Scientists Develop Chain Mail Fabric That Can Stiffen On Demand
Scientists fromNanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States, have developed a new type of ‘chain mail’ fabric that is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more 3D-Printed Chain Mail FabricThe lightweight fabric is 3D-printed from nylon plastic polymers and comprises hollow octahedrons (a shape with eight equal triangular faces) that interlock with each other. NTU Asst Prof Wang Yifan bending the nylon chain mail, encased in a plastic envelope and vacuum-packe...