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At present, the development speed of military biological crossover technology in the world is obviously accelerated. The National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering and the Medical College of the United States released the report "Protecting Bio-economy", and looked forward to the development trend and related risks of bio-cross-economy. RAND Corporation of the United States released the report Brain-Computer Interface: Preliminary Assessment of Military Application and Impact, exploring the current and future operational value, related weaknesses and risks of brain-computer interface technology, and the policy norms that should be formulated before technology deployment. The European Commission issued the report "Cross-technology Development in Life Sciences", aiming at guiding and promoting cross-technology development in biological sciences. Russia and many countries in the Asia-Pacific region attach importance to the development of military biological cross-technology.
Countries actively explore new concepts and technologies of biological computing.
Biocomputing is the basic enabling technology to promote the innovation of military bio-crossover technology at present.. With the support of large-scale and multi-type data and information storage, management, acquisition and computing technology, bio-computing technology provides necessary and efficient data support for military biological cross-technology innovation. The military powers led by the United States and Russia are promoting the research of biochip and bio-storage technology through a number of projects.
Russia cooperates with many countries to propose a new concept of biochip.In June, 2020, Lobachevsky State University, in cooperation with scientists from many countries, put forward the concept of "memory-resistive neural hybrid chip", which can be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses. This concept is a prospective solution based on the combination of nerve cells and microfluidic technology, which makes it possible to implant a "spatially ordered active neural network".
The United States uses silk protein to realize high-capacity biological storage.In August 2020, the State University of New York at Stony Brook cooperated with the University of Texas at Austin and other universities to realize the high-capacity biological storage technology based on silk protein. This storage technology takes natural silk protein with good biocompatibility, easy functionalization and controllable degradation rate as information storage medium, and near-field infrared nano-lithography technology as digital information writing method.
The practical degree of biosensing technology is constantly improving.
Biosensing is a technology that uses sensors sensitive to biological substances to convert the concentration of substances into electrical signals for detection. It mainly realizes three functions of feeling, observing and reacting, and is widely used in medicine, biochip, environmental detection, military monitoring and other fields. The United States and other military science and technology powers are making great efforts to promote biosensor technology to be practical.
The United States developed new biosensor materials to detect environmental changes in real time.In June, 2020, researchers at Tufts University in the United States printed a high-precision biosensor structure with biological activity on a wearable substrate, so as to carry out real-time localized detection of biomolecules. When the surrounding environment changes or releases specific molecules, the sensing material with biological activity can react with it, thus changing color.
DARPA continues to promote the water biosensor project to monitor underwater areas.In September 2020, the DARPA Persistent Aquatic Biosensor (PALS) project entered the second phase, which is expected to last until November 2021. The project was announced in February 2018, aiming at developing a new sensor system to detect, record and interpret the behaviors of marine organisms such as Epinephelus, so as to identify, characterize and report manned/unmanned submersibles operating in strategic waters. This technology will enhance the capabilities of the existing hardware-based maritime surveillance system in the United States, and greatly expand the scope, sensitivity and life span of the US military’s underwater surveillance capabilities.
DARPA set up bionic coastal protection project to strengthen coastal base.In June, 2021, DARPA added a bionic coastal protection project to its application budget in FY, 2022. Based on the technology accumulated by the persistent aquatic biosensor project, this project aims to develop a sustainable coral reef structure with a mixture of man-made and biological materials, and provide protection for American bases in low-lying coastal areas.
The popularity of brain-computer interface technology has soared, and frontier breakthroughs have continued to emerge.
Brain-computer interface (BCI) refers to the technology of creating direct connection between human or animal brain and external equipment to realize information interaction between brain and equipment.Brain-computer interface (BCI) has been highly concerned by major military powers and innovative enterprises in the world in recent years because of its subversive military use and pioneering medical use, and has achieved a series of breakthrough results.
The United States uses tiny wires to transmit EEG signals.In March 2020, researchers at Stanford University in the United States developed a new device that can directly connect the brain to a silicon chip. The device inserts a bundle of tiny wires thinner than human hair into the brain and connects the wires directly to an external silicon chip, which can record the EEG signals transmitted through each wire. Compared with the existing equipment, this equipment can record more data and is less invasive. The researchers tested on rat retinal cells and got meaningful signals.
The United States transmits visual information through the brain-computer interface to help the blind recover their vision.In May, 2020, the research team of Baylor Medical College in the United States published a research achievement in the top international journal Cell. Through the brain-computer interface technology, dynamic current was used to stimulate the cerebral cortex, and visual information was directly transmitted to the brain to help blind patients bypass the damaged eyes and nerves and restore their vision.
The US Air Force uses brain-computer interface to extract brain signals to determine the learning state of human brain.In October 2020, the US Air Force Research Laboratory announced that it would jointly develop a "personalized neural learning system" with Microsoft Research Institute, MIT Lincoln Lab and other industry partners to create an interface between the human brain and the computer, and determine the learning state of the human brain by extracting brain signals and other physiological data in real time, so as to improve the ability of pilots to learn and make decisions quickly and effectively.
The United States completed the experiment of human using wireless high-bandwidth brain-computer interface for the first time.In April, 2021, researchers from Brown University in the United States demonstrated the first time that humans used high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface. The system can transmit brain signals with single neuron resolution and full broadband fidelity without physical binding with the decoding system. This is an important step towards a fully implantable brain-computer interface system.
The American Neural Connection Company successfully conducted an experiment in which monkeys played games through an invasive brain-computer interface.In April, 2021, the neural connection company founded by elon musk showed a scene in which a monkey played video games through the brain-computer interface system LINKV0.9. The system has the advantages of small volume, small rejection reaction, large number of signal acquisition channels, wireless communication and charging, and high practicality, which lays the foundation for accelerating the research and development of practical "brain control" system. It is expected that the device can be used to solve many nervous system problems, such as memory loss, stroke and addiction, etc. At present, it has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and is expected to carry out human trials in the short term. Prior to this, in August 2020, Neural Connection Company implanted an invasive brain-computer interface system into the pig’s brain and obtained clear EEG signals.
The United States uses brain-computer interface to transmit text information, which is comparable to normal typing.In May, 2021, researchers at Stanford University developed a new brain-computer interface, which can convert the imaginary "handwriting" in human brain into screen text with an accuracy rate of over 99%. The device can accurately convert 90 characters per minute, which is comparable to normal handwriting or typing on a smart phone, and more than double the speed of typing with eye tracking system.
Analysis on the development characteristics of military biological crossover technology
Military biological crossing technology is the strategic commanding height of future science and technology.At present, the four scientific problems recognized in the world include the origin of life, the essence of consciousness, the material structure and the evolution of the universe. The military biological crossing technology is closely related to the first two, and it is the strategic commanding height that the world military powers have made efforts to seize. In the future, the military bio-crossing technology will refer to the operation mode of biological organisms, and realize the meaningful analysis of advanced neurological functions such as semi-synthesis of life, efficient utilization of life components and cognitive memory thinking. Synthetic organisms with strategic monitoring, autonomous control and other national defense application values will become a hot spot in laboratory research, and technologies such as brain reading, brain imitation, brain control and brain control will be applied in specific scenarios.
The military biological crossover technology will develop rapidly in the future.As an important source of military subversive technological breakthrough, military biological crossover technology is developing in the direction of great integration, great crossover and great breakthrough, especially after being combined with methods and tools such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, micro-nano manufacturing and cognitive nerve, military biological crossover technology has entered a period of development and strategic opportunity, and will have great application value in the military field. At present, key technologies of defense, which has become the key investment of the world’s military powers, is constantly giving birth to new operational styles and concepts, which will have an important impact on the generation of military capabilities and the transformation of war forms in the future.
Analysis on the development characteristics of military biological crossover technology
Military biological crossing technology is the strategic commanding height of future science and technology. At present, the four scientific problems recognized in the world include the origin of life, the essence of consciousness, the material structure and the evolution of the universe. The military biological crossing technology is closely related to the first two, and it is the strategic commanding height that the world military powers have made efforts to seize. In the future, the military bio-crossing technology will refer to the operation mode of biological organisms, and realize the meaningful analysis of advanced neurological functions such as semi-synthesis of life, efficient utilization of life components and cognitive memory thinking. Synthetic organisms with strategic monitoring, autonomous control and other national defense application values will become a hot spot in laboratory research, and technologies such as brain reading, brain imitation, brain control and brain control will be applied in specific scenarios.
The military biological crossover technology will develop rapidly in the future. As an important source of military subversive technological breakthrough, military biological crossover technology is developing in the direction of great integration, great crossover and great breakthrough, especially after being combined with methods and tools such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, micro-nano manufacturing and cognitive nerve, military biological crossover technology has entered a period of development and strategic opportunity, and will have great application value in the military field. At present, key technologies of defense, which has become the key investment of the world’s military powers, is constantly giving birth to new operational styles and concepts, which will have an important impact on the generation of military capabilities and the transformation of war forms in the future.
Military biological cross technology will become a new military scientific and technological force in the future. New concept biological weapons, such as neuroscience and brain science, biosensing and bio-computing, bionic materials and bionic machinery, are rising rapidly, which can improve or weaken the situation awareness, decision-making evaluation and combat function of combat subjects to meet the new requirements of military science and technology for precision warfare and soft killing under the information war. In the future, the military bio-crossover technology will play an important role in many fields, such as target identification of new weapons and equipment, judgment of friends and enemies, intelligent directional weapons reconnaissance and monitoring sensors, energy supply of logistics support equipment, development of large-scale biological computers, wearable devices for future soldiers, life tissue repair and battlefield rescue.
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