News articles tagged with 'armour'
Synthetic materials that behave like mollusc shells
— 3 Feb 2011 18:03 | TechnologyNacre, commonly known as mother-of-pearl, is the iridescent material lining many mollusc shells. It is part of a two-layer armour system that protects the animal from predators. The…
Plankton inspires creation of stealth armour for slow release microscopic drug vehicles
— 31 Jan 2011 16:25 | BiologyThe ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly…
Providing body armour to all US police officers is worth the cost, study finds
— 2 Sep 2010 16:07 | TechnologyProviding body armour to all law enforcement officers in the United States would provide enough benefit to justify the cost, according to a new RAND Corporation study…
New skeletons from the age of dinosaurs answer century-old questions
— 21 May 2010 12:57 | Geology and palaeontologyMore than 100 years ago palaeontologist E. D. Cope of 'Dinosaur Wars' fame found a few fragmentary bones of a reptile in the deserts of New Mexico. He named the reptile Typothorax.…
MIT: Unusual snail shell could be a model for better armour
— 19 Jan 2010 11:05 | TechnologyNew insights about a tiny snail that lives on the ocean floor could help scientists design better armour for soldiers and vehicles, according to MIT researchers…
'Armoured' fish study helps strengthen Darwin's natural selection theory
— 7 Sep 2008 16:11 | BiologyShedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published in Science Express…
Primitive 'dinosaur eel' could inspire future body armour
— 27 Jul 2008 17:00 | TechnologyScientists seeking to protect the soldier of the future can learn a lot from a relic of the past, according to an MIT study of a primitive fish that could point to more effective ways…
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