DARPA Demonstrates the Most Complex 2D Optical Phased Array Ever
By developing new microfabrication techniques, scientists at DARPA have integrated all the components of an optical phased array into a miniature 2-D chip configuration, which…
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Foam Injections Could Prevent Deaths on the Battlefield
Future combat medics could save the lives of soldiers, preventing them from bleeding out on battlefields, by injecting medical foam into their bodies. The scientists…
IBM Supercomputer Simulates 530 Billion Neurons & 100 Trillion Synapses
At the Supercomputing 2012 conference last week, IBM Research-Almaden presented its next milestone towards fulfilling DARPA’s cognitive computing program, Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable…
DARPA’s New Pet-Proto Robot Navigates Obstacles
The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) has begun and over the next two years teams will compete to develop and test hardware and software designed to…
DARPA Program Takes Advantage of Floating Icebergs
If the Arctic continues to melt, there could be more military and commercial activity in this environment. DARPA is working on an all-seeing network of…
DARPA’s CT2WS Program Improves Target Detection
Launched in 2008 to improve the ability to detect threats from standoff distances, DARPA’s CT2WS program uses human brainwaves, improved sensors, and cognitive algorithms to…
Robotic Tentacles Have a Soft Enough Touch to Pick Up Flowers
Typically, robotic hands have had trouble being dexterous enough and delicate enough to perform certain tasks, but robotics experts from Harvard University have been developing…
Boston Dynamics Robotic Cheetah Clocked At 28.3 MPH
Developed for DARPA, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot broke a new speed record recently, and it’s capable of running at 28.3 mph, on a treadmill. That’s…
The Neuroscience of Threat Response
It’s a biological imperative how organisms respond to threats, and humans are no exception. Humans respond to threats, perceived or real, in an instinctual way,…
DARPA & Harvard’s Soft, Self-Camouflaging Robot
Researchers at Harvard University have developed a soft, walking robot for DARPA, which has the uncanny ability to camouflage itself within its environment. This system…
DARPA Grants Phase 2-4 Contract for Unmanned Sub-Hunting Vessel
DARPA granted a contract for Phases 2-4 of its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program and expects operational prototype at-sea testing to begin in…
DARPA Creates First Solid State Receiver to Demonstrate Gain at 0.85 THz
Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have created the world’s first solid state receiver to demonstrate gain at 0.85 terahertz (THz). In the…
Engineers to Develop a Smart Suit That Improves Physical Endurance
Engineers at the Wyss Institute are working on a smart suit that helps improve physical endurance for soldiers in the field, delaying the onset of…
DARPA Uses Cold Plasma to Suppress and Extinguish Fire
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish flames using physics. They were able to suppress fire using…
“Cheetah” Sets Legged Robot Land Speed Record
DARPA’s newest “Cheetah” robot set a new land speed record for legged robots when it galloped at speeds of 18 miles per hour, besting the…
Elastomeric “Soft” Robots Running on Pneumatic Actuators
These new prototype robots, which were molded from paper and silicone rubber, can twist, bend, grip, and lift more than 100 times their own weight….
DARPA’s LS3 to Ease Physical Load on Troops
To help carry gear, DARPA is continuing research into developing a highly mobile, semi-autonomous legged robot to integrate with a squad of Marines or Soldiers….
DARPA’s HACMS Program Seeks to Create New Technology
DARPA’s The High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems program seeks to improve the security of embedded computer systems. To do this, researchers are looking to create new…