In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional ... light-weight body armor and other uses that demand lightweight, flexible ...

U.S. Army cavalry is about to undergo a massive restructuring. As the Army transitions to the division-centric Army of 2030 ...

Imagine armor as light as fabric yet stronger than steel, built from materials that link together like molecular chainmail. Scientists may have just taken the first step toward making it a reality.

Today's armor fabrics, such as Kevlar, owe their strength to chemical bonds. First, manufacturers produce ... new polymer structure,” said William Dichtel, the study’s corresponding author ...

A Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first 2D mechanically interlocked material, an advance that could lead to improved light-weight body armour. This illustration ... said ...

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light-weight body armor and other uses that demand lightweight, flexible and tough materials. Publishing in the journal Science ("Mechanically interlocked two-dimensional polymers"), the study marks ...

On the altar chest he is represented partly in plate armour with a plumed helmet ... George 1st Duke of Buckingham, Christopher 1st Earl of Anglesey and Susan who married William Feilding, earl of ...

Researchers unveiled a super-strong nanoscale material made from the first two-dimensional mechanically ... molecular level and could be used in body armor. Chemists have invented a new material ...

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