Laser Weapons will be mounted on various US navy ship guns

April 7, 2017January 23, 2015 by Brian Wang

The Laser Weapon System or LaWS is a directed-energy weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on the USS Ponce for field testing in 2014. In December 2014 the United States Navy reported the LaWS system works perfectly, and that the commander of the USS Ponce is authorized to use the …

Cyborg roaches could be used to map collapsed buildings

April 7, 2017October 17, 2013 by Brian Wang

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments – such as collapsed buildings – based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or “biobots.” “We focused on how to map areas where you have little or no precise information on where each biobot is, such …