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Laser Beams That Trigger Amnesia

MIB Tool Becomes Military Reality

— December 15, 2008 — Unique
Straight out of “Men in Black”, a crazy new laser weapon will erase memories as they happen. American and Chinese researchers have teamed up to selectively erasing memories in mice.

The original amnesia laser rendered mice unable to form memories, Amnesia laser 2.0 attacks specific memories by comandeering individual proteins in the brain.

Amnesia laser technology, of course, has sparked the interest of the US military. The Pentagon has been known to drop beaucoup bucks to manipulate the memories of soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder. But doesn’t it seem like a more sinister plot to erase the memories of our enemies so they’ll never know what hit ‘em?

Amnesia beams work by emitting a blast of electrons. Strobe lights have been used to disorient enemies in the past but this cool tool is way more awesome.
Trend Themes
1. Selective Memory Erasure - The development of laser technology that can selectively erase specific memories could disrupt industries related to therapy and mental health.
2. Memory Manipulation - The use of laser beams to manipulate memories has the potential to disrupt industries related to defense and military operations.
3. Advanced Strobe Light Technology - The advancement of laser technology as an alternative to traditional strobe lights could disrupt industries related to crowd control and security.
Industry Implications
1. Therapy and Mental Health - Selective memory erasure could create disruptive innovation opportunities in the therapy and mental health industry by offering new approaches to treating trauma and PTSD.
2. Defense and Military - The ability to manipulate memories using laser beams presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the defense and military industry for enhanced psychological warfare techniques.
3. Crowd Control and Security - Advanced strobe light technology, utilizing laser beams, could disrupt the crowd control industry by providing more effective and precise methods to disorient and control individuals.
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