From Bridges to Soldiers

The U.S. Army will pay UC Irvine up to $5.5 million to help develop better versions of the sort of protective armor that solidiers currently wear in such places as Iraq and Afghanistan.
The research will be done at UCI’s new Center for Advanced Monitoring and Damage Inspection (CAMDI) under the direction of Maria Feng, a civil engineer known internationally for creating powerful sensors.

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