The GEAR of Eden: Neuralized Slow Armor

Slow Armor is armor made from a slow metallic liquid. Such armor is designed to dampen and diffuse impacts. When struck, the impact energy is translated into heat and vibrations which dampen themselves. Of course, there are limits, and the remainder of the impact energy is spread out over a wider area, lessening the trauma. Slow armor can absorb most physical, sonic, energy and particle weapon attacks.

Neuralization adds a nervous system to armor or any other structure in which it is incorporated. Neuralized armor has reflexive memory to aid in absorption and shape restoration after the impact.

Slow armor relies on Kinetic Armor [q.v.] to absorb most of the impact energy.

Excerpt from The Veil of Eden

The wall hanging looks like an armored shirt made of neuralized slow armor. It's common in Science Fiction but Quay didn't realize that it is in actual service. Slow armor, of course, has been around for years but this level of neuralization is rather advanced. The longer Quay stares, the deeper his focus becomes.

Slow armor is made from metallic compounds which hold the properties of a slow moving liquid in extreme climatic temperatures. The armor absorbs concussive, particle, projectile and energy impacts. The force of the impact is spread over a larger area of the body, just like regular armor, except that the semi-liquid state of the armor absorbs it more efficiently. The impact energy is dampened by small waves within the liquid and shunts the energy off in the form of vibration - or waves which dampen each other. The armor is trained to give enough to optimize the elacticity of impact. Basically, it's a shock absorber shaped like a shirt.

Depending on the type of hit, the old slow armor was actually known to give off heat and noise. It also needed coaxing to retake its proper form. The neuralization is so intricate on this piece, however, that Quay can see only dimples - like on a golf ball - from previous impacts. The neuralization acts like reflexive nerves in the body. Except that these reflexes absorb impact without crushing the body. The reflexes also snap the armor back to shape as it deforms, thus causing an elastic transfer to the slow-liquid dampener.