The newest jetpack won't help you realize your dreams of soaring across the sky, but it could help you run a mile in just four minutes. The futuristic-looking device has so far enabled one wearer to shave about 20 seconds off his time when running a mile around an outdoor track, according to Jason Kerestes, a graduate student of engineering and robotics at Arizona State University who leads the jetpack project. The technology has a ways to go before it realizes its four-minute mile goals, but they are still within reach, Kerestes said. Like most jetpacks, the one developed by Kerestes and his team operates by generating thrust, or a propulsive force that moves the person wearing the device forward at a faster pace.
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