super soldiers.

[attgig]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/03/14/army-uniform.htm



CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Army is hunting for a new military uniform that can make soldiers nearly invisible, grant superhuman strength and provide instant medical care.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is up for the task.

The school said Wednesday it has been awarded a five-year, $50 million dollar grant to develop the armor, which could detect threats and protect against projectiles and biological or chemical weapons.

"We're not there yet, but it's not science fiction," said Ned Thomas, director of the MIT-affiliated Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.

All this would be achieved by developing particle-sized materials and devices — called "nanotechnology" — nestled into the uniform's fabric.

Supercharged shoes could release energy when soldiers jump, propelling them over a 20-foot wall. Micoreactors could detect bleeding and apply pressure. Light-deflecting material could make the suit blend in with surroundings.

MIT's research centers had been working on nanotechnology ideas long before getting involved with the Army, but not with military applications in mind. But the groundwork has been laid for revolutionary advances, Thomas said.

[Hiro]

Reminds me a lot of StarShip Troopers (the book, not the movie).

Great book, and great military ideas. :)

[whitak24]

somehow, it sounds kind of like science fiction to me. i mean, maybe someday, but it seems farfetched to me.

[Hiro]

Originally posted by DarkFury
Dayuum... they gonna bring "Half Life" and "Deus Ex" to real life huh?
those games were the shiznit.

[SilverKJ]

man.... so that explains why they just finished the nano-mech lab i've recently seen in the hallways....

thats freaking awesome! powered armor and nanomachines!! woohoo!

[joe52985]

got|metal gear?

[Burzhui]

dude this was already published in either stuff or Maxim, the prototypes are already ready i think, they even have dates of release

[Burzhui]

ok it'f from the February of 2002 Stuff Magazine
the article is called G.I. Joe 2004-America's deadliest new weapons

[BrewMaster]

All this would be achieved by developing particle-sized materials and devices — called "nanotechnology" — nestled into the uniform's fabric.

this is some horrible technical writing. as a scientist, i'm disgusted. what the hell does "particle-sized materials and evices" mean? they're just throwing around technical sounding words. this article sucks balls.

[Nanotech9]

got|nanotech? :heh:

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by whitak24
somehow, it sounds kind of like science fiction to me. i mean, maybe someday, but it seems farfetched to me.

lots of the stuff we're lookin at today were considered science fiction just 50 years ago. you'd be suprised how much stuff is based off of those scifi novels.

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by Burzhui
dude this was already published in either stuff or Maxim, the prototypes are already ready i think, they even have dates of release

i think those are going to be coming in 2004.. which are already fully developed, etc. but the ones mentioned in the article posted above is further research for suits that'll come in 10 years or so..

[zcloydster]

they already have prototypes for this; i heard about it in 1998.

[Cantacuzene]

It would sound less like science fiction if they didnt call it "nano-technology." Thats just plain goofy.

[Burzhui]

Originally posted by NuTs62


i think those are going to be coming in 2004.. which are already fully developed, etc. but the ones mentioned in the article posted above is further research for suits that'll come in 10 years or so..

they have 3 or 4 different suits the first one will come out in 2004 and other ones come out out further on down the line

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by Cantacuzene
It would sound less like science fiction if they didnt call it "nano-technology." Thats just plain goofy.

they are referring to nano-scale tachnology, i.e. nanometer size particles and devices. it osunds goofy, but it's the best way to describe what kind of research is being done.

[leemaj]

Originally posted by BrewMaster


they are referring to nano-scale tachnology, i.e. nanometer size particles and devices. it osunds goofy, but it's the best way to describe what kind of research is being done.

my MIT interviewer wants to work on nanotechnology...anyways, ive seen the invisibility cloaking on like 20/20 or 60 minutes a few years ago...it works on soldiers and tanks.