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Common plastics soak up ballistic impacts thanks to a cross-linking molecule

  • June 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Common plastics soak up ballistic impacts thanks to a cross-linking molecule
With help from a novel cross-linking molecule, MIT chemists have shown they can substantially improve the ballistic impact resistance of common polymers, including polystyrene and a type of rubber used to make shoe soles.

Originally published at Phys.org

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