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  Swiss group builds insect-inspired camera system with 180-degree vision

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 20, 2013 06:38 pm + 5 comments

  There's a race underway to bring insect-like compound eyes to micro drones. Curvace, a research Continue reading…

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  DARPA wants 'the love hormone' to treat PTSD, master propaganda

  By Katie Drummond on April 24, 2013 02:00 pm + 23 comments

  The Pentagon's loftiest research agency wants to add a little love to national security. Sort of. In Continue reading…

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  How the military defends against GPS jamming

  By Russell Brandom on April 11, 2013 03:32 pm + 31 comments

  What should the military do when GPS goes down? That's a question DARPA has spent a lot of time and Continue reading…

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  DARPA wants to build low-cost robots that mimic your hand's finest movements

  By Chris Welch on March 30, 2013 07:14 pm + 3 comments

  What started as a lofty goal is slowly moving closer to reality, as DARPA continues research on Continue reading…

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  BigDog 'mule' robot wreaks havoc with herculean throwing arm

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 1, 2013 01:02 am + 61 comments

  Boston Dynamics' BigDog rough-terrain robot just got even more terrifying, with the addition of a Continue reading…

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  DARPA awards Carnegie Mellon professor $6 million to prevent unmanned vehicle hacks

  By Chris Welch on February 28, 2013 12:20 pm + 17 comments

  Not only do military officials need to worry about the security of computers belonging to personnel, Continue reading…

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  Energy Department's advanced energy agency ARPA-E attracts $450M in private funding

  By Carl Franzen on February 26, 2013 06:00 pm + 9 comments

  The US Department of Energy's effort to fund research into advanced, experimental energy projects to Continue reading…

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  Obama plans decade-long research effort to map the human brain and explore consciousness

  By T.C. Sottek on February 18, 2013 09:52 am + 182 comments

  The New York Times reports that the Obama administration plans to spearhead a scientific effort over Continue reading…

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  DARPA's 1.8 gigapixel drone camera is a high-res Fourth Amendment lawsuit waiting to happen

  By Joshua Kopstein on February 1, 2013 12:33 pm + 96 comments

  As unmanned aerial vehicles continue to populate the skies above battlefields and college campuses f Continue reading…

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  Massive NASA-funded airship prototype takes off for the first time

  By Kimber Streams on January 30, 2013 05:46 pm + 43 comments

  Earlier this month, Aeroscraft — a 36,000-pound airship prototype — successfully lifted off for Continue reading…