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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. The white man, yet again... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Gee... I wonder if this was invented by BLACKS?
    How come everybody here knows it WASN'T, and COULDN'T have been, invented by blacks, yet you all claim "We're all the same?"

  2. Re:but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Second post!

    Yeah that's right, second post! Couldn't get first but I got second which is almost as good.

    http://goat.se/