Fall of Reach - Mjolnir Specs

Project MJOLNIR,” Dr. Halsey said. She snapped her fingers and an exploded holographic schematic
of the armor appeared next to her.

“The armor’s shell is a multilayer alloy of remarkable strength. We recently added a refractive coating
to disperse incoming energy weapon attacks—to counter our new enemies.”

She pointed inside the schematic. “Each battlesuit also has a gel-filled layer to regulate temperature; this layer can reactively change in density. Against the skin of the operator, there is a moisture-absorbing cloth suit, and
biomonitors that constantly adjust the suit’s temperature and fit. There’s also an onboard computer that interfaces with your standard-issue neural implant.”

She gestured and the schematic collapsed so that it only displayed the outer layers. As the image changed, John glimpsed veinlike microcapillaries, a dense sandwich of optical crystal, a circulating pump, even what looked like a miniature fusion cell in the backpack.

“Most importantly,” Dr. Halsey said, “the armor’s inner structure is composed of a new reactive metal
liquid crystal. It is amorphous, yet fractally scales and amplifies force. In simplified terms, the armor
doubles the wearer’s strength, and enhances the reaction speed of a normal human by a factor of five.”
She waved her hand through the hologram. “There is one problem, however. This system is so reactive
that our previous tests with unaugmented volunteers ended in—” She searched for right word. “—
failure.” She nodded to one of the technicians.

- Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 13