Nanotube Body Armor Coming Soon

s31523 writes "Military and law enforcement agencies are constantly seeking better protection in the line of fire, but current armor is heavy and bulky. The University of Cambridge has developed a new type of carbon fiber made up of nanotubes that is some cases exceeds the performance of Kevlar. The new material has other potential uses as well, from bomb disposal bins to flexible solar panels."

but

[Anonymous Coward]

can you make better internets out of these tubes?

multiple uses?

[master5o1]

So, i'm wearing this suit... it's broad daylight and i'm charging my phone and stuff from the solarpanel effect that the nanotube suit has. I see a bomb, take my suit off, wrap it around the bomb. Waahoo! I just saved the day and charged my phone at the same time!

Bomb disposal bins

[wlad]

...so that's where they dispose of used bombs?

Re:Looks Familiar

[Fred_A]

The motorcycle style helmet does hint at "low budget dystopias" though.

Sooo...

[Fred_A]

Will it blend ?

Re:Only part of the problem.

[MSZ]

Also don't forget remote-controlled injector of stimulant+painkiller+adrenaline, so that, at the press of the button, they would rise, dripping blood and shredded guts, and attack the enemy without mercy. Then we'll only need a fluffy white cat to be delivered to the commander of such Legions of Doom.

Now seriously, some of what you propose could probably be done. I doubt that it would be really efficient, as these tubes aren't big enough to hold a significant amount of whatever substance inside.

Re:Looks Familiar

[ben0207]

Sorry everyone, he gets like this when his tinfoil hat is on too tight.

Re:Looks Familiar

[Chris Mattern]

In the time I've lived here in Cambridge, the average police uniform has gone from the friendly, lots-of-white Police Service garb to the almost-all-black Police Force look of today.

Yes, because an all-white uniform [geocities.com] is so much friendlier.

Chris Mattern

Re:Only part of the problem.

[Chris Mattern]

You'll need 100 Minerals and 100 Vespene to reserach the Stim Pack upgrade.

Chris Mattern

Maximum Armor

[Xfacter]

Why hasn't this been tagged 'crysis' yet?