Army Wants Thought-Sending Helmet Made
A new army grant seeks to develop a helmet that can convey messages simply by thinking them.
Known as synthetic telepathy, the technology is based on reading electrical activity in the brain using an electroencephalograph, or EEG. Similar technology is being marketed as a way to control video games by thought.
"I think that this will eventually become just another way of communicating," said Mike D'Zmura, from the University of California, Irvine and the lead scientist on the project."It will take a lot of research, and a lot of time, but there are also a lot of commercial applications, not just military applications," he said.
Interesting, but I feel like there might be too much room for error.
*sending thought messages* Enemies at twelve o'clock. Let's flank them from the left. And 3,2....Jesus, Lieutenant Bridge's ass looks good in that camo. Shit. I'm not gay, I'm not gay!
Helmet to Convey Messages by Thought [discovery]
Thanks to Tracy, who read my mind: boobs. And also, pork chop sandwiches.
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