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Vibration energy harvesting moves forward
The periodic replacement of batteries is not feasible for embedded applications and is highly unattractive in wireless sensor networks containing hundreds of sensor nodes; harvesting vibration energy is the answer
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It could be worse: Doctors may use knowledge, access in plots
The eight suspected arrested in the U.K. after last week’s terror attacks are either doctors or members of the health profession
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Making fertilizer safer
Timothy McVeigh showed how destructive common ferilizers can be; University of Kentucky researcher is trying to make them safer
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State-owned Dubai fund buys stake in EADS
Dubai fund acquires stake in EADS; fund will not seek seat on board or role in management
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DARPA looks to launch UAVs with ballistic missiles
UAVs are used more and more for both intelligence gathering and attack missions; the problem is to bring them on station, and DARPA wants to use ballistic missiles for that
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The day of smart garments nears
Embedding monitoring devices and transmitters in garments would allow for continuous monitroing of one’s vital signs and location
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U.S., coalition armies examine new ways to reduce friendly fire accidents
U.S. and coalition militaries test new technologies, operational concepts to reduce instances of friendly fire
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Fighting terrorism with high-tech
Study argues that old-fashioned collective punishment measures are not effective in the campaign against terrorism; high-tech is
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The U.K. attacks: First thoughts
Intelligence sources warn that the U.K. attacks signal a hot terrorist summer in Europe; terrorists appear to prefer spectacular mass-casualty attacks to economic disruption
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QPC Lasers shows new laser packing a lot of punch
Laser specialist introduces its new diode-based seed lasers, offering offers significant power and compact size relative to similar products on the market
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Day of plastic electronics nears
Chemical process could soon be adopted to produce the next generation of small switches for transistors in RFID tags, flexible screen displays, and debit or key cards
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DoE awards nuclear fuel cycle grants
DoE’s Office of Nuclear Energy awards grants to graduate students for research into closing the nuclear fuel cycle and recycling components of used nuclear reactor fuel
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Microbes may allow for extraction of more -- and cleaner -- coal, oil
A Maryland start-up looks to ways to harness microbiology to achieve both energy independence and cleaner environment
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Qinetiq, Coller Capital launch Qinetiq Ventures
New technology venture fund to accelerate the development and realization of seven of Qinetiq’s venture investments
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Congress wants to fund Land Warrior
After ten years and about $2 billion dollars, the Army has a high-tech battlefield system called Land Warrior; trouble is, it wants to kill it; Congress disagrees
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The long view
Robots Just Captured a Russian Position in Ukraine—but Don’t Worry About Real-Life Terminators Just Yet
Military ground robotics are rapidly transforming battlefield tasks. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced that ground robots (also known as unmanned ground vehicles) had captured a Russian position. But for the immediate future at least, robots are more likely to support that fight, rather than lead it.
How Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape Four Essential Competitions in Future Warfare
How will advances in artificial intelligence (AI) shape the future of war? There is a growing belief among some policymakers and analysts that AI will transform the future of war, but researchers are still in the early stages of understanding how AI will actually change warfighting.
The Making of a Mythos: AI-Enabled Cybersecurity and the Emerging Architecture of Access
Anthropic’s release of the frontier AI model Claude Mythos Preview has caused significant trepidation, as its autonomous code-reasoning capabilities surfaced previously undetected vulnerabilities across major operating systems and software infrastructure. The architecture of access, being constructed around such capabilities, creates an asymmetry in access. India needs to secure critical infrastructure by updating, modernizing or replacing legacy systems.
Close Calls at Michigan’s Dams Are a Climate Warning to America
Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.
The Missing Link in America’s Critical Minerals Push Isn’t Mining – It’s Processing Expertise
The United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are essential to modern technology, from electric vehicles to smartphones and military systems. But amid the push to dig more, one question gets far too little attention: Who will actually process what comes out of the ground?