Synthetic Opioids: A New Class of Chemical Weapons?
Article II of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) broadly defines a toxic chemical as any compound “that can cause death,…
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Moving the Needle on Suicide Prevention in the Military: The Promise of Predictive Analytics for Remote Intervention
Suicide is a significant and growing problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Emerging Technologies for Disruptive Effects in Non-Kinetic Engagements
Over the past decade, China’s increasing activities in media and industrial acquisition, soft power messaging, development, and exploitation of international…
Silver Nanowire-Based Wearable Sensors: For Health Assessment and Physiological Activity Monitoring
Driven by their growing usefulness for fitness tracking, medical surveillance, and physiological status monitoring, wearable devices have received significant interest…
Transforming Military Medicine with 3-D Printed Bioelectronics
The advent of wearable or body-borne electronics is rapidly changing how the Department of Defense (DoD) provides diagnostic and therapeutic…
Computational Analysis of International Political Discourse for Global Threat Monitoring
The language people use can reveal a tremendous amount of insight into their preferences, beliefs, and attitudes. When we examine…
Solar-Enabled Water Treatment in Resource Limited Settings
Assured access to clean and potable water remains a challenge across the globe. In 2018, the United Nations estimated that…
Preservation of Health Care Assets during a Biological Incident
The preparedness and adaptability of our public health infrastructure is critical in the event of a biological incident (i.e., bioterrorism)…
Analytical Identification of Stress Odors From Human Breath
Chemical analysis of human breath, bodily secretions, and odor signatures is an emerging focus of the biometrics and human systems…
Structural Energy and Power for Lightweight Vehicles and Powered Body Armor
Modern aircraft and ground vehicles rely on traditional power and energy storage devices. Due to their high mass and volume…
Microbe-eating Microbes: An Unconventional Strategy to Counter Antimicrobial Resistance
Global antimicrobial resistance is on the rise [1]. Antimicrobial resistance affects warfighters and military personnel both on the battlefield and…
Ketogenic Diet – Potential Benefits to Warfighter Health and Performance
Much of the dietary information provided to our military personnel is modeled after outdated recommendations that emphasize processed carbohydrates and…