According to ancient lore, Genghis Khan instructed his horsemen to wear silk vests underneath their armor to better protect themselves against an onslaught of arrows during battle. Since the time of ...

Many types of body armor are made with boron carbide, a hard, light material. But a major problem with boron carbide is it is much less effective against high velocity projectiles. Texas A&M ...

Body armor can come in many forms, with different materials offering different strengths and weaknesses. One engineers often turn to is boron carbide, also known as "black diamond" for the incredible ...

Better layers: Anton Zubayer shows off a multilayer neutron mirror. (Courtesy: Olov Planthaber/Linköping University) A new approach for fabricating multilayer neutron mirrors has been developed by ...

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Boron carbide is a superhard ceramic renowned for its low density, exceptional hardness and thermal stability. Its unique microstructure—comprising icosahedral clusters linked by inter-icosahedral ...

Catalysing the reduction of oxygen in acidic media is a standing challenge. Although activity of platinum, the most active metal, can be substantially improved by alloying, alloy stability remains a ...

Aluminum has gained significant attention from the scientific community in recent years due to its various beneficial properties, such as ease of composite fabrication imbued with balanced properties ...