Amazing material - Soft Armour Part II

Engineers in singapore develop a new soft/flexible material capable of dissipating high impact energy. Video shows how a thin slab of the material can reduce blunt trauma from 9mm rounds by a 100%. This new flexible material which can be worn over flexible parts of the body is another step towards a much needed full body ballistic suit.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Body
• armor
• liquid
• matrix
• safety
• police
• soldier
• war
• bulletproof
• blunt
• trauma
• gunshot
• gun
• kevlar
• stab
• spike
• knives
• d3o
• deflexion
• motorcycle
• jacket

[jabbaboy]

You raised a good piont SeniorFronche.

A)But the point of the demo is not to compare with kevlar. Kevlar is an excellent material for ballistic protection. Our point is to show how much more added protection this material can provide when used together with Kevlar.

B)It is also well known that kevlar ballistic vest (which does not contain resin) is not very stab resistant.

Please see my other video for more demos. cheers. and thank you for your comment. More comments welcomed

[jsslayerx]

.. ok so, what gives.. you gonna give us a name or a price that it's available at (per cube, ie)..

[jabbaboy]

@jsslayerx

Hi! it is pretty cheap if you are interested :)

For you, I'd give a discount!

[santee86]

What's the name of this amazing material??

[jabbaboy]

@santee86

it is a shear thickening composite.

[lynn12100]

Totally cool!  Is it based on shear thickening fluid behavior? What is the areal density (lb/ft2 or oz/yd2 or g/m2)?

[jabbaboy]

@lynn12100

hi! yes it is STF based. it is about 5kg / m2. the material is light weight and floats on water

[Prometheus3052]

NTU material science masters students?? non-newtonian stuff is pretty fascinating

[19ACE93]

@jabbaboy

Hello Jabbaboy!

I was hoping that you could give me an idea of how much you charge for this material, I would love to get my hands on some. (And I don't think I'm the only one)

[095291010]

What is the cost of this? Is there anywhere to get some?

[nanargooberblat]

Of course asians made it!

[TheFucktardTV]

How is it made? It obbviously is a shear thickening compound with an elastic component. Please respond as I am currently designing some armor and this could be useful as a d3o substitute.

[nerfiscool11]

THIS IS GOING TO BE MASS PRODUCED THAT STUFF IS AWESOME

[tdrobar]

lots of would be super heoroes out there

[dsmdeegen]

Would love to see some tests against bigger rounds`

Thumbs me up so he makes some more tests!!!!!

[saravananuk2010]

Hi how do i buy this material?

[eclipse561]

so where can I get this stuff?