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US Military Eyes the Glow of Fireflies

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-some-glowing dept.

GarryFre writes "According to the AP: 'Someday, the secrets of fireflies or glowing sea plankton could save an American soldier in battle, a Navy SEAL on a dive, or a military pilot landing after a mission. That's the hope behind a growing field of military-sponsored research into bioluminescence, a phenomenon that's under the microscope in laboratories around the country. This phenomenon is noteworthy because this produces light without wasting energy because it does not generate any heat. A possible military use of bio-luminescence would be creating biodegradable landing zone markers that helicopters can spot even as wind from their rotors kicks up dirt.'"

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  1. You are so fucking stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Really. To degrees nearly beyond reckoning. But I will try and strike you with some quantum of sense. Mister Idiot (if I may address you so formally), nobody suggested this light would penetrate dust or other occlusions! Now, brace yourself for the shocking revelation! Rather, they believe these materials would, having been scattered on the landing surface, might be in the dust! Imagine that!

  2. cocksucker.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    cocks matter.