Rajesh Uppal

Rajesh Uppal

  • Joined: January 29, 2016
  • Articles: 3518

Next-generation maritime inertial navigation systems addressing the navigation and localization challenge of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), critical for commercial and military missions

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), also known as unmanned underwater vehicle, conducts its survey mission without operator intervention. Their autonomy allows AUVs to be used for missions where a surface vehicle or manned submersible would be at risk, such as mine…...

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DARPA’s Friend or Foe to quickly identify both naturally occurring and adversary engineered bio-threats (pathogens) for force protection

Bacteria underpin much of our world, acting behind the scenes to affect the health and behavior of animals and plants. They help produce food, provide oxygen, and even reshape the environment through a vast array of biological processes. They come…...

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Hacking of Electronic Voting Machines is a threat to Democracy, DARPA Is Building a Open Source, Secure Voting System

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The introduction of the electronic voting machines in India at the turn of the century  had aided in  reducing instances of capturing of polling stations and stuffing of ballot boxes by mobs hired by political parties. Using data from state elections,…...

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DARPA’s RACE developing Secure Messaging Platform to provide WhatsApp like communication for troops on ground

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Military is integrating Smartphones and tablets into their military operations, to enhance situational awareness and as backup communication in denied situations. Marines are considering airborne operations with tablets, Air Force looks at maintenance efficiencies, they have also widely used for…...

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New counter-terrorism training technologies prepare security forces for every possible terror scenario

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Today’s terrorist landscape is more fluid and complex than ever and the threat landscape is less predictable. The United States and our allies face an increasingly complex terrorist landscape, populated by a diverse array of actors employing new technologies and…...

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Scientists discovering new alternatives to ease demand for scarce Rare-Earth minerals

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REEs are a series of chemical elements found in the Earth’s crust that are essential components of many technologies, including electronics, computer and communication systems, transportation, health care, and national defense. Rare Earths Elements (REE) are incorporated into many sophisticated…...

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China deploying Ocean of things, through distributed network Maritime Surveillance Platforms in South China Sea

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China has carried out militarization of Spratly Islands and other islands in South china sea by building military bases on them along with giant runways, ports, bunkers, and sensor arrays. Several islands were constructed with airstrips and harbors capable of…...

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New Radiation detecting sensors and systems being developed for threat of dirty bomb attack and Nuclear accidents

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There is also  growing concern that the widespread availability of radiological materials may result in a dirty bomb attack. Recently a secret group of fewer than 10 people in undercover congressional operation was easily able to buy the raw ingredients for a…...

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Next generation Green Supercomputers based on superconducting and superconducting spintronics to enable modern nuclear weapons design, Big data, intelligence analysis and Cybersecurity

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Today, silicon microchips underlie every aspect of digital computing. Now Moore’s Law is stuttering, and the world’s supercomputer builders are confronting an energy crisis. But those big gains using silicon seem to have ended, with the high-end Intel Core i7…...

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Graphene’s biggest challenge has been high manufacturing cost for high quality , Industry now plans making it by the tonne

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Graphene is a 1-atom-thick layer of tightly bonded carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. Graphene the world’s first 2D nanomaterial, is widely regarded as the “wonder material” of the 21st century due to the combination of its extraordinary properties.…...

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