We've seen scientists examine everything from the structure of sea sponges to the clubbing ability of mantis shrimps in the search for next generation lightweight armor systems. Researchers at ...

IN DAYS of old, knights protected themselves in armour made up of tough, interlocking “scales”. This idea might one day be revisited, with future soldiers decked out in scales inspired by the almost ...

Fish scales are serving as the inspiration for a new type of body armour funded by the U.S. Army. American and Israeli researchers have produced prototypes of the armour, which mimics the overlapping ...

The sturdy armor of the dragon fish (Polypterus senegalus) has kept this tough, ancient species going for 96 million years – since the Cretaceous! Each scale that covers its long body has multiple ...

The new Armor series digital truck scales with SmartCell load cells by Cardinal Scale, Webb City, Missouri, is designed for long-lasting endurance, minimal upkeep and “internet of things” monitoring ...

Cardinal Scale's ARMOR digital truck scale weighbridge provides many distinct advantages over the competition. Watch this fast-paced video to see Cardinal Scale's ARMOR digital truck scale weighbridge ...

Researchers at the University of Zurich have investigated a unique leather scale armor found in the tomb of a horse rider in Northwest China. Design and construction details of the armor indicate that ...

Researchers from the Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute in China have recovered the remains of a complex scale armor recovered from an over 2,000-year-old Han ...

Armor pieces from the tomb of the Marquis Haihun Photos: Courtesy of the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology A set of scale armor dating back to the Western Han Dynasty ...