Desk Top Doubles As a Bullet-Resistant Shield
James R. Taylor patented a desk whose top doubles as a bullet-resistant shield as a response to school shootings in the 1990s.
Another object is to provide a shield that is configured to function normally in an innocuous mode as an ordinary desk work surface but that can be easily and quickly removed from the desk [...]
NASA tests inflatable heat shield
NASA have successfully tested a new inflatable heat shield made of silicone-coated Kevlar that can be used in future space missions to help slow d…
