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As Trump touts expanded use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients, the US military has already been using it

Roughly a dozen servicemembers have been treated and the plasma is now stashed on U.S. Navy ships and military bases worldwide.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Is this the solution to contaminated water on military bases?

Civilian researchers tested a plasma reactor at an Air Force Base that could destroy cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water.

By Meghann Myers

6 years ago

Pentagon scientists are making talking plasma laser balls for use as non-lethal weapons

Sounds can now move through the laser frequencies, and developers expect a usable weapon in the next five years.

6 years ago

The future of nonlethal laser weapons: Dazzling lights to talking plasma balls

Troops have seen nonlethal weapons alternatives grow from flashlights to a host of visual, audio and physical tools.

7 years ago

DoD, FDA partner to speed up approval of freeze-dried plasma for use on the battlefield

The FDA is hoping to have a licensed product by the end of 2018.

By Charlsy Panzino

7 years ago

US troops get freeze-dried plasma for battlefield bloodshed

All of the U.S. military’s special operations fighters now being sent to war zones have freeze-dried blood plasma, a crucial addition to first-aid kits that can prevent badly wounded troops from bleeding to death on the battlefield.

7 years ago

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