One material they codeveloped that shows potential for enhancing Kevlar and other fabrics used in body armor is a shear-thickening fluid (STF) with nanoparticles that acts as “liquid armor” on ...

Scientists at a Polish company that produce body armor systems are working to implement a non-Newtonian liquid in their products. The liquid is called Shear-Thickening Fluid (STF). STF does not ...

Researchers are using ultrasonic waves to manipulate the viscosity of shear-thickening materials, turning solids to slush -- and back again.

Enter Delaware company, STF Technologies. The company designs shear thickening fluid, an advanced liquid ceramic that they previously put in body armor they designed for the U.S. military. Witek ...

They examined fluids that have a solid-like response to stress, a phenomenon called Discontinuous Shear Thickening (DST). This is when liquid abruptly thickens and becomes solid when disturbed.