Army Tries to Develop Technology of the Future for the Battlefield

Posted on November 6, 2008 at 5:18 am (PST)

Dr. John Parmentola, Director of Research and Laboratory Management, the United States Army is on a mission to "make science fiction into reality." From the sound of everything, it seems like he might be playing World of Warcraft too much.

Some of the projects are cool but sound ridiculous, such as: regeneration, quantum ghost imaging, telepathy and mind erasing. Better yet, he wants to test telepathy research on subjects playing online multiplayer games. Parmentola’s explanation of the technology:

"Quantum ghost imaging, for example, is as complicated as it sounds. Basically it’s a phenomenon of physics that allows images to be rendered through the pairing of photons that do not reflect or bounce off an object, but off of other photons that did, thereby creating a sort of “ghost” image of it. This technology would enable the Army to generate images of personnel and equipment through clouds and smoke."

It all sounds pretty friggin’ cool, I just can’t wait to see it in action.