10 Mar 2002

 
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Pickup Truck Bedliners Used to Protect Pentagon

Technology that's been around for more than a decade is now being used in the war on terrorism.

It's not computer software, or an electronic device, but a simple substance you find on a pickup truck. It's a thick, black spray, made out of polyeurothane -- a fancy name for liquid plastic. It dries in seconds, and creates a protective armor so strong that the military believes it can save lives in an explosion.

(Sure, I heard banjo music when I read the story, but then I looked here)


 
 

29 Nov 2001

 
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"Ginger" to be unveiled next Monday

Inventor Dean Kamen's big secret thingy will soon be unveiled.

Last Monday, Diane Sawyer, host of ABC's Good Morning America, announced "...one week from today" -- on Dec. 3 -- "we're going to reveal right here what It is."


 
 

27 Oct 2001

 
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Air Force Announces "Microwave Weapon"

--Last week, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico finished testing the system on human volunteers.--

Yes, but how fast does it cook a potato?