“From the armor material perspective ... and we do know that body types are changing. One size doesn’t fit all in the armor industry anymore,” he says. “It just made a lot of sense ...

"It was a high-risk, high-reward idea where we had to question our assumptions about what types of reactions ... a future as a specialty material for light-weight body armor and ballistic fabrics.

Whenever body armor comes to mind ... assumptions about what types of reactions are possible in molecular crystals. The result was worth the risk: a material that could outperform traditional ...

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 ...

Connecticut requires sales of body armor to be made in person, and New York just passed restrictions on what types of body armor can be sold and who can buy it. Beyond that, no states require any ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Andrea Porter is stripping back the layers of bulletproof material as she researches ways to make body armor safer and more comfortable for women’s bodies.