In the past 50 years very little has changed in basic airplane design, and due to the growth in air travel the present system we have will not be able to absorb the growth. So NASA granted MIT a $2.1 million research contract to develop environmental and performance concepts that lead aviation into the next […]

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28 Jan
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HULC Supersoldier Suit
Iron Man suits may not be that far away

Holy crap this looks crazy. Designed by Lockheed Martin, the Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) is a “completely un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains.” The suit is totally mobile and capable of running, squatting […]

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