U.S. Army Creates A Fabric That Can Destroy Nerve Agents

Sgt. Logan Hall, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier with the 200th Military Police Command, inspects the seal of a protective mask during formation during a field training exercise at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 13, 2019. (Master Sgt. Michel Sauret/Army Reserve)

Army Times: Army’s new fabric works to destroy nerve agents

Nerve agents are some of deadliest substances on the planet. From Sarin gas, which turns the human nervous system against itself, to mustard gas, which burns on contact and disrupts respiratory function, these often unseen chemicals are ones the Army sees as not only worth protecting against, but working to destroy.

A new fabric, generated by Omar Farha’s lab at Northwestern University with cooperation from the U.S. Army, is intended to do just that.

“With the correct chemistry, we can render toxic gases nontoxic,” Farha, associate professor of chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, said in a release. “The action takes place at the nanolevel.”

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Update: US Army creates a fabric that neutralises nerve gases and makes them useless by ‘pulling water from the air and rendering them non-toxic’ (Daily Mail)

WNU Editor: I see this as an acknowledgement that even though chemical warfare is banned, some countries will disregard it. Best to be prepared for it than not.

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