Topic: NEWS english - on February 6, 2007 at 1:09:00 PM CET
Matrix Cam Spies Flying Bullets
In the Matrix, characters could see bullets in slow motion as they sped toward them. Now, the U.S. military can too.
An Air Force contractor has developed the first high-speed camera that can follow speeding bullets midflight. It may lead to "active armor" that intercepts speeding rounds out of the air, or personal-protection devices that deflect incoming bullets with rapidly inflating Kevlar air bags.
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