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Originally Posted by The Colonel
I also see that people have started talking about foam armour again - I recall a lot of fuss about shear-thickening foam around the millennium and then it all went quiet again. Now metal foam seems to be the new great hope … but that may be something else. Anyone out there well informed?
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Shear thickening fluid is used today in protective gear, but it's not terribly relevant to ballistic protection, it's mostly about making a flexible armor that still resists crushing (in GURPS terms, it probably eliminates non-penetrating damage).