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US Supersonic B1-B bomber is getting a scalable beam radar upgrade
Northrop Grumman Corporation is introducing an improved radar for the U.S.Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber. The new radar is called Scalable Agile Beam Radar – Global Strike (SABR-GS).As a derivative of...
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Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using...
Two NASA NIAC projects for improving space telescopes.1. Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable ElementsNorthwestern University, teamed with the University of...
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DEEP IN Directed Energy Propulsion for Interstellar Exploration
A NASA NIAC study by Philip Lubin, is developing a system that will allow us to take a significant step towards interstellar exploration using directed energy propulsion combined with wafer scale...
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Wireless video interface between infrared weapon sight with real time...
Currently soldiers use two different devices – night vision goggles for situational awareness and the thermal weapon sight for aiming, which impacts how quickly the soldier can acquire and engage the...
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Over $6 billion in Anti-missile system and electronic warfare upgrades to...
The Navy is working on a $1.6 billion technological upgrade overhauling ship defense systems onboard amphibs and aircraft carriers to include interceptor missiles, streamlined radars and software...
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Soft-Robotic Roboeel Rover with Electrodynamic Power Scavenging for exploring...
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts study for a rover architecture for Europa and other planetary environments where soft robotics enables scientific investigation or human-precursor missions that cannot...
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Holographic patterning of high-performance on-chip 3D lithium-ion microbatteries
PNAS - Holographic patterning of high-performance on-chip 3D lithium-ion microbatteriesMicroscale batteries can deliver energy at the actual point of energy usage, providing capabilities for...
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Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune's Captured Kuiper Belt Object
COMPASS Conceptual Design Team has a funded NASA NIAC phase 1 study. They want to develop a hopper vehicle using a radioisotope thermal rocket engine, using in-situ propellant, to explore Neptune's...
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Spacex has successful Dragon Crew Capsule Abort test and plans next reusuable...
The Spacex Dragon module simulated a major failure in its engines and performed an emergency bail-out procedure over NASA’s Cape Canaveral facility. The verdict? A success overall, but NASA will...
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A $9 one Gigahertz computer
A Kickstarter sold $9 CHIP computers that had 1 gigahertz processorsFor $9 you would get one C.H.I.P. and a composite cable for maximum bare-bones enjoyment.For $19 you would get one CHIP, a cable and...
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Nano memory cell can mimic the brain’s long-term memory
RMIT University researchers have mimicked the way the human brain processes information with the development of an electronic long-term memory cell.Researchers at the MicroNano Research Facility (MNRF)...
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Would US aircraft and Navy Ships Going Close to China's South Sea Islands...
The U.S. military is considering using aircraft and Navy ships to directly contest Chinese territorial claims to a chain of rapidly expanding artificial islands, U.S. officials said, in a move that...
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North Korea does not have a useful Submarine Launched Missile
North Korea staged at an “ejection test,” designed to demonstrate the ability of a sub to shoot up a missile from under the water, have it ignite, and begin flight.The missile appears to have gone...
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Air Force should certify Spacex Falcon 9 no later than June 2015 and Allow...
The Air Force expects to certify SpaceX no later than June to compete for space launches, under an updated agreement that streamlines the certification processOnce certified, SpaceX, with its Falcon 9...
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iPhone 6S predicted to be substantial upgrade
Apple may be developing the next iPhone as more than just an incremental upgrade.Likely to be launched in September as per Apple's usual time frame, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus (assuming Apple...
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World Population might be 7.5 billion this year with corrected counting errors
Online World population meters indicate that the world population is 7.314 billion peopleHowever, the UN reports that their estimate of World population has 1-2% error. An evaluation of a series of...
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DARPA investigating ways to Restore Active Memory
A new DARPA program aims to investigate the role of neural “replay” in the formation and recall of memory, with the goal of helping individuals better remember specific episodic events and learned...
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MIT student integrate fiber optics for more energy efficient chips
An MIT student team has developed a way to integrate fiber optics — glass or plastic components that can transmit data using light waves — into computer chips, replacing copper wires that rely on...
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Atomic switch networks—nanoarchitectonic design of a complex system for...
Self-organized complex systems are ubiquitous in nature, and the structural complexity of these natural systems can be used as a model to design new classes of functional nanotechnology based on highly...
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New Antimatter source found in Thunderclouds
Researchers in airplanes flew into thunderclouds and detected a signature spike in photons that does not fit any known source of antiparticles.Although powerful storms have been known to produce...
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