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Australian scientist Liangchi Zhang and Kausala Mylvaganam from University of Sydney posted their research result in Nanotechnology magazine. The strength of nanotubes is well known and the research wouldnt attract alot of attention if it wasnt investigating other qualities of of nanotubes which researchers call bullet bouncing.

Most of bullet proof vest are made out of out of super strong polymers such as kevlar. They stop the movement of the bullet and transfer the energy around the whole area of the material. In results of this development the person wearing body armor receives a hit to the whole area and not to one specific spot.

According to the statement made, they managed to create a exact computer model of bullet hitting the target. Researchers claim that nanotubes with a large diameter better absorb the energy of the bullet than the smaller ones. Based on the model the minimal thickness of the nanotubes in a bulletproof vest must be 0.6 mm to successfully stop bullets.

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