A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

Summary

Rob Verger writing for Popular Science, notes the following:

• Body armour must prevent bullets from penetrating by absorbing and translating the bullet's energy back into the bullet to reduce the bullet's effectiveness.
• Kevlar EXO aims to meet these requirements while being thinner.
• The US National Institute of Justice sets standards for body armour, which Kevlar EXO meets.

References

References from the Web:

• Armour - Modern body armour systems | Britannica
• MAR 2023 Are Russian soldiers wearing China-linked body armour in war against Ukraine? (firstpost.com)

Source Information:  

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