Lawrence Tech secures $800,000 grant to test military armor

Courtesy metromode - Job News  Wed, 10/29/2008 - 18:00

The next generation of military armor is about to be tested at Lawrence Technological University's Center for Innovative Materials Research.

The university received an $800,000 federal grant to build an environmental/ loading chamber that will be used to test vehicle armor and armor structural components.

The chamber will allow researchers to test vehicle and composite armor while simulating harsh weather conditions, such as salt spray, rain, salt water, UV light, high humidity and sand conditions in freezing, thawing and dry heat....


 

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