Military TechnologyTackling coastal erosion & flooding with reef-mimicking structures for national ‘Reefense’Tim Hinchliffe3 weeks ago3.17KTo cut down on coastal erosion, flooding, and storm damage, the Pentagon's research funding arm is looking to develop reef-mimicking...
Military TechnologySocial MediaDARPA to ‘exploit social media, messaging & blog data’ to track geopolitical influence campaignsTim Hinchliffe3 months ago5.93KThe power to monitor, track, and potentially quash online campaigns before they become popular is getting a whole lot easier....
Military TechnologyTechnologyPentagon wants autonomous surveillance vehicles that can distinguish friend from foe in urban areasTim Hinchliffe3 months ago2.73KSoldiers operating in urban environments have to make quick decisions when assessing whether someone means to do them harm or...
TechnologyDARPA researching autonomy algorithm tech for off-road vehicles to perform better than humansTim Hinchliffe4 months ago3.18KThe Pentagon's Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to develop autonomy algorithm technologies for off-road vehicles that will be...
TechnologyDARPA sets sights on making AI self-aware of complex time dimensionsTim Hinchliffe4 months ago5.97KThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is setting its sights on developing an AI system with a detailed self-understanding...
Technology‘Beijing & Moscow have weaponized space through killer satellites, directed energy weapons’: Defense SecTim Hinchliffe4 months ago16.7KUS Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says that China and Russia have weaponized space through "killer satellites" and directed energy...
TechnologyPentagon is close to enterprise-wide infrastructure to deploy AI at scale: DoD AI SymposiumTim Hinchliffe5 months ago3.64KThe Pentagon is close to having a enterprise-wide AI infrastructure that can be deployed at scale, and could one day...
TechnologyDARPA chooses AI teams to hack video games like StarCraft II to advance Pentagon war game scenariosTim Hinchliffe9 months ago4.52KDARPA is looking to the gaming industry for inspiration on different ways to leverage AI, with a specific focus on...
TechnologyAir Force Hack-A-Sat challenge to go virtual as Pentagon preps for satellite network rolloutTim Hinchliffe9 months ago5.38KThe United States Air Force announces it is moving its Hack-A-Sat challenge completely online as the Pentagon prepares to rollout...
ScienceTechnologyDefense biotech research looks to eliminate bacteria causing traveler’s diarrhea, reduce jet lag durationTim Hinchliffe10 months ago3.87KWorld traveler's will rejoice at the idea of a seemingly magical device that would guarantee they never suffer from the...
Technology‘COVID-19 could become the last pandemic’: 4 DARPA research programs seeking to end threat of pandemic diseaseTim Hinchliffe10 months ago4.73KDARPA is looking to leverage several research programs with the aim of ending pandemic disease threats in response to the...
TechnologyEnvisioning the bioengineered soldier of the future through DARPA research programsTim Hinchliffe11 months ago8.61KThe bioengineered soldier of the future could have amazing super-human capabilities. If DARPA research programs turn out to be successful,...
TechnologyDrones that can see without being seen ‘at night, underground, in the Arctic, and in fog’: DARPATim Hinchliffe11 months ago4.09KDARPA is putting together a research program that could lay the foundation for autonomous vehicles with 3D vision that would...
TechnologyLocal mentality: DARPA program has non-military potential for learning about different culturesTim Hinchliffe12 months ago3.12KDARPA is known for funding research into technologies that later become commercial, and its new Habitus program has great potential...
TechnologyDARPA gets back to work on developing autonomous ships as Navy pushes for unmanned fleetsTim Hinchliffe1 year ago6.57KWhile the US Navy continues to push for unmanned fleets, DARPA moves ahead with the No Manning Required, Ship (NOMARS) program,...
TechnologyExtracting drinking water out of thin air is DARPA’s latest research programTim Hinchliffe1 year ago4.23KExtracting water out of thin air, even in the most arid of desert environments, is the basis of a new...
ScienceTechnologyBe All You Can Be! DARPA wants to biohack nature vs nurture to enhance soldiers’ talentsNavanwita Sachdev1 year ago4.7KDARPA is taking the old army phrase "be all you can be" to the nature vs nurture debate with a...
WebWhy DARPA should pay attention to psychonaut, mycologist Stamets on JRE: videoTim Hinchliffe1 year ago4.01KDARPA wants the healing benefits of psychedelics, but without the hallucinations. Psychonaut Paul Stamets told Joe Rogan about an anxiety-reducing...
MobileTechnologyWebSmart bandwidth key to upcoming surge in wireless device connectivityPat Rabbitte1 year ago3.32KWireless communication has been a key facilitator of most recent and pending technologies. Smart bandwidth usage is a prerequisite if society...
ScienceTechnologyWebDARPA, IARPA scientist named 1st permanent director of Space Development AgencyTim Hinchliffe1 year ago3.96KThe Department of Defense appoints a former DARPA and IARPA scientist as the first permanent director of the new Space...