Hydrostatic gel: Difference between revisions

It was designed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], a civilian scientist in the employment of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section 3|Office of Naval Intelligence, Section Three]], as a component of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.<ref name="Sybex">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets]]''', ''page 5''</ref> It is one of the main components of the MJOLNIR system. The MJOLNIR has an emergency exhaust port that releases hydrostatic gel when the suit becomes too hot, preventing the wearer from being boiled alive.<ref name="fs20">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 20''</ref> Severe or sustained trauma to the suit can cause the gel layer to become viscous, rendering it partially or completely ineffective.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the miners employed by the [[Liang Dortmund Corporation]] on [[Meridian]] used a gel layer to regulate the temperature of their personal effects in hazardous environments.