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The Download: faking blood and the future of batteries

The Download: faking blood and the future of batteries

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This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven crew members. The mi

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This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven crew members.

The mission was a reminder of the risks of transporting blood, which has a limited shelf life and is often in short supply. Now, a $73 million DARPA effort aims to create shelf-stable versions of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells.

The idea is to develop dried blood products that can be stored for long periods and deployed quickly on the battlefield. The project aims to have bags of dried blood products deployed in the field by 2029.

But getting it all done will be tough, and researchers still have major questions about the safety and effectiveness of synthetic alternatives.

Discover how the military hopes to make blood last longer . —Andrew Rosenblum This story is from the next issue of our print magazine.

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