Foam body armor? Even armor-piercing bullets cannot get through this foam.
And the foam doesn’t just stop bullets. It destroys them…this foam decimates bullets into dust.
North Carolina State University Professor Afsaneh Rabiei led the team that created the amazing foam.
This is not ordinary foam like the kind used for shaving, for example. This is a special type of foam called composite metal foams, or CMF.
The military and law enforcement could use this kind of foam for advanced, ultra light body armor to protect personnel.
And this research team has other foams up its sleeve that have the potential to keep military and first responders safe from radiation and extreme heat too.
Sound impossible that foam-based armor could stop armor piercing rounds? Testing has proved it is indeed possible.
In tests conducted by the development team, the foam body armor was able to defeat an armor-piercing bullet. And on impact, their foam smashed the bullet into powder.
