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'Thought Helmets' Could Enable Voiceless Troop Communication

by Darren Murph on September 22, 2008 at 09:27 AM

This won't mark the first time the US government has looked into other means for helping soldiers communicate on the battlefield, but it's one of the first instances where vocal cords aren't even necessary. The US Army has recently awarded a $4 million contract to a coalition of scientists, all of which will soon start developing a "thought helmet" to enable voiceless, secure communication between comrades.

In theory, at least, the helmet will boast a litany of sensors that will hopefully "lead to direct mental control of military systems by thought alone." According to Dr. Elmar Schmoozer, the Army neuroscience overseeing the program, the system will be like "radio without a microphone."

Oh, and don't think for a second that they aren't considering civilian applications as well -- passing along jokes on the boss via telekinesis? Yes, please.

[Via Slashdot]

Tags: army, bci, brain, defense, government, helmet, military, mind, mind control, MindControl, security, sensor, sensors, thought, thought control, ThoughtControl, us, usa, war

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