Batman's Bulletproof Suit

Night in and night out, Batman keeps the streets of Gotham City safe from crime and villainy. One of the most extraordinary things about Batman is this: Despite the fact that he's a superhero, he doesn't actually posses any super powers. Instead of relying on unearthly abilities, Batman uses ingenuity, deception and clever gadgetry to give him an edge over Gotham's criminal element. Nothing instills fear in the hearts of Gotham's wrongdoers more than Batman's menacing appearance, and that appearance is all about the Batsuit.The Batsuit does a lot more for Batman than make him look scary.

On its own, the suit is a pretty impressive piece of technology. The Batsuit combines armor, communications and combat technologies into one state-of-the-art crime-fighting system.

The main element of the Batsuit is a modified, advanced infantry armor system called the Nomax Survival Suit."Batman Begins"

You too can become Iron Man

What's it take to be a superhero? For the most part, it's luck: born at the right place at the wrong time, such as Superman on the eve of Krypton's destruction; or exposed to ionizing radiation to somehow develop superhuman abilities instead of cancer, such as Spiderman and Hulk.

Then there are those overly ambitious multi-millionaires — Bruce Wayne, Oliver Queen and Tony Stark — who kick bad-guy butt as Batman, Green Arrow and Iron Man, respectively.


To read more, follow this You Too Can Be Iron Man

Can we have bones like Wolverine?

In the new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, we see how Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman) becomes unstoppable. Adamantium, a rare (fictional) metal derived from meteor debris, is bonded to his biological skeleton. The metal is somehow liquefied, and then made to combine with his bones (and claws!) to create an almost invulnerable hero.

Read more by following this link:  Can You Have Bones like Wolverine's? 

Regeneration of limbs

How might humans regenerate limbs, like chameleons?  This slide show will help explain the process.

Limb regeneration:  The true story of a man who regenerated a fingertip through science! 

How do tarantulas walk on walls?

It is a question scientists have long wanted to answer, why is it that large and heavy spiders like tarantulas are able to anchor themselves to slippery vertical surfaces without falling?

A team from Newcastle University have found the answer and the discovery helps explain how spiders first evolved their silk-spinning abilities.

BBC News - Tarantulas Climbing Walls Using Silk Threads

SpiderBoy - Climbs walls with vacuums

A 13-year-old schoolboy has managed to climb walls using an invention he created for a class project.

In the video in the link below, Hibiki Kono, along with his teacher Angus Gent, explain how it works and the inspiration behind the idea.

Hibiki was inspired by the BBC's Bang Goes the Theory (the British version of Mythbusters)

Visit the BBC website to view his video here

Nomex (Fireproof fabrics) are put to the test

Watch Taking the Heat on PBS. See more from NOVA.