21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links
newatlas.com
In what they're calling the "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a super-strong flexible material that works very much like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.
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Original Title: 21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links | The “highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved,” researchers created a flexible material that works like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.