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DARPA pledges millions to scour a surge of satellite photos

The award to Descartes Labs, a Los Alamos spinoff, is part of a DARPA push to build efficient cloud systems for processing big volumes of geospatial data.

DARPA is literally reinventing the wheel

The military’s radical GXV-T program is rethinking what military vehicles look like.

How DARPA’s fighting deepfakes

As AI makes video manipulation easier, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency scientists race to develop tools to detect what’s real and what’s not.

How DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent It

The agency has launched a program that takes advantage of the computing resources of smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles, IoT endpoints, and more.

AI Is Changing Our Brains

Artificial intelligence is shaping not only how we think, but how we see ourselves. Will you one day be held accountable for something your digital self did without you knowing?

Regina Dugan Is Leaving Facebook’s Top Secret Lab

The head of Facebook’s secretive “Building 8” is leaving the company

Move Over 3-D Printing, The Future Is Objects That Morph And Shift Shape

We’re a long way from Ikea bookcases that put themselves together, but the idea of having programmable, self-assembled “4-D printed” objects isn’t as far off as you think.

Why DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Is Targeting The Internet of Things

The Pentagon’s braintank is holding a competition for building next-gen technology to better battle hackers.

App To Help Detect War-Zone PTSD And Brain Injury Expands To Civilian Use

The DANA app was created for the Defense Department to help diagnose PTSD and brain problems in the field. Now, researchers are testing it on sports concussions and for potential use in rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and with elderly patients.

Segway Inventor Creates Revolutionary Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

The FDA has cleared the way for DEKA, Segway inventor Dean Kamen’s company, to market a realistic, robotic limb that enables fine motor skills with just a thought.

USAID Is Getting Its Own DARPA-Like Innovation Lab To Solve Global Development Challenges

Bringing cutting-edge science and technology research to combat the world’s biggest problems.

Watch This Nightmarish Ape-Inspired Robot Practice Saving Your Life

A Silicon Valley Military Contractor Is Making A Battery That Vanishes on Command

Today’s wearable tech suddenly seems like very old news.

NASA’s 6-Foot Valkyrie Humanoid Robot Will Rescue You From Buildings

Mind Reading, Cyborgs, And Fusion: What DARPA Wants Young Scientists To Work On

Want a glimpse into the future of science? Check out the application areas for the young faculty awards at the Defense Department’s crazy research arm.

DARPA Wants To Spy On Foreign Countries With A Giant Fold-Up Telescope

This Is The Robot That Will Hunt You When The Machines Make Us Their Slaves

DARPA Dreams Of The Shuttle’s Successor: An Experimental Spaceplane