Military Tech for Daily Life 234
PreacherTom writes "It is nothing new to see technology from military and governmental endeavors change daily life profoundly. One only has to look at the fruits of the space program (from computers to microwave ovens to Tang). New military gear is on the horizon that promises to do the same, including biosensors, bandages that clot blood using soundwaves, and the ubiquitous Swiss Army Pen."
QuikClot (Score:5, Interesting)
Useful stuff, stops bleeding very quickly. Expensive as hell though.
which raises the question... (Score:3, Interesting)
Ok, since they have a bandage that clots blood using soundwaves, you can pretty much guess that they have a weapon that clots blood using soundwaves. Which is pretty fucking scary.
Re:Military-tech always trickles down to civilians (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:the good side of military spending (Score:5, Interesting)
Active troop strength is something like 1.5 million, so by your estimate that's 45 million researchers bettering the world on the militaries dime. Almost 1 in 6 Americans are military funded scientists! Wow, I had no idea.
You'll forgive me if I take the rest of your rosy assesment with a little grain of salt?
Re:DNA can be isolated individually (Score:3, Interesting)