It's technology that could save many lives. And even though it's just in the research phase right now, our Rachael Paradis tells us more about technology that could provide medical care to service members injured in the field.

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One of the professors leading this research says when the body suffers an injury, certain chemicals are released. This patch would, in turn, release other chemicals or drugs to help treat the service members until more stable care can be reached.

"If somebody is injured, there is a big problem to get immediate help, directly on the battle field and we are just looking to create an automatic system," said Evegny Katz, Clarkson University Chemistry Chair.

According to Professor Katz, this is just the beginning of research and it will be years until it can be put to use.

"There is a big difference between fundamental research in university and final practical evaluation. It will be designed by next step of research," Katz said.

There are about 20 people conducting the research, half of which are here at Clarkson. The other half are in California.

For research students like Kevin Macvittie, it's a great hands-on opportunity.

"It's really just an excellent way to prepare for the future. The thing about being able to do research as an undergrad is you get to get a little feeling for what things are like after school," Macvittie said.

The research is funded by the Department of Defense and cost about $2 million. They're only about halfway through this research phase. It will last about another two years and after that, it will start to be developed by other engineers.

The research team mentioned in California is headed up by Professor Joseph Wang with the University of California in San Diego.