EDITOR’S NOTE: Technological innovation has spurred revolutions, and the military has played a key role in advancing technology’s potential. Notably, the armed forces invented the internet and radio– ...

Brain-focused weapons have moved from speculative fiction into the realm of active research, and the gap between what is technically possible and what is legally or ethically governed is widening fast ...

Army research will assess the “doses” of shock waves that certain weapons create and their long-term impacts on soldiers' health. By Patty Nieberg Published Jun 20, 2025 11:10 AM EDT A day of training ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...