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BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER GUIDE 13
 Using biomass to produce fuels and materials in the battlespace can shorten and strengthen supply lines.
 Monitoring troops and activities with robust, nature-based sensors can deliver real-time, mission-critical
information to protect human assets and improve decision-making in the heat of battle.
 Advanced materials – lighter, stronger, cheaper to make – can make weapons systems more durable and
efficient as well as easier to repair in the field.
 Tools for adapting to changing circumstances — think paint that changes color with the environment for better
camouflage — can be customized quickly to a nearly infinite degree, making surprises in conflict less of an obstacle.
Biotechnology can endow our military with decisive advantages in all areas of engagement.
CHECK OUT THESE BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS NOW BEING TESTED:
BIOCEMENT Stronger, more durable, and holding
up better in extreme circumstances, biocement can
also be “grown” in the field from biological feed-
stock often found right underfoot.
FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIALS In partnership
with the US Navy, Cambium developed composite,
lightweight bio-based building materials that will
not burn.
PROTECTIVE MATERIALS Stronger than
Kevlar, synthetic spider silk provides super-light,
super-strong protection for warfighters from both
enemy fire and harsh environments.
THERMO-REGULATION TECHNOLOGIES
Portable, self-regulating hydration and body
temperature technologies keep the bodies of fight-
ing men and women working at optimum levels.
Biocement
by Biomason
Vest by Qore
Drone material by Cambium
Synthetic silk by Synthetic silk by
Kraig Biocraft Kraig Biocraft
Laboratories Laboratories
DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY, PROTECTING OUR TROOPS
COURTESY BIOMASON, QORE, CAMBIUM, KRAIG BIOCRAFT LABORATORIES