Emerging Tech
What Happens If Uber Fails?
Even if the ride-sharing service goes under, it won't necessarily set off a bubble-popping chain reaction.
Digital Government
Homegrown Technology is Being Used to Help Millions at Risk From a Devastating Famine in Africa
Crowdsourcing can save lives.
Digital Government
IARPA Leader Rethinks How to Get the Biggest Bang for Research Funds
An R&D leader is thinking of new ways to evaluate which projects need resources.
Digital Government
New Virtual Reality Technology Lets You See Inside Your Eye
In stunning 3-D images.
Emerging Tech
Space Tourism Companies Are Going to Write Their Own Safety Rules Because the US Government Can’t
The inaugural flights of these new ventures will be a leap into the unknown for the passengers.
Artificial Intelligence
Robots Are Coming to Your Home: Here's What to Expect
Robots hitting the market soon might one day be a part of your family.
Digital Government
US Army to Test Powerful New Truck-Mounted Laser ‘Within Months’
New solid-state lasers plus ever-more-powerful mobile generators brings directed energy weapons a big step closer to reality.
Emerging Tech
Unlocking the Hidden Power of a Highway
An ambitious effort in Georgia aims to turn a rural road into living lab for cutting-edge technologies.
Digital Government
Trump's 'Hard-Power' Budget Cuts Agencies, Shifts Research and Innovation to Private Sector
It also funnels more dollars into protecting national borders and cyberspace.
Emerging Tech
Lawmaker: Traffickers Might Use Drones To Smuggle Humans Across Borders
Security concerns and enthusiasm for drones dominated a recent Senate hearing on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Artificial Intelligence
Robots Won’t Take Your Job—They’ll Help Make Room For Meaningful Work Instead
A dire view of automation excludes a lot of the story.
Digital Government
CIO Council to Agencies: Share Your Developer Platforms
18F's login.gov could be a step in the right direction.
Digital Government
How the Energy Department Uses World's Largest Wind Tunnel
Strong wind provides strong data.
Digital Government
A DNA Computer Has a Trillion Siblings and Replicates Itself to Make a Decision
To date these machines have only been theoretical.
Emerging Tech
Intel’s $15 Billion Bet That Its Future Lies in Self-Driving Cars
Intel plans to purchase Mobileye, an Israeli-based company that builds vision systems for cars.
Digital Government
The Key to Life on Mars Could Be an Institution Dedicated to Global Potato Research
Before it can send astronauts to Mars, NASA needs to figure out how to feed them there.
Emerging Tech