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darpa Table top optics reduced to four microchips that can fit in a sugar cube

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May 14, 2018 | brian wang |

Researchers combining a pair of frequency combs, several miniature lasers, and other compact optoelectronic components, the researchers were able to replicate the capabilities of a tabletop-sized optical frequency synthesizer on four microchips–each only about 5 mm x 10 mm in …

artificial intelligence On the threshold of a major jump in AI technology that can adapt to new circumstances

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May 14, 2018 | brian wang |

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) systems have significantly advanced in recent years. However, they are currently limited to executing only those tasks they are specifically designed to perform and are unable to adapt when encountering situations outside their …

darpa US Air Force has $1.2 billion in new hypersonic weapon spending to catch up to Russia and China

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April 22, 2018 | brian wang |

The U.S. Air Force this week awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a $928 million contract to develop a prototype hypersonic cruise missile, or the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon. The project is one of two hypersonic weapon prototyping efforts the service is …

darpa Boeing HorizonX Invests in Reaction Engines which is on track to 2020 hypersonic airplane engine test

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April 12, 2018 | brian wang |

Reaction Engines Limited (‘Reaction Engines’) today announced that it has raised a further £26.5 million in a strategic fundraising by securing backing from some of the most influential names in aerospace and finance which will support its development of SABRETM …

darpa Hypersonic warhead being developed with 3D printed parts in the Hypersonic weapons race

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April 9, 2018 | brian wang |

Orbital ATK has been developing Lethality Enhanced Ordnance technology, or LEO. Instead of submunitions, LEO relies on inert projectiles placed inside the warhead. In tests, the Orbital ATK warheads with LEO technology achieved the Army’s stated requirements for area effectiveness, …

darpa DARPA works toward coordinating swarms of 250+ drones

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April 6, 2018 | brian wang |

DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots or more to accomplish diverse missions in complex urban environments. By leveraging …

darpa DARPA tries to create real life biostasis to give more time to treat injured people

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March 7, 2018 | brian wang |

In Star Trek and other science fiction shows, Dr. McCoy and others often place their patients into stasis. Stasis freezes, stops or greatly slows the biological processes. DARPA is now trying to do this in real life. DARPA wants to …

darpa DARPA wants epigenome scanners that can detect any past exposure to WMDs

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February 26, 2018 | brian wang |

DARPA’s new Epigenetic CHaracterization and Observation (ECHO) program aims to build a field-deployable platform technology that quickly reads someone’s epigenome and identifies signatures that indicate whether that person has ever—in his or her lifetime—been exposed to materials that could be …

cyborg DARPA wants to combine DC’s Aquaman sea life control and Cyborg powers to monitor the oceans

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February 26, 2018 | brian wang |

DARPA wants to use genetically modified sealife that is integrated with electronics in order to monitor the oceans. The Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors (PALS) program envisions using the natural sensing capabilities of marine organisms to detect the presence of underwater …

darpa DARPA will kick off a space launch competition in April, 2018

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February 26, 2018 | brian wang |

DARPA will kick off a space launch competition in two months. Currently the only details are they want fast launches. DARPA has previously funded efforts to develop a spaceplane able to achieve ten launches in ten days but this has …