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10 Most Brilliant Inventions of 2007 |
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 23:00 |
" Safe Clothing Limits Sports Injuries
Bikers are safer if they wear protective headgear, but Dow Corning has developed a "suit of armor" for bikers and other daredevils. The fabric used in the Dow Corning Active Protection System is soft and flexible until impacted, when it becomes rigid, not only at the site of impact, but throughout the material, thus protecting the entire area of the body covered. When it bounces back to its soft consistency, it can be laundered and worn again and again. Not just bikers, but other sportsmen and women can be protected from injuries by these fabrics. "
.... Read the rest of this article from "Inventorspot.com" at: http://inventorspot.com/articles/imagine_10..
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