Carbon nanotubes could make t-shirts bullet proof

Nanowerk ^ | 11/22/06 | Michael Berger

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Definitely.

Bullet proof cloth may not be a cure all, but it would be a danged sight better than nothing at all.

I would love to own a set of long johns made of this stuff. I'd wear them everywhere. =-)

[Condor51]

A piece of diamond .. was used as a bullet...

Someone's always trying to 'one up' the Lone Ranger.

[jmq]

Get your mind out of the gutter boy..... NANO These......

[skinkinthegrass]

LOL!......My, My, What's the stretched factor on this "evolving" Technology? :D

[FYREDEUS]

Very interesting...proper nanotube weaves combined with shear thickening fluids will be a big step forward in lightweight ballistic body armour...

Of course that will then encourage military establishments to develop man-portable railguns...

Alas as long as for whatever reason some people want to kill other people, and those other people dont want to be killed by them, the arms/armour race will never end...

[steve-b]

So, as we do in games like Halo when the enemy has body armor that you can't get through, go for faceplates.

"Why do you think I wear a target on my chest -- can't armor my head."
--Batman (The Dark Knight Returns)

[longtermmemmory]

The age of metals ends and the age of the synthetic arrives

[semaj]

So, let me get this straight. The bullet wont penetrate the t-shirt fabric? That's great. So we just have to worry about the t-shirt fabric penetrating the wearer's body in the shape of a bullet. Beautiful.