A breakthrough in decoding brain signals could be the first step towards soldiers communicating without having to speak aloud during military operations.
"Here we're not only measuring signals, but we're interpreting them," Hamid Krim, a programme manager from the Army Research Office, told the outlet.
One example of this is the machine calculating whether a soldier's brain is stressed or tired - before the brain sends the signals that makes them aware that they are, so they can take a break without overtiring.
He added that, building on the findings, another potential benefit to the military could be that the brain and computers communicate through the brain signals - allowing soldiers to silently talk through their brainwaves while in the field.