Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology (ISN)
Abstract
This project supports sustained multidisciplinary research at the Army?s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The ISN was established as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) to support research to devise nanotechnology-based solutions for the Soldier. The ISN emphasizes revolutionary materials research for advanced Soldier protection and survivability. The ISN works in close collaboration with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the Army's Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), and other Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) elements, as well as several major industrial partners, including Raytheon and DuPont, in pursuit of its goals. This project emphasizes revolutionary materials research toward an advanced uniform concept. The future uniform will integrate a wide range of functionality, including ballistic protection, responsive passive cooling and insulating, screening of chemical and biological agents, biomedical monitoring, performance enhancement, and extremities protection. The objective is to lighten the Soldier's load through system integration and multifunctional devices while increasing survivability. The new technologies will be compatible with other Soldier requirements, including Soldier performance, limited power generation, integrated sensors, communication and display technologies, weapons systems, and expected extremes of temperature, humidity, storage lifetimes, damage, and spoilage. The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering science and technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Lab (ARL) in Adelphi, MD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- J12_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2013
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