Bullet-proof test: Advanced fibre weaves could improve the protective body armour worn by police

摘要

THE BULLET-PROOF vests used to protect the lives of police officers could be further improved with advanced fibre weaves. Manchester University is leading a project that will attempt to discover how ballistic fabric assemblies react to a piercing bullet at the micron scale. The university's materials experts will then engineer a synthetic fabric with novel fibre structures that match the strains caused by the bullet. The EPSRC-funded project, which is receiving support from the Metropolitan Police, will conclude in 2013.