Live Science on MSN9d
'Medieval' nanotech chainmail sports 100 trillion chemical bonds per square centimeter — and could be the future of armor
Researchers unveiled a super-strong nanoscale material made from the first two-dimensional mechanically interlocked polymers.
ExtremeTech on MSN9d
Researchers Develop Strongest-Ever Armor With 2D Mechanically Interlocked Material
Researchers in the United States have smashed two records within the realm of armor material, or material designed to protect ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN14d
US creates strongest-ever armor material with 100 trillion bonds per cm²
A research team led by scientists at Northwestern University has developed the first-ever two-dimensional mechanically interlocked material with high flexibility and strength. In the future, this ...
New Atlas13d
21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links
In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible ...
The Future of Armour? New Chainmail-Like Material Shows Promise
A breakthrough 2D polymer material has been developed with potential for body armour, offering strength and flexibility.