Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have devised a new class of materials that can shift seamlessly between ...

Based on the interlocking structure of chainmail, this material has all the best parts of both solids and liquids.

Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, the nanoscale material ... light-weight body armor and other uses that demand lightweight, flexible and tough materials. The researchers produced ...

The material resembles medieval chainmail at the molecular level and could be used in body armor. Chemists have invented a new material that could be the future of body armor — chainmail.