Fitting soldiers with biological monitoring devices might sound like something right out of Cyberpunk 2077, but using 3D printing, the US Army is fast-tracking the technology into 2020. The ARL has developed novel multipurpose biosensors that, as well as physiologically tracking troops, have the potential to provide them with an enhanced awareness of situational threats in the field
“Conformal 3D printing enables the rapid and customizable fabrication of microfluidic devices on biological surfaces such as the human skin,” explains the US Army Research Lab’s (ARL’s) Joshua Uzarski. “The ability to monitor a warfighter’s physical state could allow them to be safely removed from the field at a moment’s need, taking the judgment call …