Bullet Impacting a Shear-thickening Electrolyte (VIDEO)

University of Akron

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Videos from Zhu's group demonstrate the bullet with different speed impacting the regular liquid electrolyte and shear-thickening electrolyte. The shear-thickening electrolyte absorbed the kinetic energy and slowed down the moving bullet significantly.

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Yu Zhu/The University of Akron

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