This central figure of Data Command's composition is based on developmental research by the Natick Soldier Center to evolve the 2025 future soldier. There is a fundamental issue in Soldier Power - the soldier needs energy in the form of electrical energy:

• The energy will primarily be provided in the form of chemical energy - solar energy is generally too diffuse - nuclear energy is unwieldy in terms of weight, shielding, safety and carries a lot of social baggage
• The primary options for packaging chemical energy are batteries (oxidizer intimately packaged) and fuels (oxidizer obtained from air and fuel used in heat engines or electrochemical devices like fuel cells)
• The chemical energy must be converted to electrical energy in very close proximity to the soldier

Data Command

This digital mural artwork is based on new technologies being developed to provide the individual soldier with light-weight power sources, the aim being to give lighter ground based armor that will back up the soldier's ability to survive on contemporary and future battlefields. Accompanying the central figure are images developed in 2D and 3D software from schematics relating to lithium-ion polymer battery systems and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT).