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Page numbers in
italics
indicate figures.

Abrams, Michael,
Birdmen, Batmen, & Skyflyers
,
136

acetylcholine,
24

action potentials,
54

activation of muscles,
21

Afghanistan, Tarnak farm incident in,
122–23

aftereffects,
85
,
105–9

aging: biological,
176–78

multitasking and,
72–73

Albinus, Bernhard Siegfried,
6

alcohol: caffeine in drinks with,
122

effects of on body,
116–19

use and abuse of by Stark,
101–2
,
116
,
119–21
,
157

ALS.
See
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Altholz, Addison,
132

amputation of limbs,
98–99
,
100
,
101–2

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
56
,
58

Anglesea leg,
27

ankle, flexing of when walking,
40–42
,
41

anthropomorphic suits,
19

apoptosis,
117

Argo Medical Technologies,
87

armor: adaptation to,
91
,
92

classic red and gold,
7
,
9–11
,
144–45
,
145
,
146

computer malfunctions and,
128–30

concept of modular,
8
,
9
,
10

deep water suit,
142
,
143

as defining characteristic for Iron Man,
4

effects of wearing,
81–82
,
85–86
,
93
,
102
,
105–9

functions of,
5–6

Golden Avenger,
8–9

Hulk-buster,
6
,
11

need for simplification of,
70–71

original gray,
7
,
8–9
,
9

for protection,
123–24
,
125
,
126
,
171

reactions to,
80–81

to restore lost function,
90

sensors on,
107

stealing and use of,
155–56

time needed to develop,
65–66
,
144
,
147

training needed to operate,
155
,
159
,
161–62

types of,
6
,
7
,
8

views of,
6

War Machine,
77–79
,
78
,
152
,
156–57
.
See also
brain-computer interface; brain-machine interface; Extremis armor; Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit (NTU-150) armor

Armor Wars story arc,
155–56

arousal level and stress,
76–77
,
77

artificial intelligence,
129

Asimov, Isaac:
I, Robot
,
144

“Run-around,”
129–30

“The Assassination of the Nyctalope” (Hire),
5

assistive devices,
87

assistive technology: adaptation to,
91
,
92
,
93

to amplify performance,
90

astronauts: deconditioning effects of space on,
83–85
,
84
,
86