Emerging Tech
The Military Is Genetically Modifying Bacteria to Make Even Tinier Computers
The biosynthetic microbe could wire future nanoelectronics after Navy-funded researchers supercharged its conductivity.
Emerging Tech
Why Adopt IPv6? NTIA Wants Your Thoughts
The internet of things will necessitate faster IPv6 adoption.
Emerging Tech
Virtual Reality Could Show New Food Inspectors What Slaughterhouses Really Look Like
The Food Safety and Inspection Service's CTO thinks virtual reality could change training and recruitment.
Emerging Tech
Video: How Navy’s Augmented Reality Helmet Brings Underwater Missions into Focus
A look at the Navy's Ironman helmet.
Emerging Tech
NASA Just Released 1,000 Weirdly Beautiful Mars Photos
The results are the images created by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, the highest-resolution instrument equipped on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Digital Government
GAO: Army Needs More Virtual Training
The watchdog recommended the Pentagon adjust policies to allow virtual training to be used more broadly.
Cybersecurity
FBI Wants Cyber Analytics Systems That Keep Humans In Control
Investigators need tools to let them drill into terabytes of data.
Digital Government
VIdeo: Tips to Personalize Windows 10
A quick guide to tuning your personalization settings.
Modernization
Visualizing the State of Global Internet Connectivity
Two maps illustrate disparities in access across the world.
Emerging Tech
3 Gigabit Cities Using High-Speed Broadband for Civic Engagement
Next Century Cities just gave Raleigh, Austin and Louisville $30,000 and will provide technical assistance to get their innovative, repeatable projects off the ground.
Digital Government
Nextgov Ebook: Tech Revolutions: Open Source and the Internet of Things
This ebook features two more recent Tech + Tequila themes: open source and the internet of things.
Digital Government
In 44 Days, America Will No Longer Oversee the Internet’s Naming System
On Aug. 16, NTIA signed off on the final step in handing over its responsibility for the domain-name system.
Digital Government
Stanford's 'Hacking for Defense' Class Expands to Diplomacy
The class unleashed engineering grad students on national security problems.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Tech That Drives Tesla's Autopilot
Together, the tech enables Tesla’s self-driving autopilot function, which the company calls a “driver assistance tool.”
Emerging Tech
Tech Hubs Across Africa Have More Than Doubled in Less Than a Year
Over 300 hubs are spread across 93 cities in 42 countries across the African continent; however, more than half of the hubs are concentrated in only five countries.
Emerging Tech
A Robot Buoy That Can Save Whales From Boat Strikes
A new surveillance system off the coast of New York aims to help keep the creatures out of harm’s way.
Emerging Tech
A Smart Tattoo That Can Turn Your Skin into a Touchpad
The MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research set out to create on-skin user interfaces using gold leaf as a conductor.
Emerging Tech
Beyond the Black Box: Quantum Computing Explained
Quantum computers break the laws of Newtonian physics by tapping into the science of quantum physics.
Digital Government
The Google Operating System Mystifying the Internet
A project called Fuschia has the internet speculating.
Digital Government