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Kenan Samms
DARPA   |  Comment

Upcoming S&T Event: Does DARPA Still Effectively Spur U.S. Technological Innovation?

There has been substantial debate recently whether DARPA - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - still effectively spurs U.S. technological innovation. On Tuesday, September 14, The Information Technology and Innovation ...READ»

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Dark-Sided DARPA Dangles $40k for Crowdsourced Balloon Hunt

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has long been shrouded in mists made of equal measures of awe, mystery, controversy, and spying. Now it's strolling out of those clouds, jauntily singing a 1980s pop ditty by Nena. 99 ...READ»

Undercover Bedbugs?

The latest in soldiery: a menagerie of robo-animals.READ»

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Is DARPA Working on a Handheld Nuclear Fusion Device?

The Pentagon's DARPA arm is known for its attempts to reduce devices to microchip size. Projects have included multi-purpose sensors, cryogenic coolers, video cameras, and apparently, "Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic ...READ»

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The Caterpillar Self-Driving Dump Truck

A Robotic Behemoth for Mining.READ»

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Gentlerobots, Start Your Engines!

Didn't get your fill of obscure sports with chessboxing, roshambo, and competitive eating? Then how about Driverless Motorsports, which, like the DARPA Grand Challenge and the Ansari X Prize, seeks to inspire innovation through ...READ»

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History5

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History

1567 Prize for: Developing a method of finding longitude at sea Offered by: Spain's King Philip II Amount: 6,000 gold ducats, plus an annual pension of 2,000ducats for life Winner: Marine chronometer, by James Harrison, in ...READ»