Military goes high-tech to stay cool
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The Humvee's air conditioner conked out right after four U.S. soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. The temperature was 115 &#151; and without AC, it would quickly rise to 150 or higher inside the vehicle.
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Scientists are developing clothing embedded with sensors which they say will be able to monitor your health.
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Army soldiers are being issued new fatigues with easy-to-use Velcro openings and a redesigned camouflage pattern that can help conceal them as they move rapidly from desert to forest to city in places like Baghdad.
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The Department of Defense is using business intelligence tools to make sure that equipment reaches soldiers in Iraq as soon as it is needed.
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The military offers a great retirement plan option.
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Electronic devices that generate their own power can play a major role in the battle against climate change.
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BEIJING -- As China continues a rapid build-up of its armed forces, it is also investing heavily in educating and training the people who operate the array of sophisticated weapons now in service with the world's biggest military.
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Smart clothing that adjusts to body temperature and moisture is being developed by British researchers. Their inspiration: pine cones.
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Devices that measure helmet impacts, play-calling software, even swallowable temperature sensors are becoming realities.
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Get a grip on EMT, and you'll look smart at the water cooler.
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The Army has been using a new weapon that combines software with imagery beamed from satellites to make missions somewhat less unpredictable.
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The Pentagon's way-out researchers want to use a screen of directed sound to turn noisy tanks and Humvees quiet and stealthy. In Danger Room.
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Utility companies and even the Navy are snapping up new and highly efficient superconductors.
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By Anonymous  MILITARY  A new radio technology may help warfighters to stay connected on the battlefield.
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that's much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today's electronics.    Devices built with the rugged material would not require cooling and other protections that add size, weight and cost to traditional silicon electronics in power systems, jet engines, rockets, wireless transmitters and other equipment exposed to harsh environments...
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Blasters aren't a reality yet, but the military is funding research into lasers that can destroy incoming rockets and bomb-laden Jet Skis.
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This top-of-the-line equipment blurs the line between hunting and military operations.