Solar-Powered Soldier The superimposed numbers are readings for anticipated sunlight. Engineering and Physical Research Sciences Center ‘Solar Soldier’ Project Creating Power-Harvesting Uniforms for British Infantry -- Popular Science
Future camouflage uniforms will draw power from the sun during the day and from a soldier’s body during the night, turning infantrymen into true sunshine patriots. The system could provide continuous power for a radio, GPS and weapons, but at half the weight of traditional battery packs.
The Engineering and Physical Research Sciences Center in the UK is working on a new type of fabric that uses solar photovoltaic cells, thermoelectric devices and advanced lightweight batteries. Because the system absorbs heat, it could even serve as a type of wearable stealth cloak, making a soldier less susceptible to detection with infrared cameras.
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My Comment: I never thought that the science behind military uniforms would be as complicated as it is today.
Those surfaces would be shadowy because of additional camouflage material if the soldier was on a European battlefield and doing it right.
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