The US Army Has Chosen Its Top 10 Science And Technology Advances For This Year

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Business Insider: The US Army has chosen its top 10 science and technology advances for this year — here are the potential game changers that made the list

* US Army and service-funded researchers are making strides in numerous areas, including the material sciences, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
* Alexander Kott, the chief scientist at Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, recently picked the Army's top 10 science and technology advancements of 2019.
* The list of potential game changers features things like artificial muscles for robots, self-repairing materials, and 3D printed steel that's tougher than anything commercially available, among other things.

US Army researchers and engineers have been busy this year, developing new capabilities and technologies meant to help modernize the force.

Alexander Kott, the chief scientist at Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, recently picked the Army's top 10 science and technology advancements of 2019. These are potentially game-changing developments intended to help Army soldiers fight and win on future battlefields.

The list includes research and development efforts in material science, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

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