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by GunnyGene » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:12 pm
I hadn't heard of this before reading about it today. Called "Marking Appliance Reusable Chemiluminescent" (MARC), will probably be available soon for civilian use. This is a pretty slick innovation.
Video at the link. I'm sure y'all can think of some fun and useful things to do with this when it hit's the store shelves.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your ... placement/
AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base developed a reusable solution that resembles a piece of chalk, but functions much the same as regular chemlights and can be used in the infrared light spectrum.
Researchers encased the liquid and oils found in chemlights into a waxy medium that can be used for writing and marking objects in the field. The pressure of writing breaks the tiny capsules in the wax, which causes the chemical reaction that creates the glowing effect.
Larry Brott, an engineer with AFRL’s materials and manufacturing directorate, came up with the idea after years of working in the automotive adhesives industry, where he used similar designs.
“This is such an intuitive use for this technology,” Brott said in an Air Force news release in March. “By packaging these materials in this form, we’re saving three things for the warfighter: volume, weight, and cost.”
Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes is rapidly becoming a reality (11/2023). Para Bellum.
