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Nanotube Body Armor Coming Soon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the suiting-up dept.

s31523 writes "Military and law enforcement agencies are constantly seeking better protection in the line of fire, but current armor is heavy and bulky. The University of Cambridge has developed a new type of carbon fiber made up of nanotubes that is some cases exceeds the performance of Kevlar. The new material has other potential uses as well, from bomb disposal bins to flexible solar panels."

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  1. but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    can you make better internets out of these tubes?

  2. Bomb disposal bins by wlad · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...so that's where they dispose of used bombs?

  3. Re:Looks Familiar by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    The motorcycle style helmet does hint at "low budget dystopias" though.

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  4. Sooo... by Fred_A · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it blend ?

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  5. Re:Looks Familiar by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    In the time I've lived here in Cambridge, the average police uniform has gone from the friendly, lots-of-white Police Service garb to the almost-all-black Police Force look of today.


    Yes, because an all-white uniform is so much friendlier.

    Chris Mattern