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Army Tech Seminar Shows Warfare's Future
Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010 09:22 AM Article Font Size
By: Shaun Waterman
Electromagnetic pulse guns, genetically designed killer diseases and swarms of miniature self-guided missiles — if these sound like the products of a mad scientist, they should. They are among the threats predicted during the U.S. Army's 11th annual Mad Scientist Future Technology Seminar (no, really) in Newport News, Va.
The event, held at the end of January, brought together scientists, science-fiction writers, futurists, academics, students and U.S. officials to brainstorm on ways science and technology might combine in unexpected fashion to challenge U.S. military pre-eminence.
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