Researchers at Rice University in Houston have used 3D printing methods to create polymer cubes that can withstand bullets.
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The cubes’ have elaborate structures and are made up of numerous layered lattices that make them ultra-durable. The researchers found that the cubes with these particular structures were significantly better at withstanding the impact of a 5.8 kilometre-per-second bullet and other “crushing forces” than a solid cube made of the same polymer.
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There have been several alarming stories about 3D-printing enthusiasts potentially manufacturing their own guns at home. But a group of 12 researchers at Rice University in Houston have done the opposite — used the technique to create near-bulletproof material. We first saw the news via Gizmodo . The Rice University group used 3D printing to create plastic cubes that can remain almost wholly intact when shot at by 5.8 kilometre-per-second bullets or subjected to “crushing forces.” The idea […]
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