UM-Bot Posted April 7, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 7, 2016 A lightweight, porous metallic material could pave the way for extremely effective bulletproof armor. Composite metal foam (CMF) is a highly porous, ultralight material consisting of a solid metal, such as aluminium, as well as a large volume percentage of gas-filled pores. Read More: http://www.unexplain...llets-on-impact 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 7, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That video is pretty neat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted April 7, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's really cool! Hopefully it makes our men and women that patrol our streets and serve in the military that much safer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted April 7, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'm so impressed. This is amazing! Will be great for our police and military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 7, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's really cool! Hopefully it makes our men and women that patrol our streets and serve in the military that much safer. I'm so impressed. This is amazing! Will be great for our police and military. Yeah, and we can wear them when we get pulled over or call the police to help us calm down a distraught family member 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted April 7, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I guess shrapnel to the jawline is preferred over a hole in your torso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted April 7, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2016 So...its aeriated metal? First chocolate, now this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernal Gnu Posted April 8, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Yep, the human terminating robots arriving soon will be using this metal foam against us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted April 8, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I guess shrapnel to the jawline is preferred over a hole in your torso. I thought the same. Maybe if they put a sturdy fabric on the outside, the bullet splinter like glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted April 8, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 8, 2016 stiff armor means stiff joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted April 8, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 8, 2016 If this isn't one of those "in 10 years it may be ready for market introduction" products and is actually here now and affordable to produce then I can imagine the burgeoning space travel companies like SpaceX would be very interested. The article doesn't mention the downsides so I am holding back on the enthusiastic response for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmay Posted April 8, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 8, 2016 They mention "armour piercing" bullet in the article, but I am relatively certain the video is a "cup & core" jacketed lead bullet. The penetrator in an AP would not "splatter" like that. Of course, this is not to say that it wouldn't stop an AP, but I would like to see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted April 8, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 8, 2016 THings being what they are someone somewhere will find something that will trump this one way or another ... Science being Scientific and all ... nothing is infallible ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted April 8, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) Wonder how it holds up against heat. Pretty awesome video though! Edited April 8, 2016 by WoIverine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted April 9, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Checkmate Skip to 4:40 for the good stuff Edited April 9, 2016 by Lucas Cooper Merrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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