Lightning Packs, LLC has created what could be a ground-breaking new pack-frame design that appears to float while being carried, reducing fatigue. It may even generate power, the makers say. "Our ...

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The U.S. Army wants to build backpacks that generate electricity when the person wearing them walks. The Army Research Laboratory is testing a prototype of what it calls the “Energy Harvesting ...

National military nonprofit Operation Homefront distributed backpacks full of school supplies to more than 200 local military children in Killeen on Saturday as part of its 17th annual Back-to-School ...

A soldier tests the Energy Harvesting Backpack on a treadmill at ARL. Army researchers are continuing apace with work that could one day lighten soldiers’ loads by letting them get the power they need ...

A novel attachment to the soldier’s assault pack might someday reduce the number of batteries carried to power night-vision devices, radios and other equipment, as well as help make dismounted patrols ...

Volunteers work at a brisk pace handing out backpacks during The Salvation Army Allentown Corps 19th annual backpack distribution and community street fair Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Allentown. More ...