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  • Tucson Tech: His body armor concept could one day hit market

    06/14/2011 7:58:11 PM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 9 replies
    azstarnet.com ^ | 5/31/11 | David Wichner
    John Bourque believes he's onto something big. Really big. Now he just has to convince the rest of the world. The carpenter-turned-inventor says his Tucson company's patented nano- technology can turn aluminum into a nearly impenetrable, lightweight armor for bodies and vehicles. The technology - with the sci-fi name of Kryron - also can create ultra-conductive and corrosion-resistant wire and electrical components, or help form tough metal plating on plastics and other non-metals, says Bourque, founder and CEO of Bourque Industries Inc. But it's one thing to have a great idea; it's quite another to bring it successfully to market....