A BULLETPROOF VEST FILLED WITH LIQUID
With the help of today’s bulletproof vests it is
difficult to protect hands, legs or neck. The
material for this bulletproofs vest is very hard and
30-40 layers are used to make one bulletproof
vest. Scientists from Polish Institute of Security
Technology MORATEX found a way to solve this
problem. They invented liquid which becomes hard
when it is hit. In effect this liquid protects against
the bullet penetration. When you hit this liquid
very hard, it becomes very hard. So in effect we
can use this liquid to make bulletproof vests and
we can use fewer layers of the material. New
bulletproof vests are lighter and more flexible what
allows making bulletproof suits which can’t block
your movements.
Justyna Dudek I TC
THE CREATIVE CITIZEN OF MIELEC CONQUERS
THE WORLD
Marcin Piątkowski was 23 when
he stood at the biggest Apple
Store in Europe and pretended
that he was showing his newest
IBike to the audience. They were
delighted. Although his bike still
didn't exist, he sold one hundred
of them! JIVR doesn't have a chain
but he has a gearing hidden in the
frame. Despite the aluminum-
carbon contruction and
slenderness it is heavier than you can expect because it's equipped with an engine with a
battery. While riding a JIVR – even if - for a meeting in which shouldn't appear just after city
gallop, you can accelerate to 25km/h. If the battery discharges,you could ride with the
traditional method. In a destination of the travel you can fold the bike (because the urban
vehicle has to be colapsible) and after you need only 90 minutes to recharge the battery.
Actually it's not a bike... rather a vehicle for these who could ride a bike but they don't
because of various reasons. JIVR can communicate with the city's infrastructure.
Natalia Balczyk, Patrycja Gera I TA
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