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the new nano-based material is on its way to becoming the armor of the future.An Israeli company has tested one of the most shock-resistant materials known to man. Five times stronger than steel and at least twice as strong as any impact-resistant material currently in use as protective gear(wear), a sample of the ApNano material was subjected to severe shocks generated by a steel projectile traveling at velocities of up to 1.5 km/second. The material withstood the shock pressures generated by the impacts of up to 250 tons per square centimeter. This is approximately equivalent to dropping four diesel locomotives onto an area the size of oneâ„¢s fingernail. During the test the material proved to be so strong that after the impact the samples remained essentially identical compared to the original material.And similarly A new type of carbon fibre, developed at the University of Cambridge, could be woven into super-strong body armour for the military and law enforcement.The lightweight fibre, made up of millions of tiny carbon nanotubes, is starting to reveal exciting properties.Carbon nanotubes are hollow cylinders of carbon just one atom thick.and These nanotube fibres possess characteristics which enable them to be woven as a cloth, or incorporated into composite materials to produce super-strong products


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