Introduction: Technology at the Core of China’s Defence Modernisation President Xi Jinping has issued a renewed call to modernize China’s border security architecture through the deployment of high-tech “smart systems” to confront what he described as “new opportunities and challenges” in national defense. The remarks were delivered during a high-level …

At the 2024 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition held from August 7–9 in Washington, D.C., a clear message resonated across sessions: the pace of battlefield innovation is accelerating, and Western militaries must adapt or risk obsolescence. The convergence of commercial ingenuity with military imperatives is collapsing traditional development …

From Diagnostic Blindness to Molecular Precision For decades, early-stage cancer detection and monitoring of treatment-resistant diseases were plagued by critical technological limitations. Traditional genetic testing methods, including Sanger sequencing and even early PCR-based diagnostics, were limited by poor sensitivity—often requiring more than 20–30% mutant allele frequency to detect a mutation. …

As near-peer adversaries aggressively expand their electromagnetic warfare capabilities, the U.S. Air Force is racing to future-proof its dominance across contested domains. At the heart of this effort lies the REFLECT (Radio Frequency Electronic Warfare Focused Laboratory Evaluations of Critical Technologies) program—an ambitious, multi-million-dollar initiative launched by the Air Force …

As climate change accelerates and the global demand for food, energy, and therapeutics rises, a quiet revolution is taking root—quite literally. Scientists are transforming plants into living green factories using the tools of synthetic biology. By merging genetic engineering with systems biology, researchers are reprogramming plants into custom bio-production platforms …

The Strategic Imperative: Why MUM-T Is Redefining Mission Success Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) has evolved from a futuristic concept to a strategic linchpin across both defense and civilian domains. By tightly integrating crewed platforms like fighter jets and helicopters with uncrewed aerial, ground, and maritime systems, MUM-T delivers a force-multiplying effect …

For decades, cancer treatment has relied on the familiar triad of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. More recently, immunotherapy has offered new hope, especially with checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells reshaping treatment landscapes. Immunotherapy has emerged as a transformative pillar in cancer treatment, leveraging the body’s own immune system to recognize …

Introduction Picture a fresh, crisp lettuce leaf harvested inside a Martian greenhouse. This is no luxury—it’s a necessity. As NASA targets sustained lunar habitation by 2030 and manned Mars missions in the 2040s, humanity confronts a silent but urgent crisis: how to feed astronauts far from Earth. Pre-packaged meals lose …