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US military researching uses of the tongue

TIP OF THE TONGUE Researchers are using a so-called `brain port' attached by a narrow strip of plastic to the tongue to expand the senses of tomorrow's soldiers

AP , PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

Work on the infrared tongue vision for Army Rangers isn't as far along. But Raj said the potential usefulness of the night-vision technology is tremendous. It would allow soldiers to work in the dark without cumbersome night-vision goggles and to "see out the back of their heads," he said.

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