August 12, 2019 Army sets sights on new fuel cell technology When dismounted U.S. Army infantry are attacking fortified enemy positions, taking hostile fire and moving quickly to find the best points for continued assault -- “battery life” can determine mission success or failure and even -- life or death.
August 9, 2019 10 useful gadgets for the modern office I’m always on the look-out for the best office gear. Here are my top picks from several weeks of testing.
August 9, 2019 Samaritan: Revolutionary app lets users directly donate to and interact with the homeless in their neighborhoods In November of 2015, Jonathan Kumar stood on a street corner in Seattle and watched wincingly as a man begged. It was that one encounter that spurred Kumar to take the matter into his own hands – and the Samaritan app born.
August 8, 2019 Self-repairing robots that sense and fix damage developed by scientists The much heralded robot apocalypse -- which may be many years, or decades, away -- is predicated on the notion that robots will eventually be able to handle tasks that require a deft, softer touch.
August 2, 2019 New missile defense tech destroys incoming nukes faster If a nuclear-armed enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile were speeding its way through space towards a heavily populated U.S. target, commanders in charge of defending the homeland would at most have a mere 20-to-30 minutes to destroy the incoming weapon.
August 1, 2019 Surreal 'Inception'-style images show warped cities Inspired by the 2010 sci-fi thriller “Inception,” a production company has created a series of incredible warped images of Russian cities.
August 1, 2019 Army refines wargames for multi-domain combat If land-based precision artillery, maneuvering Air Force fighter jets and Navy destroyers were all able to seamlessly share sensitive targeting information in real-time during high-intensity combat, the Pentagon would be closely approaching its currently-envisioned concept of modern joint multi-domain warfare.
August 1, 2019 Pentagon is working on 'talking lasers' that beam sound to our ears The Pentagon has confirmed that it is testing lasers that are able to talk, sending short messages through glass, traveling short distances.
July 30, 2019 Brain speech signals decoded into written text in breakthrough research for people with paralysis Doctors have been able to turn brain signals for speech into written sentences in a research project that aims to transform how patients with severe disabilities communicate.
July 30, 2019 Clean energy? Researchers develop technology to harness power from freshwater and seawater Researchers have developed a cheap technology that could become a major source of renewable energy in the future.