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Boron carbide is one of the hardest materials on Earth, used by the military in body armor. Unfortunately it's too heavy for daily wear. Until now. Chemists discovered how to turn cotton fibers to boron carbide, creating armor from t-shirts. More »
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With Iron Man getting everybody all hot and bothered, it seems like everybody wants to get their own robotic AI body armor. Even the nerds at Hackaday are getting into it, with a roundup of all the best real-life power suit body armor you can buy (or make). But is Iron Man's body armor really the coolest in fiction? There are a few other contenders that I think could smack him down. More »
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In Tokyo's district for otaku, or mega-fans, two bars will soon be recreating the Gundam anime universe. Featured in countless animated series, Gundam is a world where people wear sentient body armor, or "mobile suits," for fighting. Also, sometimes, for loving. Patrons of the Gundam bars will be served by waitresses in full body armor. And maybe they'll get to see some war action. More »
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