Safety net

摘要

The police are to test UK-developed anti-blast materials that become thicker when they are stretched, potentially offering protection from the deadly effects of flying glass following a bomb explosion. The Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB) will carry out trial explosions pn a new design of transparent blast curtains composed of auxetic textiles. These are materials with a number of unique properties currently under investigation by engineers at Exeter University and a dedicated spinout company, also called Auxetics.