Future army could run on alternative fuels, photosynthesis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Getting fuel to soldiers in the field has been a problem since machines rep... horses. But according to a new report, by 2025 soldiers could make fuel and electricity where they are, instead of relying on long supply chains to transpor...Biotechnology to protect soldiers of the future, report says
...hnology could protect American soldiers from injury, infection, and chemical weapons on th...could potentially benefit soldiers confronted with an urgent threat or special need; and address the general ...... as a possible source of portable "palm power" for soldiers carrying electronic devices. Together with Honeywell, Penn researchers have recently been awarded $1.8 million by the U.S. Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration to develop a coffee-can-sized fuel cell capable of generating p...Early detection device for exposure to chemical warfare agents being developed
...early detection device that may one day be worn by soldiers and rescue workers at risk; it may have applicatio... the brain and the nerves and muscles it controls, soldiers and others in close proximity might still be saved; Dr. Buccafusco and Dr. Carlo De Luca, a biomedic...UMass study uses microbes to turn mud into electricity
AMHERST, Mass. Will soldiers someday wear vests containing microbes that signal...ogy to develop military equipment that could alert soldiers to the presence of toxins or biological warfare agents in the immediate environment....Protein mix-up tied to suppressed immune response early in HIV infection
...loss of CD4 Helper cells. "It's like having many soldiers ready to fight for you, but the soldiers are so weak they cannot fight. They are not doing their work because something is stopping them," sa...Young Amazonian manatee returned to wild
...natee that was at one time bottle-fed by Colombian soldiers is back in the Colombian Amazon after almost three... when the Colombian military stepped in, with many soldiers volunteering to help in the efforts to feed and care for Airuwe. For two years, the Foundation ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2002
...National Laboratories are attacking the problem of soldiers and noncombatants killed by friendly fire using technologies that will help them better understand the battlefield and battle space. The Combat ID analysis will focus on ground, air and soldier detection and identification efficiency and related info...Chemicals used to protect soldiers in 1991 Gulf War can damage testes, animal studies show
...combination of chemicals given to protect Gulf War soldiers against deadly diseases and nerve gas may have ina...uke pharmacologist. Three chemicals were given to soldiers to protect them against insect-borne diseases and nerve-gas poisoning: the insect repellent DEET, th...Field Museum uncovers evidence behind man-eating; revises legend of its infamous man-eating lions
...on. Killings continued regularly through WWI when soldiers were picked off on patrol. All of this points to a man-eating culture among Tsavo lions, a phenomenon rarely documented. Unwittingly, man had fed this culture by "provisioning" Tsavo lions with dead humans. A famine of epidemic proportions on the hee...Researchers working to devise plan for Palo Alto Battlefield Restoration
...ldiers. "According to one historical account, the soldiers would hide in it," Margo said. "It had needle-point leaves and would poke their legs. It can dominate when in a healthy stage." However, the grass can't be re-established by seed. "The saline soils crust over. It's a tough environment for seed," Whi...Diamond film may enable critical new sensors for bioterror
... agents. Early warning could save lives and enable soldiers to prepare to operate in a contaminated environment. Chips made with diamond films may also have important economic implications in research. One of the most important new technologies in biology are 'bio-chips' or 'gene chips,' a technology that per...Researchers developing 'sentinel plants' to warn of bioterrorism
U.S. soldiers walk down a trail in a war zone. One of them pulls...ve gas sometime in the last 48 hours, allowing the soldiers to don protective gear before they suffer a lethal dose. Although such a device does not exist, it's...Genetic link may tie together pesticides, ADHD, Gulf War syndrome and other disorders
...tish military veterans reported more symptoms than soldiers who were not deployed. Its cause is unknown....Q Fever microbe's genome is deciphered
...s humans, including an epidemic that sickened many soldiers in Europe during World War II. Typically, Q Fever does not kill people, but causes fever and other flu-like symptoms. Because C. burnetii is an obligate intracellular pathogen unable to replicate unless it is inside the cells of another living orga...New DNA chip rapidly detects, identifies dangerous pathogens
...undreds of pathogens right in their office. Future soldiers would also be able to identify unknown biological substances quickly and surely on the battlefield. A chip using the new method would be constructed like a field of wilted sunflowers--customized sequences of DNA are bent like hairpins, with one end "...Genetic blueprint for Q fever bacterium unveiled
...hly infectious organism that sickened thousands of soldiers in Europe during World War II -- can cause a debilitating flu-like illness in humans called Q fever. Additionally, the microbe is a potential agent of bioterrorism. Although only severe cases of Q fever are fatal, C. burnetii is of concern as a pote...Researchers combine electronics with living cell to create potential toxicity sensor
... implications for use as a biochemical sensor that soldiers could wear on a nametag or that is stationed as a remote sensor in the field. Because this is a MEMS-based single-cell analysis technology, it's primed for miniaturization." In this year's new design of the bionic chip, a cell essentially lives in a ......ions. In other words, the antibodies are much like soldiers sent to fight an enemy they've encountered in the past. People whose immune systems lack the ability to create these strengthened antibodies may suffer from recurring bacterial and viral infections and do not respond to vaccinations. Somatic hypermu......lved by the CDC in June, after recently vaccinated soldiers and civilians developed complications. There were 52 cases of pericardial or heart inflammation. There were also other heart problems, including 8 heart attacks, 3 of them fatal, though this was in the normal range. "Where we go from here remains to ...