The material, detailed in a January 16 study published in the journal Science, is exceptionally flexible and strong, with promising applications in products such as lightweight body armor and ...

Dichtel envisions his group's new polymer might have a future as a specialty material for light-weight body armor and ballistic fabrics. "We have a lot more analysis to do, but we can tell that it ...

The material resembles medieval chainmail at the molecular level and could be used in body armor. Chemists have invented a new material that could be the future of body armor — chainmail.

Dichtel envisions his group’s new polymer might have a future as a specialty material for light-weight body armor and ballistic fabrics. “We have a lot more analysis to do, but we can tell that it ...