Co.DesignWorms and cockroaches inspired this robot that can unclog any pipeHave a clogged pipe? GE has a new robot that could help.
TechScientists want your smartphone to sniff out cancer—just like a dogA new study shows that it’s possible to detect cancer via smell, just like dogs do. Now researchers want to embed this technology into phones.
TechHow Big Tech is helping build the Pentagon’s all-seeing eye-in-the-skyAfter years of more clandestine contracting, the Pentagon has turned to Silicon Valley’s algorithms to build “Enemy of the People”-style surveillance systems.
TechDARPA pledges millions to scour a surge of satellite photosThe 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.
TechDARPA is literally reinventing the wheelThe military’s radical GXV-T program is rethinking what military vehicles look like.
TechHow DARPA’s fighting deepfakesAs AI makes video manipulation easier, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency scientists race to develop tools to detect what’s real and what’s not.
TechHow DARPA, The Secretive Agency That Invented The Internet, Is Working To Reinvent ItThe agency has launched a program that takes advantage of the computing resources of smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles, IoT endpoints, and more.
TechAI Is Changing Our BrainsArtificial 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?
Innovation By DesignRegina Dugan Is Leaving Facebook’s Top Secret LabThe visionary inventor has not announced her next move.
NewsThe head of Facebook’s secretive “Building 8” is leaving the companyRegina Dugan–the former DARPA director who joined Facebook a little over a year ago to head up its secretive hardware unit, Building 8–just announced that she’s leaving the company. According to the Facebook post announcing her departure, Dugan will be “leading a new endeavor.” One of Building 8’s alleged projects was a rumored smart speaker … Continue reading “The head of Facebook’s secretive “Building 8” is leaving the company”
ImpactMove Over 3-D Printing, The Future Is Objects That Morph And Shift ShapeWe’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.
TechWhy DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Is Targeting The Internet of ThingsThe Pentagon’s braintank is holding a competition for building next-gen technology to better battle hackers.
Most Creative PeopleApp To Help Detect War-Zone PTSD And Brain Injury Expands To Civilian UseThe 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.
Most Creative PeopleSegway Inventor Creates Revolutionary Mind-Controlled Prosthetic ArmThe 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.
ImpactUSAID Is Getting Its Own DARPA-Like Innovation Lab To Solve Global Development ChallengesBringing cutting-edge science and technology research to combat the world’s biggest problems.
ImpactWatch This Nightmarish Ape-Inspired Robot Practice Saving Your LifeRobosimian is a machine built for good–to respond in disaster situations. But you might not be happy to be rescued by a horrifying monkey robot.
ImpactA Silicon Valley Military Contractor Is Making A Battery That Vanishes on CommandToday’s wearable tech suddenly seems like very old news.
TechNASA’s 6-Foot Valkyrie Humanoid Robot Will Rescue You From BuildingsAnd it could be sent to explore the surface of Mars.
ImpactMind Reading, Cyborgs, And Fusion: What DARPA Wants Young Scientists To Work OnWant 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.