Post by dazzle on Aug 23, 2012 13:29:00 GMT 1
Can you blame me for being so proud of my big brother, Dr Robert Lochhead? He is a professor of polymer science at the University of Southern Mississippi and I can now tell you all about his latest invention which has gone public today. He may be going out live on BBC's Radio 4 'Material World' programme at 4.30pm today (23rd August)
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9494358/The-camouflage-paint-that-can-protect-soldiers-against-burns.html
The camouflage paint that can protect soldiers against burns
Soldiers could be saved from life-threatening burns by a new camouflage paint that protects skin from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
South Korean soldiers in camouflage paint. Photo: AFP/GETTY By Telegraph reporters
11:51AM BST 23 Aug 2012
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A new war-paint provides camouflage and also protects soldiers from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
Scientists who created the make-up believe it could also be used by civilian firefighters.
Smeared on the face and hands, it allows the wearer to withstand temperatures of several hundred degrees centigrade for up to 15 seconds before suffering mild burns.
Those vital extra seconds could be enough to save lives.
Dr Robert Lochhead, who led the development team at the University of Southern Mississippi in the US, said: "The detonation of a roadside bomb or any other powerful explosive produces two dangerous blasts: first comes a blast wave of high pressure that spreads out at supersonic speeds and can cause devastating internal injuries; a thermal blast follows almost instantaneously
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9494358/The-camouflage-paint-that-can-protect-soldiers-against-burns.html
The camouflage paint that can protect soldiers against burns
Soldiers could be saved from life-threatening burns by a new camouflage paint that protects skin from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
South Korean soldiers in camouflage paint. Photo: AFP/GETTY By Telegraph reporters
11:51AM BST 23 Aug 2012
1 Comment
A new war-paint provides camouflage and also protects soldiers from the searing heat of bomb blasts.
Scientists who created the make-up believe it could also be used by civilian firefighters.
Smeared on the face and hands, it allows the wearer to withstand temperatures of several hundred degrees centigrade for up to 15 seconds before suffering mild burns.
Those vital extra seconds could be enough to save lives.
Dr Robert Lochhead, who led the development team at the University of Southern Mississippi in the US, said: "The detonation of a roadside bomb or any other powerful explosive produces two dangerous blasts: first comes a blast wave of high pressure that spreads out at supersonic speeds and can cause devastating internal injuries; a thermal blast follows almost instantaneously