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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:26 pm    Post subject: One step closer to Grayhoundiness Reply with quote
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The material, known as d3o, and developed by scientists working with skiwear maker Spyder, contains a proprietary polymer that has "strain rate flexibility." While normally flexible, sudden impact hardens the molecules of the material, making it as protective as the traditional arm and leg guards worn in slalom runs.


I'm also guessing that it probably flexes back to normal a lot faster, but hey, that's why it's called "prototype".
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
So you give it a few years and it's become the "kinetic reactive armour" used by military SF writers like Ringo & Webers "March to..." series. Ah me, SF, don't you enjoying knowing (and fearing) what the future holds before it gets here?
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