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A liquid armour has been shown to stop bullets in tests carried out by UK scientists at BAE systems in Bristol.

The researchers have combined this "shear-thickening" liquid with Kevlar to create a new bullet-proof material.
The company is keeping the chemical formula of the liquid a secret, but it works by absorbing the force of the bullet strike and responding to it by becoming much thicker and more sticky.

(This whole thing rather reminds me of walking on cornstarch...)

Comments

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they were thinking of those scenes in T2 where Robert Patrick's T1000 gets peppered and keeps on going? Still, it makes complete sense.

And I guess the fact that Kevlar-plus-goo provides similar protection for less overall weight than Kevlar alone doesn't hurt... also, wonder what other applications shear-thickening liquid could have? (Only *so* many flak-jackets you can make.)