Researchers have created a new fiber that surpasses Kevlar in bullet-stopping power while being much thinner. Made by aligning advanced aramid chains with carbon nanotubes, the material absorbs over... .
Leica has announced that the SL3 will be available in the popular and arguably iconic dark green Reporter color variant which also sees the camera's resistance to the elements improved over the baseline version of the camera. [Read More] ... .
Kevlar has met its match ... But scientists have now developed a new composite material that is stronger, tougher and better at stopping bullets than Kevlar even though it is much thinner ... Better than Kevlar.
A sheet of fabric that is three times stronger than Kevlar could stop a bullet despite being just 1.8 millimetres thick, thanks to the addition of carbon nanotubes that keep its molecules aligned ... .