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New Military Uniforms Protect Against Biological Agents

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Mark Melin
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The US military may soon have new “breathable” uniforms that combat biological and chemical threats. Using new forms of micro-technology “nanotubes,” the uniforms are comfortable even when protected against new and often unseen biological warfare threats.

 

Smart uniforms could allow air in and out but filter biological weapons

It might take another ten years, but US solders could be sporting “smart uniforms” that defend them from some of the most terrifying weapons of war in history.

Spreading viruses and using chemical weapons to achieve a military end is the new reality of the international battlefield. With a force having been unleashed in the Middle East that appears not to concern itself with the Geneva Convention, protecting military personal from the unthinkable...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.