A revolutionary new material called Composite Metal Foam, or CMF, can pulverize enemy rounds and could even be used as an armor to protect tanks and other combat vehicles. Believe it or not, this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cosplayers looking for an easy way to create foam armor, may be interested in a new Kickstarter campaign introducing light and affordable costume Scaillemaille armor that can be customized to suit ...

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 ...

Metal foams are light and surprisingly tough. Actually, make that very tough: In this video, a composite metal foam turns an armor-piercing bullet to dust on impact, as if it were a piece of chalk.

A professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University has been developing a bullet-resistant metal foam for years. She and her team produced a thin armor that ...

Could foam be the ideal body armor? The Army’s research and development arm has funded a three-year research program at University of California, San Diego investigating nanofoam for protection -- the ...