Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded and advanced a ballistic resistance testing technique, the Laser-Induced Particle Impact Test (LIPIT), previously limited to using microscopic ...

A bullet piercing the protective armor of a first responder, a jellyfish stinging a swimmer, micrometeorites striking a satellite: High-speed projectiles that puncture materials show up in many forms.

Researchers constantly aim to identify new materials that can better resist these high-speed puncture events, but it has been hard to connect the microscopic details of a promising new material to its ...