Sigma Guide by Rollins James

Author:Rollins, James [Rollins, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery, Reference, Suspense
Goodreads: 14896637
Publisher: James Rollins/Self
Published: 2012-06-05T07:00:00+00:00

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Liquid armor: the future of personal protection?

When Gray Pierce first encounters Seichan at Fort Detrick, Maryland, she shoots him in the chest. His life is saved by a revolutionary new form of body armor that is currently being developed by the U.S. Military.

This innovative technology is based on a shear-thickening fluid (STF) originally developed by the University of Delaware. The STF contains fine silica particles which clump together on impact, providing protection from fast-moving projectiles, but which remain loose and flexible otherwise.

Modern body armor, which employs ceramic plates and sturdy Kevlar fibers, can be stiff and bulky. There is also the problem of leaving certain parts of the body relatively unprotected for the sake of mobility. Soaking Kevlar with STF allows for increased flexibility and reduces the need for quite so many cumbersome layers. Tests indicate that four layers permeated with STF provide more protection than ten layers of untreated Kevlar. The only drawback is that the saturated Kevlar tends to be heavier, making weight an issue.

Liquid armor has been under development at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland for several years now. It is unclear when the technology will be made available to the average soldier, but, as ever, Sigma Force is ahead of the game.

Unfortunately, so is the Guild.

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