by humans just like you and me and they only have validity as long as enough people actually grant them to others (Example: If not enough people grant each other the right to property, then there is no property).
Many people simply believe their rights to just be, so no government can take them away, which is why in many nations, like the US or the EU, rights can be & are taken away, as too few people defend them (the rest trusts politicians who say they don't intend to ever use the new law for something else, or at least believes they're somehow not able to do otherwise).
Bottom line: You want a right, make sure people are willing to grant it, be that your neighbors or your politicians (who are no authority, remember? They are there because enough people implicitly grant them authority...)
Maintain your ideals, but remember that there's nothing besides other humans helping or hindering you, especially not "rights"...

prep for 2012 apocolypse

[cheekyboy]

They are preparing for the impeding economic colapse of society and the return of aliens.
Once all your pensions disapear, and your 100 bills are worthless, youre first theif is the FED
and GOVT so who do you think wants the insurance of uber protection from pissed of 'ex-clients'.