Liquid Armour: Is there a such thing? Sci-Fi Author Elizabeth Lang Melds Reality with Fiction

Liquid Armour by Elizabeth Lang

 Clark Kent steps into a phone booth (though he might find it a challenge to find one these days) shedding his mundane business suit and re-emerges as our skin-tight costumed superhero. He streaks off into the clear blue skies, breaking all known laws of physics, to do battle with the super villain of the day. Bullets bounce off him like matchsticks...wait a minute...

It might be fun to be a superhero who can bend bars with your toenails, but what I want to know is...what the hell is his skin-tight costume made of?

Those bullets aren't just bouncing off his rock hard chest; they also seem to have no effect on his costume. Have you seen Superman finishing off the villain and afterwards look like he's been set upon by a group of crazed Glee fans?

Is Liquid Armor Possible?

I may not be able to develop superhuman strength, but how about some super flexible body armor I can slip on like a spandex body suit? And mine will be tasteful...

Which comes to our topic for today, liquid body armor.

In the news we see soldiers and policemen wear them, thick, bulky Kevlar vests that cover the torso. Hard to hide and not exactly fashion-friendly.

The technology has been around since 2004, developed at the University of Delaware. It involves a sheer thickening fluid (STF), that under normal conditions has the consistency of applesauce, but once something hard hits it, like a bullet or bomb fragment, it becomes rigid and prevents any projectile from penetrating.

To make liquid armor, STF is soaked into layers of Kevlar fabric, which can then be draped and sewn like any piece of cloth. Four layers of the STF impregnated cloth are more resistant than ten layers of Kevlar and more flexible although it is 2% heavier.

The liquid is a suspension of ethylene or polyethylene glycol and nano-particles of silica. Alcohol is added to make the solution less viscous, and then it’s poured between layers of Kevlar. The alcohol evaporates, leaving the suspension behind.

Liquid armor is still undergoing laboratory tests, but researchers are enthusiastic about its possible applications. BAE Systems says we may see the first models in use within two years.

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The Empire (The Empire 

series)

Blurb:

"It will be interesting to discover which will make you beg. Will it be the pain or the pleasure?"

How do you tame a man without breaking his spirit?

The galaxy is under siege from alien invaders. The Empire is the only force that stands in the gap, trading the freedom of its citizens for a tenuous security.

Amidst this chaos, Lt. Adrian Stannis is a brilliant scientist trying to stay out of the limelight. He hides on a research vessel plying the Outer Rim and finds peace of a sort with Kali Mirren, a psi-enabled humanoid. But his days of anonymity may be coming to an end. Someone has discovered his secret and is determined to make him pay for his treachery. He must finish the project he abandoned years ago, one the Council deems essential in its fight against the aliens, but things are never that simple where Adrian is concerned.

Is he more man than machine, or have years hiding behind a mountain of logic eroded his humanity? Can he learn to love and will he be able to survive the tangled web of political expediency and psychological manipulation that surrounds him?

Will Kali be able to save him from himself, or is there a mystery surrounding him that may explode in their faces?

Everyone wants to know the truth, but will it set them free?

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About Elizabeth Lang:

I'm a science fiction writer who started off life as a computer programmer with a love for reading, especially science fiction, fantasy and mystery.

Being in computers, I found my writing skills deteriorating so I decided to take up writing. It became a joy to create characters, stories and worlds and writing soon became a passion I couldn't put down. As a writer, I like to explore, not only the complexity of characters but the human condition from differing points of view. That is at the heart of the Empire series, of which 'The Empire' and 'The Rebels' are the first two of a four books series.

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01/03/2013 - Read 2 Review - http://read2review.com - Guest Post

02/03/2013 - Pandragon Dan - http://www.pandragondan.co.uk/ - Interview

03/03/2013 - Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways - http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com/ - Excerpt

04/03/2013 - Vixie's Stories - http://vickiejohnstone.blogspot.co.uk/ - Excerpt

05/03/2013 - Decadent Decisions - http://wlynnchantale-decadentdecisions.blogspot.com - Excerpt

06/03/2013 - Reviews From Beyond the Book - www.reviewsfrombeyondthebook.blogspot.com - Excerpt

07/03/2013 - Great Alpha Speaks - http://atrussell.com/Blog/ - Excerpt

08/03/2013 - Dina Rae Writes Stuff - www.dinaraeswritestuff.blogspot.com - Guest Post

09/03/2013 - The Edible Bookshelf -  http://www.theediblebookshelf.blogspot.com/ - Excerpt

10/03/2013 - Independent Writers Association - http://iwassociation.com - Excerpt

11/03/2013 - Self Publish or Die - www.selfpublishordie.com - Excerpt

12/03/2013 - Natasha Larry Books - http://natashalarrybooks.com - Excerpt

13/03/2013 - Michelle Anderson-Picarella - http://shellypicarella.wordpress.com/ - Excerpt

14/03/2013 - Must Read Faster - http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com - Review

14/03/2013 - Tony Graff - http://tonygraff.com/ - Review

15/03/2013 - JS Council - http://jscouncil.com/ - Spotlight

16/03/2013 - Finding Bliss -  www.laurahoward78.blogspot.com - Interview

17/03/2013 - Sheenah Freitas - http://sheenahfreitas.com - Excerpt

18/03/2013 - Castle Macabre - http://castlemacabre.blogspot.com - Excerpt

19/03/2013 - My World - http://stephsgrn.blogspot.co.uk/ - Excerpt

20/03/2013 - Reading, Writing And More - http://stephsgrn.wordpress.com/ - Excerpt

21/03/2013 - Ami R Blackwelder - http://amiblackwelder.blogspot.co.uk/ - Excerpt

22/03/2013 - Peace From Pieces - http://peacefrompieces.blogspot.com/ - Guest Post

23/03/2013 - The Kat Daughtry - http://thekatdaughtry.wordpress.com/ - Interview

24/03/2013 - Lorraine Nelson - http://lorrainenelson.wordpress.com - Spotlight

25/03/2013 - GMTA Paranormal/Young Adult/New Adult - http://gmtaparanormalyanewadult.blogspot.co.uk/ - Review

25/03/2013 -  A Diary Of A Book Addict - http://adiaryofabookaddict.blogspot.com/ - Review

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31/03/2013 - The Writing Network - http://thewritingnetwork.com - Review

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