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Topic: Federal Research Funding

  
Kenan Samms
DARPA   |  Comment

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

BY Robert Atkinson
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 4:10 PM

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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DARPA CHALLENGE   |  4 comments

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

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 2, 2009 at 9:20 AM

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»

TECHNOLOGY   |  1 comment

Undercover Bedbugs?

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 77
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

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

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NUCLEAR FUSION   |  Comment

Is DARPA Working on a Handheld Nuclear Fusion Device?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 69
Mon Jul 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM

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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CATERPILLAR TRUCK   |  17 comments

The Caterpillar Self-Driving Dump Truck

BY Tim McKeough
Relevancy Score: 59
Tue Nov 25, 2008 at 5:00 AM

A Robotic Behemoth for Mining.READ»

COMPETITION   |  Comment

Gentlerobots, Start Your Engines!


Relevancy Score: 54
Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 5:58 PM

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
INNOVATION   |  7 comments

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History

BY Fast Company staff
Relevancy Score: 37
Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 11:46 AM

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»