Emerging Tech
NASA wants you to help kick some tires — on the moon
The Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge offers $155,000 in prizes for top designs that can handle the punishing surface of the moon.
Energy allocates $625M for national labs’ quantum research
Funding for research centers at five national laboratories is intended to support U.S. advancements in quantum information sciences and technology.
D-Wave makes its quantum annealers available for national security work
Quantum computing company D-Wave has installed one of its quantum annealers alongside Davidson Technologies for federal customers to access.
NVIDIA announces new quantum-integrated computing architecture
Company CEO Jensen Huang unveiled NVIDIA’s new hybrid computing architecture, NVQLink, on Tuesday, as well as the deployment of two new supercomputers at Argonne National Laboratory.
Video games and virtual reality are combining to make government jobs safer
The combination of the two technologies is enabling agencies to give employees hands-on training in the safest environments possible.
Energy announces roadmap for fusion science and technology
Energy Secretary Chris Wright discussed the plan to rapidly scale the U.S. fusion energy generation, highlighting the important role that the nation’s network of national labs will play in the effort.
Congressional commission to deliver national biotechnology research recommendations
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said that a forthcoming report will outline proposed requirements that “reimagine” the U.S. biotechnology R&D landscape.
Lawmakers have filed nearly a dozen quantum amendments to FY26 NDAA
Multiple senators underscored the importance of the U.S. conducting further research and development in the quantum information science and technology industry, and made the case for its importance in defense.
White House instructs agencies to prioritize emerging tech and ‘Gold Standard Science’
The memorandum for fiscal year 2027 science and technology outlines research priority areas, with a concerted effort to move away from diversity, equity and inclusion-based initiatives.
White House in process of crafting quantum executive action
The Trump administration has been quietly working on developing a series of new policy items for quantum technology.
In-home clinical uses of immersive tech will raise data privacy questions, VA official says
VA has over 40 use cases of augmented reality and virtual reality tools for patients and department staff.
US risks losing space dominance to China without NASA support, experts say
Continuing the space agency’s programs “is a matter of national security,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said during a congressional hearing.
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Oak Ridge announces new quantum computing installation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Quantum Brilliance are marrying quantum and classical systems to advance research in multiple domains.
TSA, CLEAR rolling out biometric eGates at 3 U.S. airports ahead of broader deployment
“Once identity and clearance are confirmed, passengers proceed directly to physical screening, bypassing the TSA podium while still undergoing all security screening,” CLEAR said about its new biometric electronic gates.
Microsoft announces plan to transition to quantum resilience by 2033
Microsoft is taking a phased approach to ensuring its products meet a post-quantum cryptography standard.
DARPA aims for interoperability between classic and quantum communication
Marrying quantum information technologies with modern networking infrastructure is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s plan for safer, faster digital networks.
A new lunar benchmark: NIST’s moonlight data brings satellites into focus
NIST is releasing the first set of what it’s calling the Moonlight Radiometric Reference Dataset, a trove of data so precise that it could change the way we see our own planet.
Emerging tech can be a ‘double-edged-sword’ for agencies, experts warn
Safely incorporating emerging systems like artificial intelligence and quantum computing demand the overhaul of legacy systems and rigorous cyber hygiene, federal officials say.
SECNAV: Robots won’t replace shipbuilders, but they could make jobs ‘easier’
Phelan said shipyards should equip workers with tools like automation and robotics to boost training.
NIST uncorks the bottle on entire pancreatic cancer genome
The secret to the success of the program was an anonymous cancer patient who fully consented to making the genetic code of her cancer cells publicly available.
