"Fearsome" Shrimp Inspires Next-Gen Body Armour June,2012

Nature may be the inspiration for the next generation of body armour.

Military researchers have identified one particular species, the mantis shrimp, which has a fearsome club-shaped fist. This pounds other creatures at a speed of approximately 100,000 metres a second - roughly equivalent to the velocity of a 0.22 calibre bullet.

Now, a Californian researchers hopes to construct a man-made version of this natural design that's both thinner and lighter than present day military body armour...

http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/...dy-armour.html

A case where attack is the best form of defence?!
"Fearsome" Shrimp Inspires Next-Gen Body Armour

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