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IBM has just filed a patent for bionic body armor. Will it, in fact, protect the wearer against bullets? No doubt, we appreciated when Neo dodged shotgun shells in The Matrix, but to do it, more often than not, may be a far-fetched dream. Got to think..
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Investigators from the Frederick County sheriff’s department collect evidence from a window that was struck by a bullet at Mount St. Mary’s University’s Sheridan Hall residence hall Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 in Emmitsburg, Md. No one was hurt and no...
