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Blast-induced traumatic
brain injury (TBI) is the "signature wound" of the recent conflicts
Iraq and Afghanistan. Without any real quantitative method to indicate the
magnitude of blast exposure, soldiers affected may not receive appropriate
medical care. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
have recently developed at new blast badge inspired by the wings of butterflies.