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Senator Bruno met with Richard Siegel, RPI’s Professor of Materials Engineering |
RPI one of six considered to be home of U.S. Army Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Monday, January 28, 2002
Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno met with officials of the U.S. army who visited Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to review the school�s proposal for the development of an innovative new Army program. RPI is one of six academic institutions currently being considered.
The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies project would involve the design and development of nanoscale science and technologies to create a "superman suit" -- a new type of uniform for U.S. soldiers that will provide protection against ballistic, biological, and chemical threats.
"I am excited that Rensselaer may be the home for the important work done by the U.S. Army and I think there no better place to house such a visionary program than RPI, " Senator Bruno said. "Attracting programs like these are exactly what we had mind when my colleagues and I in the Senate Majority proposed our Gen*NY*sis program, which encourages public-private partnerships to help make New York State a leader in the biotech industry."
The innovative features of the "superman suit" include:
* protection from biological or chemical weapons
* fibers that change color to provide camouflage
* thermal control to improve soldier comfort and protect from lasers and fire
* ballistic protection
* an integrated communications system
* biomedical sensing that recognizes tissue damage and provides drug delivery
"Rensselaer County and RPI is already the home of burgeoning hub of biotech research," Senator Bruno said. "RPI is certainly well prepared to welcome the Institute and I am confident that a partnership between the school and the Army will be beneficial to everyone involved."
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