direct energy weapons

DARPA Advanced Radioactive Threat Detection System Completes First Large-Scale Citywide Test

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DARPA field tested more than 1,000 networked, mobile radiation sensors in Washington, D.C.. This yielded valuable data for implementing enhanced radiation-detection networks in major U.S. cities Several hundred volunteers—each toting a backpack containing smartphone-sized radiation detectors—walked for hours around the National Mall searching for clues in a “whodunit” scavenger hunt to locate a geneticist who’d …

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Marlon Brando foundation funded successful effort to clear Zika virus mosquito from Atoll islet that was owned by Brando

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In just six months, without the use of chemical pesticides or genetic modification, researchers have freed one of the atoll’s (that was owned by Marlon Brando) isletfrom Aedes polynesiensis, an invasive mosquito species that is the vector of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. The society carries out Brando’s vision of researching and conserving …

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Mars Schiaparelli probe exploded on impact

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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified new markings on the surface of the Red Planet that are believed to be related to Europe’s Schiaparelli test lander, which arrived at Mars on Oct. 19. The new image shows a bright spot that may be Schiaparelli’s parachute, and a larger dark spot interpreted as resulting from the …

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Qualcomm Introduces First Gigabit and multigigabit modems

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Qualcomm announces new modems for future 4G and 5G networks at the company’s 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong. Announced earlier this year, Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X16 modem is now available and will be leveraged on the world’s first Gbit mobile network starting this quarter. The operator is Telstra of Australia, commonly one of the first …

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Analysis of nearest Rocky Exoplanet Proxima B suggests it is an ocean planet with 120 miles of water covering the whole world

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A rocky extrasolar planet with a mass similar to that of the Earth was recently detected around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun. This planet, called Proxima b, is in an orbit that would allow him to have liquid water on its surface, thus raising the question of its habitability. In a study …

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M1 Tank 120 mm Main gun placed on demo medium tank at a little over half the weight

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General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) on 3 October unveiled a medium-weight tracked vehicle demonstrator called the Griffin that meshes elements of the turret and 120 mm cannon from the company’s M1A1/M1A2 Abrams main battle tank (63-72 tons) with its Ajax Scout Specialist Vehicle. The Ajax Scout is a 38-42 ton light tank developed for the …

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Autonomous drones swarms of 10-40 drones will support marines and will only be required to ask humans – May I airstrike them now ?

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US Marines could soon get a squadron of small autonomous drones constantly overhead, providing full surveillance and instant airstrikes on demand. The squad on the ground will not need a dedicated drone operator; the whole aim of autonomy is not to add to their workload. Control will be via tablet or smartphone, or an earbud …

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NASA NIAC space laser for analyzing chemical composition of asteroids

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Gary Hughes, California Polytechnic State University, Molecular Composition Analysis of Distant Targets. Talk starts at 27 minutes in the video Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends …

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Carnival of Nuclear Energy 319

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1. Forbes James Conca – New York Chooses A Clean Energy Standard As The Best Way To Lower Carbon It’s about time we instituted a true Clean Energy Standard that promotes all low-carbon energy rather than continuing with a Renewable Energy Standard. If you care about climate change, and don’t just have an ideological stand …

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Reports of a successful military coup in Turkey

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An attempted coup is being staged in Turkey as the military claims it has seized control of the country. In the last hour gunfire was reported in the Turkish capital Ankara as military jets were seen flying overhead. At the same time it has been reported that Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge …

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First-Ever Carbon-Nanotube Resin Mirrors for CubeSat Telescope

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A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing specifically for CubeSat scientific investigations could become the first to carry a mirror made of carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin. Led by Theodor Kostiuk, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the technology-development effort is aimed at …

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