Slime, foam, glass — not the typical ways to stopping bullets cold, yet all three at the base of the most outstanding body armor breakthroughs of the year. In 2017, the U.S. military pioneered the use ...

Older than the dinosaurs, slime from a primitive creature could be used for future bulletproof body armor. The hagfish is more than 300 million years old and it lives out of sight in the deepest ...

Older than the dinosaurs, slime from a primitive creature could be used for future bulletproof body armor. The hagfish is more than 300 million years old and it lives out of sight in the deepest ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Restored 15th-century Italian armor that's now on display at The Met in New York City. But could ...

A revolutionary new form of body armour nicknamed 'bullet-proof custard' has been invented to help save British troops' lives. Scientists have created a top-secret substance that absorbs the force of ...

Body armor protects against kinetic energy weapons that seek to deliver fatal wounds against friendly troops. Body armor can also be a Maginot Line, bypassed and made irrelevant. Artillery, including ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: For decades, protection lagged far behind lethality on the battlefield. The only practical protection from bullets and dangerous flying objects was steel, but weight ...

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