Jun 14 2010

Underwear That Could Save Your Life

Tag: Biotechnology,Health,Military Inventions,Wearable ComputersTracy Staedter @ 7:08 pm
Briefs that have carbon-based electrodes screenprinted onto the fabric act as biosensors to measure blood pressure, heart rate and other vital signs.

Mar 10 2010

Real-Life ‘Hurt Locker’ Bomb Suit

Tag: Military Inventions,MoviesTracy Staedter @ 3:25 pm
I saw the movie, Hurt Locker, and wondered how that bomb suit could protect someone from death. Dvice has a great piece up that explains just that. The so-called explosive ordinance disposal suit has two layers, one rigid, one soft ...

Feb 15 2010

Airborne Laser Destroys Ballistic Missile Mid-Air

Tag: Aviation,Military InventionsTracy Staedter @ 3:47 pm
For the first time, the Missile Defense Agency destroyed a ballistic missile using an airborne high-energy laser. The event occurred during a test conducted off the coast of California by the Airborne Laser Testbed. Ballistic missiles move at speeds of ...

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