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Scientists want your smartphone to sniff out cancer—just like a dog

A 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.

How Big Tech is helping build the Pentagon’s all-seeing eye-in-the-sky

After years of more clandestine contracting, the Pentagon has turned to Silicon Valley’s algorithms to build “Enemy of the People”-style surveillance systems.

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 visionary inventor has not announced her next move.

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

Regina 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”

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

Robosimian 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.

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

And it could be sent to explore the surface of Mars.

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