A 2D mechanically interlocked polymer mimicking chainmail shows high flexibility and stiffness, offering promise for lightweight protective and smart armor systems. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at ...

Medieval garb has been out of style for centuries. But for Dave Cain, it's essential to his jewelry business. Chainmail refers to a sheet made of small, metal rings linked together to form a secured ...

At first glance, it looks like something out of medieval warfare - but it’s completely natural. The pangolin’s overlapping scales are arranged in a precise hexagonal pattern, leaving virtually no weak ...

NASA has taken a cue from the Middle Ages when designing a new tire built to be truly out of this world. This next-generation innovation NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed the “Superelastic” tire, ...

NASA is usually associated with forward thinking ideas. Sometimes however, the best ideas come from looking into the past. For example their latest idea for a rover tire design took inspiration from a ...