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more about #hev more comments → metaslugx: Does it say "Administering Morphine" in a soothing female voice? more » maximumleo: "Minor fracture detected, morphine administered". Sounds like several *ahem* "field accidents" waiting to happen. Great idea though. more » FritzLaurel: Brings new meaning to "wardrobe malfunction." more » TaraKolibri: I get 3-4 migraines a week. I currently take percs for them. Does this mean that I could be walking down the street, stop, and say "mmmm, migraiiinn... more » GadgetPlayPissedSomebodyOff: It's a shame the military and UCSD are so stupid that they haven't already thought of these moronic objections to what appears to be very beneficial t... more » kbarrett: Old tech ... they used a shotgun barrel for drug delivery in 'Nam. more » Dr.Remulak: Ahh YES! A Drug Replicator! How about that nice 1973 4 way windowpane... No, No, that 1974 opium laced Thai-Stick...No, no A barrel of turquoise mesca... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Hey considering we're spending so much time in the sand perhaps they need to develop a Freman stillsuit... more » SuperMacGuy: Stuff like this is already in use by diabetic people. My wife has an insulin pump attached to her by a little tube, and a plastic drip tube she has to... more » dadelus: Are there any other Palladium gamers out there who are reminded of the Juicer character class from Rifts? more » Calaverius: Are you serious? See MGS4 for reference. more » Curves: I am not a gamer, but I gather from the other comments that this has been done already in some combat game. And how did it turn out in the virtual wor... more » Tolgak: I would not be comfortable having a needle affixed to me for hours at a time. Imagine the unit snapping off while sliding across the ground and you'll... more » vsboxerboy: stim packs anyone? more » orappa: go go go go go go go.. more » -
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US Military Pretty Much Commissions a Real-Life Gordon Freeman Power Suit
The Office of Naval Research just threw a $1.6m grant at some UCSD researchers, to be used to build a "field hospital on a chip". The system will monitor a few biomarkers for deviations from safe levels, at which point it will automatically medicate its wearer. While the military hopes that such a device could provide first aid to wounded soldiers, the technology could also find plenty of practical uses in medicine, especially for doling out insulin to diabetics or anesthetic to chronic pain sufferers. More »
