Coming Soon: A Super Powered Super Suit

Now, it’s not very often that we start an article with a video, but this scene from 2006 flick Superman Returns brings to life the topic in question. Imagine that, if instead of superman the poilce officer could walk towards the gun without getting harmed then the robber would have never thought of committing the crime. If scientists researching the exciting field of nanotechnology have their way this could soon become a reality.

While Antiballistic materials can stop deadly bullets in their tracks, the force of the impact can still cause severe bruising and even damage to internal organs. But when woven into other materials, carbon nanotubes could work like Superman’s chest, rebounding the force of bullets so that they bounce off. Conventional soft-body pieces of armor, such as bulletproof jackets or explosion-proof blankets, are made from multiple layers of Kevlar, Twaron, or Dyneema fibers — some of which are five times stronger than a piece of steel of the same weight. Long strands are interlaced into a dense net that absorbs the energy of the bullet and disperses it across the interlocking mesh (Source).

Well, such a development would certainly be a boon for policemen and soldiers as they would be able to fearlessly go about their jobs. However, it’ll be interesting to see if the scientists can develop eye lenses that can deflect bullets just like Sups did in the scene above.

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