carbon-nanotube armor that’s three times stronger than Kevlar

This is a we come incrementa advance in the tech and somehow my keyboard is being a jerk.

oh we can get by.

Twice the protection works.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vincentius-liong_sciencenews-bulletprooftech-chinainnovation-share-7517958655409836032-zQh7/

Vincentius Liong/Leong 梁国豪

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Scientists at Peking University, led by materials researcher Professor Jin Zhang, have engineered a groundbreaking carbon-nanotube armor that’s three times stronger than Kevlar while measuring just 1.8 mm thick.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vincentius-liong_sciencenews-bulletprooftech-chinainnovation-share-7517958655409836032-zQh7/

By weaving long, treated single-walled carbon nanotubes with high-strength aramid polymers, the team created a tightly bonded lattice that resists fiber slippage — one of the biggest weaknesses in traditional ballistic fabrics.

Lab tests show the material can absorb over 700 megajoules of energy per cubic meter, more than double the energy absorption of today’s best protective fabrics.

This leap in tensile strength and impact resistance could reshape personal protection gear, military armor, aerospace shielding, and even lightweight vehicle plating.

Kevlar has saved more than 3,000 police officers since the 1960s, according to the National Institute of Justice — and this new nanotube composite may usher in the next era of ultra-thin ballistic protection.

With global defense and aviation sectors constantly searching for stronger, lighter materials, China’s advancement marks a major milestone in modern armor science.

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