Foam body armor? Even armor-piercing bullets cannot get through this foam. And the foam doesn’t just stop bullets. It destroys them…this foam decimates bullets into dust. North Carolina State ...

A composite metal foam (CMF) material developed by researchers at North Carolina State University can stop ball and armor-piercing .50 caliber rounds as well as conventional steel armor, even though ...

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are little-known materials that are beginning to show some big promise. Last year we saw researchers adapt these lightweight materials to stop various forms of radiation ...

Making a vehicle that’s completely impervious to bullets isn’t impossible, but it would be so bulky and heavy from its thick armor plating that it would barely be able to move. Unless you build it ...

Editor’s note: This column has been updated to provide attribution to original sources. Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University in ...

Researchers at NC State have been experimenting with a composite metal foam that completely annihilates bullets upon impact. Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Afsaneh Rabiei has been ...

A startling new video shows a bullet fired from a high-powered rifle disintegrating upon impact with a marvelous new material. Part of a test conducted by North Carolina State, the video shows the ...