How Can Pancake Mix Help Us Design Body Armour?| Huanming Chen | Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering скачать в хорошем качестве

How Can Pancake Mix Help Us Design Body Armour?| Huanming Chen | Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering

Can pancake mix really stop a bullet?🥞 This Pancake Day, we’re serving up science with a twist. In this Oxford Spotlight talk, Huanming Chen explores the surprising power of Oobleck – a non-Newtonian fluid made from cornstarch and water (yes, a lot like your pancake batter 👀). Soft and squishy at rest, but instantly strong under pressure, Oobleck’s shear-thickening behaviour could help revolutionise protective gear, damping systems – and even liquid body armour. From hydro-cluster networks to bullet-impact experiments, Huanming reveals how something you might mix in a bowl can inspire next-generation vests and helmets.Who knew Pancake Day could be this powerful? This talk is part of our Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering series exploring the big ideas that are changing our world. 🎓 🎤 Recorded live at Spotlight: Illuminating Engineering 📍 Old Fire Station, Oxford | 🗓️ 30 April 2025 📺 Subscribe for more Spotlight Talks from Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science. #PancakeDay #OxfordEngineering #SpotlightTalk #Oobleck #LiquidArmor #MaterialsScience #STEM #ScienceExplained #EngineeringInnovation #SpotlightIE