Dilatant impact protection material - GIF

[Altair]

Dilatant impact protection material.




Previously:

Composite metal foam armor - GIF
Stab proof vest - GIF
1923 bulletproof vest test - photo
CEO gets shot to demonstrate body armor effectiveness - GIF

[nova_robotics]

That's amazing. Non-Newtonian fluids are so neat.

Here's some cornstarch and water on a speaker:

And here are some people that filled a pool with the stuff:

And some more people that did the exact same thing:

[Karl_H]

I saw where someone is working on using non-Newtonian fluids in speed bumps. 25 MPH and it is soft and pleasant to drive across; 30 MPH and it beats the crap out of your front end.
(Sorry I can't find the original article.)

[Frank S]

I saw where someone is working on using non-Newtonian fluids in speed bumps. 25 MPH and it is soft and pleasant to drive across; 30 MPH and it beats the crap out of your front end.
(Sorry I can't find the original article.)

You mean this one
https://www.irjet.net/archives/V8/i7...ied%20pressure.

[Karl_H]

You mean this one

I saw something more along the lines of USA Today reporting on the article you site. Thanks for the reference!