Battery life hasn't kept up with gadget innovations, but inventors are on the case, Ian Sherr reports on digits.
Fighting Form: Military Takes On Battery Fatigue -- Wall Street Journal
Since at least the time of Alexander the Great, military leaders have sought to dominate logistics. Today, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps are grappling with a unique logistical challenge that has mushroomed in the past decade: the proliferation of electronic devices and batteries required to keep the average foot soldier in the fight.
The explosion in electronic gear in the modern military, from radios and GPS equipment to night-vision goggles, means a typical soldier may carry a dozen devices and 70 batteries on a three-day patrol. That adds weight—16 pounds or so—to already-overburdened warriors.
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