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Rising Merger mania, less spending on R&D driving Pentagon, defense contractors out of step on technology research and innovation
March 18, 2021
In 2018, the Department of Defense (DOD) concluded that technology advancements among potential adversaries posed growing challenges to U.S. defense capabilities, putting U.S. battlefield superiority at risk. In this environment,…
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Nanolasers emerging technology for optical interconnects, near-field spectroscopy and sensing, optical probing for biological systems, microprocessors and quantum circuits
March 11, 2021
Lasers are widely used in household appliances, medicine, industry, telecommunications and more. A nanolaser is a laser that has nanoscale dimensions. These tiny lasers can be modulated quickly and, combined…
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Laser stabalization and tracking technologies for moving platform mounted Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs)
March 6, 2021
The drones have emerged as a major new threat to civilian infrastructure and military. Counter-drone technology, also known as counter-UAS, C-UAS, or counter-UAV technology, refers to systems that are used…
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UK thrust on Quantum sensors including Quantum accelerometer for future accurate Navigation of submarines and missiles
March 6, 2021
Sensor technology vital for UK critical national infrastructure is becoming outdated, warn experts at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing. The current weakness threatens anticipated advances,…
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Countries like US, Russia and china are racing to deploy ground combat robots or UGVs, and testing their effectiveness on battlefield
March 1, 2021
An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence. Generally, the vehicle will have a set of…
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NASA Perseverance Rover’s Entry, Descent and Landing on Mars required many Technology breakthroughs
February 28, 2021
Landing on Mars is hard. Two out of three missions to the red planet have failed. Hundreds of things have to go just right during this nail-biting drop. To get there,…
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Project Maven accelerated weaponizing Artificial Intelligence for the US military, was it used to kill Iran’s nuclear scientist
February 25, 2021
DoD collects loads of data from satellites, drones and Internet-of-things devices. But it needs help making sense of the intelligence and analyzing it quickly enough so it can be used…
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Cellulose nanopaper promising for green electronics, green vehicles, energy harvesting and optical sensing
February 24, 2021
In recent years, nanomaterials have displayed potential in effective detection and removal of greenhouse gases, chemical contaminants, organic pollutants, and biological agents. These materials come in various morphologies and have…
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Wireless Power Transfer(WPT) set to complete the transition to Wireless life for Consumers and Military, Countries trialling WPT for electric vehicles
February 18, 2021
Electronics has revolutionized our society by providing many devices e.g. laptops, palm pilots, digital cameras, household robots, etc. Every electronic system or device needs electric power to operate, whether it…
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DSO’s Make-It program on Synthetic chemistry enables end-to-end automated production of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals
February 18, 2021
Chemists who are trained in synthesis use their skills to create new forms of matter. They synthesize compounds not just because they are new: the design and preparation of these…
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DARPA DSO’s Disruptioneering accelerating innovation of most radical and potentially highest-payoff ideas for currently fielded platforms and building new capabilities for future systems.
February 16, 2021
DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO)—whose mission is to identify and pursue high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines—launched Disruptioneering in Spring 2017 which pushes…
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Corona virus or COVID-19 widely impacted World’s economy, geopolitics, military to technology and industry
February 16, 2021
More than 248 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5 million have died, according to a Reuters tally. From herpes and…
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