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Engineers have devised a shield capable of stopping bullets fired by handguns and revolvers, including a 9mm, a .357 Magnum and a .44 Magnum. The shield is collapsible and can be folded up like an ...

Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper, doesn’t seem like it could help stop bullets. But mechanical engineers at Brigham Young University have developed a new ballistic shield design for law ...

The ancient art of origami has been inspiring engineers and designers for decades. The principles behind this Japanese folding technique have been appropriated by everyone from solar array designers ...

Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) Scientists have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement officials from gunfire. The new barrier can be folded compactly ...

It's foldable like origami, but it's as strong as Kevlar. A team of engineers from Brigham Young University successfully developed an ingenious new bulletproof shield inspired by origami but which can ...

Although the bulletproof shields used by police officers are definitely life-savers, the things are also quite heavy and bulky. The origami-inspired Swift Shield offers an alternative, as it folds ...

A team of engineers at Brigham Young University have built a futuristic shield for law enforcement that can stop handgun bullets. The shield borrows its shape from origami and is much lighter than ...

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news, including an origami inspired lightweight bullet-proof shield. Plus, the technology making it easier to get ketchup ...