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Britain'S Liquid Bulletproof Vests Revolutionized Technological Breakthroughs

2011/1/19 11:08:00 37

According to the daily mail of the UK,

Britain

In London's defense products exhibition held in January 13th, a "

Liquid bulletproof vest

"It has aroused great interest of visitors. It is regarded as a revolutionary technological breakthrough.

The new bulletproof vest is developed by BAE, England. It has a nickname called "bullet proof egg milk paste". This is because the special liquid material used for making it has some similarities with the egg milk paste commonly used by the British.

When the milk paste is heated and stirred, it becomes thicker and thicker, and this special liquid material will rapidly become thicker and harder after the impact of the bullet.

BAE company

The researchers poured this liquid material into the middle of the multi-layer Cabral (Kevlar) fiber produced by the US DuPont Co, and then made a new bulletproof vest with this composite material.

Cabral fiber is now widely recognized as the best material for making bulletproof vests. A common bulletproof vest is made up of dozens of layers of caflal fibers and ceramic plates, and its toughness is more than 5 times that of iron and steel.

But because it is too heavy, the wearer's action is greatly restricted.

The weight of the "liquid bulletproof vest" is only half that of the ordinary bulletproof vest, so it is more portable and practical.

The researchers also conducted a comparative bulletproof test. They used a 9 millimeter pistol to shoot a piece of material consisting of 31 layers of Cabral fibers. Then they used the same pistol to shoot a material consisting of 10 layers of caflal fibers and the above liquid.

The results showed that when the bullet hit the liquid armor, its impact force was immediately dispersed and the destructive power was greatly reduced.

Many soldiers were killed or badly injured because their bulletproof vests had no such function. When the impact of the bullet was concentrated in a point or a small area, many soldiers had strong penetrating power.

BAE said they will increase their research and development efforts, so that liquid bulletproof vests can not only resist pistol bullets, but also withstand AK47 assault rifles.

Nick Haig, a spokesman for the company, has revealed that this is a revolutionary technological breakthrough and that British soldiers are expected to use this new bulletproof vest in the next two years.

"The British Department of defense is very interested in it. We hope that the front-line soldiers will wear it in the future."

In addition, the British police are also expected to use the improved "liquid bulletproof vest".

On the 13 day's defense products exhibition, there are some high-tech equipment and gadgets similar to the 007 movie super spy James bond, such as remote-controlled keyboards and electronic clothing that can be tied to arms.