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Army looks to strike foes with lightning weapon

Army looks to strike foes with lightning weapon | Science News | Scoop.it
Army looks to strike foes with lightning weaponFox NewsThe laser-guided lightning weapon could precisely hit targets such as enemy ...

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Military Becomes a Major Funder of Synthetic Biology, and Scientists Are Mostly Fine With That

Military Becomes a Major Funder of Synthetic Biology, and Scientists Are Mostly Fine With That | Science News | Scoop.it

Biologists have of late been spared these dilemmas, as President Nixon officially dismantled the nation’s biological weapons program in 1969. But synthetic biology is about transforming biology into an engineering discipline, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the field is confronting the same sorts of questions that may be familiar to physical scientists and engineers.

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Exposed: The Military’s Freakiest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Ideas

Exposed: The Military’s Freakiest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Ideas | Science News | Scoop.it
Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire crowd fleeing in agony? Pfft. So 2011. Wher...
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Army’s Virtual Reality Plan: A Digital Doppelganger for Every Soldier

Army’s Virtual Reality Plan: A Digital Doppelganger for Every Soldier | Science News | Scoop.it

As the military’s enthusiasm for virtual reality training continues to grow, the Army’s got a new plan to make the programs freakily immersive: National Defense magazine is reporting that the Army wants to give every soldier a digital doppelganger — a custom avatar they can use throughout their stints in the military, and in myriad virtual training environs, from urban combat practice to cultural prep.

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The American army is buzzy creating a virtual reality training program where the soldiers can train their skills using a personal avatar. Soldiers will be able to train different techniques and skills.

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Send in the supplies: RoboCopters in Marines' future

Send in the supplies: RoboCopters in Marines' future | Science News | Scoop.it
Marines running low on ammo may one day use an app on their digital handhelds to summon a robotic helicopter to deliver supplies within minutes, enabled by technologies from a new Office of Naval Research (ONR) program.

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