A gel held together entirely by interlocking DNA rings exhibits mechanical properties unlike any conventional gel, driven ...

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21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links By Michael Franco January 17, 2025 An artist's illustration of the mechanical bonds found in the new, lightweight and super-strong ...

Chainmail armor is one of Minecraft's least common armor types. This armor can't be crafted by players, is rarely obtainable through trading and only naturally generates on mobs. Chainmail armor is an ...

Researchers at Westlake University have disclosed a two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked polymer (MIP) that mimics medieval chainmail at the molecular scale. This micrometer-scale 2D material ...

For more than 600 years, the chainmail worn by Roman soldiers was essential gear across the entire empire, no matter where a soldier was stationed. The further the frontier stretched from supply ...

There’s something magical about chainmail when its shimmer catches your eye in a room. Back in 2022, we coined the term Middle Ages Modern after noticing the emergence of medieval aesthetics and the ...

In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material. Resembling the interlocking links in ...

I’m always curious about how businesses come up with their names. But I think having one bestowed upon you by award-winning actor Viggo Mortensen – or if we’re giving him his full title, Aragorn, son ...

NASA is hoping to resurrect the idea of chainmail armour - but give it a very modern twist. The space agency is developing hi-tech fabrics it hopes to use to cover next generation spacecraft to ...