Adding a tiny amount of the silicon to boron carbide made bullet-resistant gear substantially more resilient to high-speed impacts.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have formulated a new recipe that can prevent weaknesses in modern-day armor. By adding a tiny amount of the element silicon to boron carbide, a material commonly used for making body armor, they discovered that bullet-resistant gear could be made substantially more resilient to high-speed impacts.
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