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A low-cost disposable strip of plastic that can record a soldiers exposure to explosions for up to seven days is hoped to help doctors learn more about brain injuries. Soldiers are increasingly injured by experiencing multiple shock waves from powerful explosives, not necessarily from being hit directly.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) signed a $5 million contract with Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to develop the strip of tape which will contain printed electronics, analog memory, and sensors.

The information collected will be added to a soldiers medical records making it easy to track their blast history. 25 prototypes to test components are scheduled for Spring next year and 1,000 units for field testing are planned for 2010.

via dvice.com