and assistant professor ryan burke did it. while in a chemistry class she came up with an idea no not only stop a bullet but do so in a way more wider and dr. burke was skeptical. her idea is a concept called sheer thickening fluid. she poured water in corn starch. he almost broke a finger. an object will push in. at speed it s practically impossible. they combined the flewed with anti-ballistic materials. the ingredients are secret. mixed and spread on the front of this block stopped a 9 millimeter bullet. same goes for a 44 magnum. it stops it from penetrating. more research is being done right now at the air force civil engineer center in florida with a co-inventor who they work with. weir s ultimate goal is to lighten the load.