On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Army took a leap into the future of combat engineering during the Sandhills Project 3.0 exercise at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Designed as an innovation experiment, this project brought together cutting-edge robotics and drone…...
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Lunar GPS: The New Frontier of Space Navigation and Power As nations race to build satellite constellations around the Moon, Lunar GPS is emerging as the cornerstone of humanity’s next great expansion—transforming lunar exploration, industry, and geopolitics. The next big…...
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AI-Driven Electronic Warfare: The Invisible Battles Redefining Global Power Artificial Intelligence is transforming the electromagnetic spectrum into a new battlefield — where algorithms sense, decide, and strike faster than humans, reshaping the future of defense and deterrence. Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)…...
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In a move that reflects a growing shift toward affordability and endurance in defense technology, the U.S. Air Force has officially taken flight with ULTRA—short for Unmanned Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft. This next-generation drone is designed to deliver powerful intelligence,…...
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The field of artificial intelligence has made tremendous strides in drug discovery, offering the promise of revolutionizing medicine and healthcare. However, there is a growing concern that the same AI technology, when placed in the wrong hands, could be used…...
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The Sensor Revolution: A Market Overview A sensor is a device that can detect and respond to certain types of input from the physical environment. Motion, heat, pressure, light, moisture, or any other environmental phenomena could be the specific input. In…...
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Battery Fires: The Hidden Cost of Energy Density As the world electrifies everything from EVs to defense systems, lithium-ion batteries power progress—but their hidden volatility is igniting a race for safer, smarter, and more resilient energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries have…...
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Data-Driven Synthetic Biology: When AI Begins to Design Life Itself AI and biology are merging to rewrite the code of life — promising breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and agriculture, but also raising profound ethical and security challenges. Introduction In recent…...
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Digital Twins in Photonics: Where Light Meets Data Discover how digital twins are transforming the world of photonics — merging AI, light, and virtual modeling to revolutionize industries from healthcare and defense to space exploration. Introduction The emergence of digital…...
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CubeSat Propulsion Revolution: Powering the Next Generation of Agile Space Missions How next-gen propulsion systems are turning tiny CubeSats into powerful, autonomous explorers redefining space mobility and exploration. Introduction CubeSats have revolutionized space exploration by offering a cost-effective and modular…...
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