Metal foam obliterates bullets – and that's just the beginning

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Metal foam obliterates bullets – and that's just the beginning

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http://phys.org/news/2016-04-metal-foam ... llets.html
Composite metal foams (CMFs) are tough enough to turn an armor-piercing bullet into dust on impact. Given that these foams are also lighter than metal plating, the material has obvious implications for creating new types of body and vehicle armor – and that's just the beginning of its potential uses.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-04-metal-foam ... s.html#jCp
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Holy hell, now THAT is some cool foam! I can see all kinds of uses for it!
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Last year, with support from the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy, Rabiei showed that CMFs are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation. And earlier this year, Rabiei published work demonstrating that these metal foams handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
I can see lots of space related uses. This might even prove better than the blow-up modules that are currently being developed.
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