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Sintered Armorgel
A substance that is flexible when moved slowly, but which hardens upon external impact. (Read the full article)
| "John Brunner described impact hardening gloves and clothes in "Stand On Zanzibar" long before Stephenson hit the scene." (SSimon 1/9/2007 9:23:07 PM ) |
| "That's true, and if someone would get me a text quote, I'd post it. However, Larry Niven had this thought long before Brunner or Stephenson - see the flexible armored suit from The Soft Weapon - a 1967 story." (Bill Christensen 1/9/2007 9:25:29 PM ) |
| "There's an English company that sells pads made of some type of shear thickening polymer called d3O. Last I heard, they worked out deals with several other sportswear manufacturers to incorporate their polymer into various pieces of protective clothing." (MrDakka 11/30/2011 1:15:47 AM ) |
| "I should probably link to some of the articles I've written about that subject. See these articles:
- Liquid Armor In Two Flavors: Shear Thickening and Magnetorheological " |
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