Talk:Research/Advanced Armor Fabrics

Well, technical reports are usually written without any sort of personal references or subjective opinions. I can fix this and extend with some fairly plausible mumbo-jumbo, but I need to understand the relation between the technologies. Is Advanced Armor Fabrics supposed to build on Nano Technology? The feeling I get from the name advanced armor fabrics is that it is built on conventional armor technology rather than some kind of breakthrough nanotech materials. Nanites is a quite common (in SF) name for small semi-intelligent or special-purpose machines, usually about the same size as bacteria, which can reside inside the body with functions such as instant repair of damaged cells (cure for cancer and all diseases) or ability to repair wounds. Others are used externally and have functions such as shields or enhanced properties of tools or materials or can build almost anything from scratch. --Grumpy 01:05, 21 October 2006 (CEST)

The new description is quite fine, but (as many other texts in this wiki) is a bit too colloquial. (Wikipedia puts it this way: this article seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. :) Can we improve it? Also, are high-speed particles just the tachyon particles? Is the proteciton against plasma so unique --- Nano Armor protects against 50% of plasma damage, while Heavy Nano Armor against 70%...

--Bandobras 20:03, 25 July 2006 (CEST)

This is probably very outdated. What are nanites? Now tachyon is used to improve nano with a shielding screen. See the description of Heavy Nano Armor and Nano Technology for ideas...

Active-Surface Armor (outdated)

Based on fullerine armor but thicker, heavier and incorporating active nanites in the fabric of the suit. Under normal conditions the material behaves like thick leather - however, upon physical impact the nanites react instantly, stiffening the material of the suit to provide protection equivalent to 10mm plate steel. Energy attacks are disappated throughout the fabric of the suit and then away from it in the most efficient manner available, either through the ground or (if not possible) into the surrounding air.

--Bandobras 03:55, 17 July 2006 (CEST)