A Polish firm is the latest to concoct unassuming-looking fluids that harden on impact, making for lighter, more flexible protection on the battlefield and beyond. Leslie Katz led a team that explored ...

A revolutionary new form of body armour nicknamed 'bullet-proof custard' has been invented to help save British troops' lives. Scientists have created a top-secret substance that absorbs the force of ...

May 4 -- Hard, heavy, stiff and bulky is how soldiers and law enforcement officials most often describe their bullet-resistant body armor. And while developers have gone to great lengths to lighten ...

British scientists have created a way to make bulletproof vests lighter and less cumbersome. Custard might be able to support a person’s weight, but could it stop a bullet? Well, not quite, but ...

Liquid, bullet-stopping body armor. Read that again: Liquid, bullet-stopping body armor. It's not sci-fi, it's real, and a team of U.K. scientists have proven it has a future in protecting soldiers ...

U.S. Scientists are working on next-generation combat wear for U.S. soldiers inspired by the nano suit worn in the Iron Man films U.S. Scientists are working on next-generation combat wear for ...