The foam also has been shown to have antimicrobial activity, it aids in thermoregulation, protects the insect from desiccation, absorbs light (UV-protection)," Hoch added. The fact that the nymphs ...

“The harder the foam is hit, the harder it gets. As a result, auxetic foams provide a much higher energy absorbing capability and much better protection.” Auxadyne engineers have optimized the ...

A new study suggests that a newer material, a metal foam made out of steel and epoxy ... “In short, we found that steel-CMF offers much more protection than all other existing armor materials ...

A lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam made from carbon nanotubes is ... which could allow it to provide improved impact protection. Physical forces from an impact can inflict trauma in the ...

Its inventors embedded ceramic spheres in aluminium foam to create a material that couldn’t be cut with angle grinders, power drills or water jet cutters. They dubbed it Proteus after the shape ...

This foam padding, which absorbs shock while providing comfort and protection, is now widely used almost 50 years after it was developed for NASA. Temper foam has padded the helmets of race car ...