In a manner similar to stun guns and “Taser” technology, a ShockRounds(TM) bullet discharges an electrical shock upon impact and disrupts the nervous system. However, the charge is delivered via a modified metal or rubber bullet. It incapacitates the target immediately, although temporarily, via electric shock.

ShockRounds(TM), however, are more versatile and have more applications than other products currently in the market. For example, the ShockRounds(TM) rubber bullets can totally incapacitate a target at 100 metres, whereas traditional rubber bullets are largely ineffective at their maximum range of about 40 metres. Further, ShockRounds(TM) rubber bullets are not restricted to close range usage, as is the case with stun guns and products such as the “Taser” gun, which is limited to between 4.5 and 6.5 metres and requires a direct wire to the target.



Given the global emphasis on law enforcement, security and terrorism prevention, the need for new and more effective lethal and non-lethal weapons could not be more acute. ShockRounds(TM) technology is applicable to a wide range of markets and security needs, introducing far more application and versatility to this market sector.



ShockRounds(TM) technology is being developed for traditional metal and rubber bullet cartridges that are fully compatible with existing firearms. MDM Group proposes to have existing ammunition manufacturers produce ShockRounds(TM) products under contract or license. The worldwide market for metal bullets is estimated at over five billion dollars while for rubber bullets it is over $150 million and growing rapidly.



ShockRounds(TM) bullets use the “piezoelectric effect” to generate a high voltage charge. This effect was discovered more than 100 years ago and, since that time, many products have been developed which employ the effect. The industry has evolved rapidly and the more recent development of new materials and designs have allowed the development of ShockRounds(TM) bullets that produce very high levels of voltage, in the order of 50,000 volts, with some 175 joules of usable charge. As a point of comparison, electric fences typically operate at approximately 10 – 25 joules per second.



The delivery of this high voltage pulse to the nervous system of the individual target causes a temporary “shutdown” of voluntary neurological activity, which, in turn, provides the opportunity to subdue and restrain the target before revival. There is a considerable body of evidence in stun gun and electric fence studies indicating that incapacitating voltages can be delivered with minimal or no long-term effects.



ShockRounds(TM) technology was developed by Technosis, a member of the Girvan Business Venture Acceleration Network (’B-VAN”), located at the NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, California. The B-VAN provides support services and business assistance to companies utilizing NASA technologies to grow and become robust high technology businesses. This program uses a “technology pull” approach, leveraging the technological output of US research labs and the innovative ideas from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and pairs them with appropriate markets in Fortune 1000 companies and Federal Agencies like NASA, The US Aerospace Corporation, US Department of Defense, US Air Force and the US Department of Energy. Several key Technosis and support personnel will be based within the NASA Moffett Field facility.



The ShockRounds(TM) initiative is supported by EDO Electro-Ceramics, a division of NYSE listed EDO Corporation. EDO Corporation is a US defense contractor and supplier of highly engineered products for governments and industries internationally. EDO Ceramics is the leading and largest producer of piezoelectric materials in the USA.



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