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US Army To Push X-Files Tech Development

Posted by samzenpus on from the the-truth-is-out-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US Army is ramping up the development of technology right out of the X-Files; 'making science fiction into reality' as Dr. John Parmentola — Director of their Research and Laboratory Management — puts it. The list of things currently in the works is amazing: regenerating body parts on 'nano-scaffolding,' telepathy through electronic impulses in the scalp, and self-aware virtual photorealistic soldiers that can be deployed in the battlefield through 'quantum ghost imaging.' To test these they want to use them into a massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft or Eve online."

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  1. Well... by Loibisch · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll only believe it when I see it.

    *whistles the X-Files theme*

    1. Re:Well... by Smauler · · Score: 5, Funny

      To test these they want to use them into a massively multi-player online games like World of Warcraft or Eve online.

      There's no science here... they just want to play more games. I can imagine the staff meeting :

      Any ideas how we can get more time off to farm uber gear?
      No sir, all our team are working on high tech projects, sir!
      Any chance we could combine my WoW playing with these "hitec" projects, and everyone will be happy?
      Sir yes sir!

  2. Project funding by cjfs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Step 1: Read theoretical physics journal
    Step 2: Claim principles could be adapted to military uses in unrealistic time frames
    Step 3: Profit!

    No ??? even needed.

  3. Re:!telepathy by lysergic.acid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    technology-enabled telepathy, techlepathy, or whatever you want to call it, is still manipulating objects with your mind. and there are many instances where directly transmitting commands with neural impulses would be preferable over verbal commands. for instance, if you were trying to control a UAV drone it would be far more intuitive to be able to make the plane turn via thoughts than with clumsy voice commands. you'd have a much wider range of control that's both, more natural and also quicker, than voice commands.

    i'm more disturbed by this:

    A project to erase bad memories, which will be critical in helping soldiers with psychological damage.

    --yea, that and carrying out cover ups.

  4. Re:Change in administration by actionbastard · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Be interesting to see what happens after January."

    It's called February.

    --
    Sig this!
  5. Re:Mutually exclusive? by gijoel · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can a virtual photorealistic soldier also be self-aware?

    Please state the nature of your battlefield emergency.