Or, at the very least, look into this new chain mail-inspired smart fabric that researchers created. This fabric helps to keep people safe, though more from back injuries than projectiles.

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States, have developed a new type of ‘chain mail ...

Smart fabric: Yifan Wang bending the nylon chain mail, encased in a plastic envelope and vacuum-packed, which makes it 25 times stiffer than when under ambient conditions. (Courtesy: NTU Singapore) ...

To protect its spacecraft from the rigors of deep space, a team of NASA engineers is turning to a time-honored — and battle-proven — solution: chain mail. Led by Raul Polit Casillas, whose ...

Aug 16, 2021 3D-printed chain mail fabric can stiffen on demand (w/video) (Nanowerk News) Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the California Institute of ...

Extended Uses of Glass Fiber Fabric Advantages and Applications of Chainmail Fabric Researchers stated that this newly developed fabric could carry a load of over 50 times its weight when hardened.

In the future, the research team wants to improve the performance of the chain mail they have created and investigate other methods of stiffening the fabric. Currently, stiffening is accomplished ...

The fabric is similar in construction to the chain-mail armor worn by medieval knights. It consists of a network of small rings about 500 microns in diameter and even smaller links about 400 ...

"Miniature Chain-mail Fabric Holds Promise For Smart Textiles." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 29 March 2007. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 03 / 070328110943.htm>.

NASA eyes "chain mail" fabric for use in space To protect its spacecraft from the rigors of deep space, a team of NASA engineers is turning to a time-honored — and battle-proven — solution ...

Science & Tech Chain Mail-Inspired Smart Fabric Turns Rigid Under Pressure by Matthew Hart Aug 13 2021 • 9:58 AM ...

The fabric is similar in construction to the chain-mail armor worn by medieval knights. It consists of a network of small rings about 500 microns in diameter and even smaller links about 400 ...