From Breastplate To Body Armor or Bulletproof Vest
Posted on July 15, 2009 - Filed Under BPV, Body Armor, test Category name: | Leave a Comment
When people are engaged in a battle, there is always a observable question, do we want to win or lose on the battlefield of life?
Having already looked at the utility belt of truth that the Roman soldier would wear, and what that would mean to us, let’s consider our first piece of actual body armor. Honestly, if this one is missing, we will be cut down quickly in the war.
Protecting vital organs
For the Roman soldier, the breastplate was essential. It was basically a tough piece of leather with animal horn or hoof pieces sewn into it.
The piece went from the neck to the abdomen, and it protected the vital organ
Cement Body Armor
Posted on July 12, 2009 - Filed Under test Category name: | Leave a Comment
There is good news for those who work in semi-dangerous occupations. Engineers in England have come up with a product to save them–cement body armor.
The vests combine “super strong” cement with recycled carbon fiber, making the vests tough enough to withstand most bullet calibers, according to researchers at the University of Leeds’ School of Civil Engineering.
Currently, top-of-the-line bulletproof vests are made with alumina plates–the raw material used to make aluminum–through a costly process called sintering, which involves heating the material for up to two weeks at 1600 degrees Celsiu
Bullet Proof Material Applies Nanotechnology to Rebound, Not Spread, Force Of Bullet
Posted on May 10, 2009 - Filed Under test Category name: | Leave a Comment
Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon nanotechnology however could give those in the line of fire materials which can bounce bullets without a trace of damage. A research paper published in the