“Ultimately, you could artificially control the rain and lightning over a large expanse with such ideas.” The adage “Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about... Read more
Imagine an Internet that enabled its users to slice and dice content into subsets of content relevant to their interests and needs, rather than top-down keyword searches that commercial sear... Read more
Want a glimpse into the future of science? Check out the application areas for the young faculty awards at the Defense Department’s crazy research arm. The Pentagon’s advanced research... Read more
How can EVs help or hurt the electric grid? A potentially lucrative new market is emerging around the exchange of energy between plug-in vehicles and the electrical grid, particularly as mor... Read more
Tiny lab-grown organs connected by an artificial blood system on a two-inch chip could greatly improve drug testing Miniature human organs made by 3D printing could create a “body on a... Read more
New program seeks to lower satellite launch costs by developing a reusable hypersonic unmanned vehicle with costs, operation and reliability similar to traditional aircraft Commercial, civil... Read more
30 percent more than the Department of Defense’s Robust Electric Laser Initiative (RELI) requirements The likelihood of lasers appearing on the battlefield was boosted last week when B... Read more
Maybe his millimeter-wave radar system could flag weapons on their way in to busy places where they’re not allowed. In the weeks after the Connecticut school shooting, as the nation pu... Read more
New DARPA program seeks performers for transient electronics demonstration The sophisticated electronics used by warfighters in everything from radios, remote sensors and even phones can now... Read more
Technology developed under DARPA’s Wound Stasis System program resulted in 72 percent survival rate at three hours post-injury in testing The Department of Defense’s medical system aspires t... Read more
The new camouflage makeup protects the face and hands for up to 15 seconds before its own temperature rises Camouflage face makeup for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental chang... Read more
U.S. Department of Defense approves USF Nursing to extend its ART study nationwide to military across all branches of service Researchers at the University of South Florida College of Nursin... Read more
The team has devised a system to train rats to recognize and respond to the explosives Since the invention of land mines some seven centuries ago, activists, researchers and government offic... Read more
The NYPD announced the project yesterday You have to feel sorry for the police officers who are required to frisk people for guns or knives – after all, if someone who doesn... Read more
