Check this out for a brain-twisting juxtaposition: The U.S. military has successfully tested out a biofuel system for a "Warthog" A10 Thunderbolt II, one of the most feared combat aircraft in the World. Which is now fluffily ...READ»
Worried about the feasibility of using non-petroleum based jet fuel on commercial airlines? The U.S. military has volunteered its jets as guinea pigs, ordering up 600,000 gallons of fuel made of weeds, algae, and fat from animal ...READ»
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War. During WWII, they were the main sunglasses supplier for the ...READ»
The conclusion of the Battlestar Galactica television series a couple of weeks ago left viewers with a decidedly mixed message: a superficial gloss of "ooh, the scary robots are coming!", coupled with a more subtle--and, ...READ»
The House bill to limit marketing to the military is a good safeguard from unfair products or services, but the notion of marketing to a captive audience shouldn't be discounted. Some may argue that such direct marketing -- soldiers ...READ»
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Marketer's Guide to Semantic Web: Solving Social Media Measurement (Three Minds On Digital ...READ»
After a "pretty heated discussion" with the man who revealed almost 100,000 classified military documents, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America says he's concerned about Assange's agenda.READ»
In the wake of CES, a pair of women designers offer some suggestions on how consumer electronics manufacturers could boost their market share by taking gender differences into account.READ»
The war in Iraq (which is winding down as this issue goes to press) reflects a world where much is new. But when it comes to war, old truths prevail: Planning and leadership are the pillars of victory.READ»
Last week, I blogged about the specter of marketing during church, funerals and wakes. A couple days later, I came across this, a tombstone concept that incorporates a video screen. I was sure the issue was dead at that point, but ...READ»
I’ve been thinking about the recent proposed SBA rule change that would limit the women-owned small business set-aside program to four areas where SBA thinks that women are underrepresented and the resulting political backlash. ...READ»
Giving new meaning to the phrase "Your body is a battleground," Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal will get a tattoo next month containing one dot for every soldier and civilian who has died in the Iraq war.READ»
In the age of the Free Complaint Machine, known to many around the world as the ‘Internet’, is it wise to offer a product to anyone willing to purchase it? After all, a single poor fit between costumer and product can lead to the ...READ»
The U.S. military has a nagging problem: soldiers are either stuck in their land-bound Humvees or in helicopters. Not for long, if DARPA has anything to say about it. The defense agency's Transformer program aims to make sci-fi ...READ»
Formula 1 racing, which each year produces some of the most intensively engineered vehicles on earth, is a well-spring for design innovation. The New Scientist just rounded up some examples, and here are the the best:
F1 race ...READ»
