When the secretive military technology agency asked for help finding an underground tunnel system for “experimentation,” Twitter went wild.
Category: military
ESA Spacecraft Sidesteps Collision With SpaceX Satellite
According to media reports, SpaceX refused to move its satellite even after it was alerted by the US military, which monitors space traffic.
Marine grunts are testing high-tech glasses that give an F-35-like view of the battlefield
Editor’s Note: This article by Matthew Cox originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. Marine infantrymen may soon be able to see through the floor of an MV-22 Osprey and track terrain features as they approach their attack objective. It sounds like science fiction, but Marine Lt.… Continue reading Marine grunts are testing high-tech glasses that give an F-35-like view of the battlefield
Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill
Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare. W allops Island —a remote, marshy spit of land along the eastern shore of Virginia, near a famed national refuge for horses—is mostly known as a launch site for government and private rockets. But… Continue reading Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill
Vacuum technology comeback immunizes nanoelectronics from radiation
“Over decades, both military and space programs all around the world have known the negative impact of radiation on semiconductor-based electronics,” says Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology at the Center for Nanotechnology, at NASA’s Ames Research Center. What has changed with the push towards nanoscale feature sizes is that terrestrial levels of radiation… Continue reading Vacuum technology comeback immunizes nanoelectronics from radiation
Atlas Devices Commercializes Motorized Rope-Climbing Technology for Military Use
Climbing the “power ascension” market.
Is China’s Upcoming ‘Super’ Stealth Fighter the End of the U.S. F-35?
Are metamaterials the way of the future?
Facebook Removes “Storm Area 51” Event
The two million event goers won’t be able to Naruto-run past this. Facebook has removed a mega-viral event called “Storm Area 51,” claiming it violated community standards. Before it was removed, the tongue-in-cheek event amassed more than 2 million Facebook users, grabbing the attention of the mainstream media. The idea, according to the even description,… Continue reading Facebook Removes “Storm Area 51” Event
Microsoft will likely create Skynet says study
On Wednesday, at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva, a panel of government experts debated policy options regarding lethal autonomous weapons. Dutch NGO Pax created a report that surveyed major players from the sector on their view of lethal autonomous weapons. They categorised companies based on 3 criteria: whether they were… Continue reading Microsoft will likely create Skynet says study
US Military Urgently Seeking Enormous Underground Complex for Undisclosed Experiments
Hmmmm. ATTENTION owners of truly massive, human-built tunnels and subterranean complexes: The US military’s secretive research agency urgently needs your underground lair for some undisclosed experiments. DARPA tweeted on Wednesday that within the next 48 hours it must find a “human-made underground environment spanning several city blocks with complex layout & multiple stories, including atriums,… Continue reading US Military Urgently Seeking Enormous Underground Complex for Undisclosed Experiments