13 August 2026
What Is ArmorBlock?
ArmorBlock is a fillable CMU filled with Amidon Shield to build reinforced protective walls using familiar masonry methods — engineered for a job conventional block was never meant to do…
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Analysis and field notes on protective construction, ballistic materials, and infrastructure resilience.
13 August 2026
Why National Labs Partner With Private Industry
Government laboratories define the hardest problems; specialized industry partners help make solutions practical to build, deploy, and sustain — how that works for technologies like SMRs…
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11 August 2026
ArmorBlock for High-Mass Vibration and Noise Control
Not every threat comes from a hostile actor. In data centers and industrial plants, the persistent problem is vibration and low-frequency noise — and mass is the answer…
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11 August 2026
Building With ArmorBlock: DIY Projects That Last
ArmorBlock installs with standard grouting techniques and adapts on site with its break-away tab design — professional-grade mass for durable do-it-yourself builds…
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11 May 2026
Keeping the Power on: Why Protecting Military Power Systems Matters
Modern military operations depend on uninterrupted power. Command centers, communications networks, surveillance systems, access control, drones…
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16 September 2025
Building a Safer Tomorrow: How Amidon Shield Is Redefining Protective Infrastructure
In today’s world, security is no longer optional, it is essential. From government facilities and corporate campuses to residential communities and…
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2 September 2025
Building Resilient Government Infrastructure
How FEMA, DHS, the U.S. State Department, and Other Agencies Can Use High Performance Shock Absorbing Concretes (HPSAC) to Protect People, Assets…
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11 August 2025
Building the Future: Why Developers and Architects Are Choosing Amidon
For commercial real estate developers and architects, the days of designing solely for aesthetics and basic structural integrity are over.
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9 August 2025
Reducing Risk and Claims with HPSAC Construction
Insurance rates look at risk and buildings can now reduce risk through advances in construction materials.
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30 June 2025
Advanced Ballistic and EMP Protection in One Material
eShield is a patented enhancement of 360 Ballistics’ core Shield material, engineered not only to protect against ballistic and blast threats but…
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30 June 2025
As Drone Warfare Escalates, Amidon Shield Offers Critical Infrastructure Protection Solution
June 2025 – In the wake of the latest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian airfields, which damaged critical military assets hundreds of miles behind…
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30 June 2025
Material-Based Defense: How 360 Ballistics Is Reinventing Protection with Patented Shield Technology
360 Ballistics is revolutionizing protection through material innovation, not just hardware.
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26 June 2025
The Core Material Behind Amidon’s Defense Platform
At the heart of 360 Ballistics’ patented technology is Shield, a proprietary blast- and ballistic-mitigating material designed to fundamentally…
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26 June 2025
High-Performance Ballistic Protection in a Familiar Form
ArmorBlock is a patented structural defense system that combines the everyday usability of a CMU (concrete masonry unit) with the advanced threat…
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