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Inside the US military's tactical IRC system
First used by the military in the 1990s, online chat systems like IRC have become an indispensable Continue reading…
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Bomb-carrying Navy robots take orders from odors
The US Navy is looking to develop a swarm of odor-sniffing robots to help assemble and load some of Continue reading…
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FIDOS project could use canine brain scans to select military dogs
The Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to use new advances in MRI scanning Continue reading…
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DARPA program hides care packages at the bottom of the ocean floor
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on a new system to stash important Continue reading…
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Double-barrelled 50 kW laser weapon shoots down drones and mortar rounds
German defense contractor Rheinmetall has shown off a new two-part laser system with a combined Continue reading…
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DARPA's robotic pack mule now follows voice commands and navigates in the dark
We've been following DARPA's development of the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) for over a year Continue reading…
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Microsoft working with US military to create Kinect-powered physical therapy system
If all goes as planned, Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor camera will be used to help provide Continue reading…
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The military's future lies in biohacking and open-source software, retired general says
Never mind drones — is an entire cyborg army of "programmable soldiers" in our future? During a Continue reading…
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DARPA planning long-range 100Gbps wireless network
US military research agency DARPA hopes to build a long-range wireless data network capable of Continue reading…
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DARPA-funded research could block internal bleeding with expanding foam
DARPA has awarded more funding to researchers who are testing a type of expandable foam that could Continue reading…
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Galaxy S III software leak reveals potential S4-class upgrades
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Space guns, boreholes, and biodomes: the lost dreams of 20th century science
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'Breaking Bad' creator Vince Gilligan is 'grateful as hell' for Netflix binge-watching
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Google Hangouts upgrade removes ability to host Google Voice calls on your computer
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Inside the private push for consumer space travel
