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 ...

Fashion has always been an arena where history and modernity collide. Recently, the world has witnessed a resurgence of medieval-inspired fashion, a trend that has found its way onto red carpets ...

Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D material ...

(via SciShow) Chainmail might be known best as the fashion choice of certain medieval warriors, but that doesn't mean it's a relic of the past. Modern chainmail can be both practical and fashionable.

Chain mail was an essential tool for medieval warriors hoping to avoid a quick (or slow) death by a sword. But NASA engineers hope a similar material, with a few modern upgrades, could prove to be ...

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 ...