Starting next month, around one thousand frontline personnel in
Afghanistan will begin testing the Soldier Body Unit, a sensor kit for
recording the effects of explosions
on the human body. While that's not the most pleasant of subjects, the
blast sensors have been rushed out to collect as much data as possible
before soldiers head home in 2014. The US Army's
Rapid Equipping Force and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, which
developed the sensors, hope to gather info on concussions and traumatic
brain injuries to improve aftercare. This will also be used at source to
stop super-soldiers heading back out after a concussion and increasing
the probability of an even worse injury. Further sensors will be carried
on military vehicles, to help measure the effects of IED blasts on
passengers. Adding two pounds in extra equipment probably won't make the
Soldier Body Unit too popular, but it's thought the kit could weigh in
at half a pound once it's been refined.
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