The U.S. Army is enlisting the tech industry, academics, and government labs to create a Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), bringing the fictional Tony Stark's "Iron Man" suit into reality.
According to a press release, TALOS may use a new type of liquid armor under development at MIT. The armor is said to be able to transform from a "liquid to solid in milliseconds when a magnetic field or electrical current is applied," providing full-body ballistic protection.