New Era in Camouflage Makeup: Shielding Soldiers From Searing Heat of Bomb Blasts
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Camouflage face make-up for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years, as scientists today described a new face paint that both hides soldiers from the enemy and shields their faces from the searing heat of bomb blasts. Firefighters also could benefit from the new heat-resistant makeup, according to the report discussed here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.