Category Archives: Medical

Soldiers Could Soon See Protective Camouflage Paint

Posted on Tuesday, 28 August, 2012 by twobirdsflyingpub

Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi, led by Robert Y. Lochhead Ph.D., have developed a thin camouflage paint that will protect an operator’s face from the 1000+ degree heat of an IED blast. The new camo paint is a silicon-based … Continue reading →

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U.S. Army Researchers Awarded Patent for Microclimate Cooling (MCC) Technology.

Posted on Tuesday, 29 March, 2011 by twobirdsflyingpub

Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, with the help of engineers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, discovered that over-cooling the skin can slow heat loss, while under-cooling the skin results … Continue reading →

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Colgate Wisp

Posted on Monday, 28 February, 2011 by twobirdsflyingpub

I run across a lot of stuff at Fog Horn but when I came across Colgate’s Wisp, I said to myself, man I wish I had a few of these in my pack. Folks that spend a large part of … Continue reading →

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The Question of Lethality…

Posted on Saturday, 12 February, 2011 by twobirdsflyingpub

Central to the M4 problem is the question of lethality. Is the M4 sufficiently lethal to do the job, and to remain the standard issue carbine for the U.S. Army? To answer it we need to dimension what constitutes lethal; regrettably … Continue reading →

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USSOCOM Solicitation – Biomedical Research Topic

Posted on Tuesday, 1 February, 2011 by twobirdsflyingpub

This is came to us today from Itecs Insider (http://itecsinsider.com/2011/ussocom-solicitations-january-2011/) Biomedical Research Topic – USSOCOM is soliciting pre-proposals focused on applied biomedical research topics that may be of interest to Special Operations Forces (SOF)-relevant aspects of medical care, particularly related … Continue reading →

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