But the potential for silk as ballistic body armor had been recognized more than two centuries earlier, by Leibniz. Although best known in his own day—and even in the present-day—as a mathematician ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two Connecticut State Police K-9s will be better protected from bullets and stab wounds, thanks to a donation from a non-profit organization. K9s Hero and Teufel have ...

Newswise — For Florida State University researcher Okenwa Okoli, testing his latest research is vital. Okoli, an associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering in the Florida A&M ...

According to a Trump-appointed judge, bullet-proof vests and other types body armor are “arms” protected under the Second Amendment.

This chapter discusses the foundational basis for the current body armor testing methodologies as practiced by military and law enforcement agencies. In the 1970s developments in fiber technology and ...

Last week, a federal judge in the Western District of New York struck down New York State ban on law-abiding residents from being able to buy body armor, saying bulletproof vests and other protective ...

As autumn leaves began falling in late October, the Future Forces Forum was in full force. For the second last week of the ...

U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. found "no genuine issue for trial" in overturning New York's ban on the purchase of ...

Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging state's law call judge's ruling, "A humiliating defeat for New York's authoritarian gun control regime." ...

Restored 15th-century Italian armor that's now on display at The Met in New York City. But could this armor block a bullet?. | Credit: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Helen Fahnestock ...