Solar panels on soldiers will keep them safer, lighter and hopefully more environmentally friendly. Actually, this is brilliant, maybe I can get a solar panel suit and work outside to save energy. Or the flip side of this is that skin cancer prevention groups will freak out at the extra exposure required for the soldiers to recharge their stuff… we’ll see.
“…and diminish the “thermal signature” that enemy sensors use to track troop location…”
And here all this time I thought that Islamic Militants just used binoculars and keen sense of smell to aim their 30-year-old Soviet rockets at our boys. Them-thar Ay-Rabs got some serious hi-tek.
Note: I didn’t say it 😉 – Randy
“Imagine that if you go to the beach, the shade could be used to power a TV.”
That’s just what I want when I go to the beach to unwind and relax! Some yahoo on the next blanket watching Jerry Springer on his solar TV.