Tweaking the Meat: Wired on DARPA performance boosters

[andygates]

Here be a nifty Wired article on some projects for getting more out of their soldiers.  No super-soldier serum (sorry RB) but some very interesting stuff about using hydrogen sulphide to suspend animation in critically-injured cases (applicable way more off the battlefield: give a first-responder motorbike a tank of the stuff!), and fascinating heat-transfer gear that can get your core up (or down) to temperature fast.  This chimes with the way I always use my hands as heatsinks but the extent to which it worked was awesome.  Stick a Glove in every lifeboat!

Comments

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

I don't want a super soldier serum. That's Bucky all over.

I want a mutant healing factor (dammit! I NEED one!) and an adamtium skeleton!

[andygates.livejournal.com]

You need adamantium toes.

Like, who gets adamantium toes?

[fox-uk.livejournal.com]

Someone who needs to kick and adamantium football?