Worth a shot

• Autores: David Hambling
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3049, 2015, pág. 30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Hambling discusses the hunt for new alternatives to deadly force for the police. Interest in safer substitutes for traditional firearms has surged in the US alongside the protest and debate over recent police shootings. Many of the new alternatives are variations on the rubber bullet, blunt and heavy projectiles designed to incapacitate without breaking the skin. The engineering challenge to be both effective and safe is producing some novel designs. They include a plastic cap filled with silicone gel. The cap shatters on impact and the gel flattens to spread the blow over a large area.