Emerging Tech

Election Cyber Gaffes: Which Party's Has Been Worse?

An identity protection company ranks the cybersecurity problems of each candidate.

Emerging Tech

What VR Proponents Think Congress Needs To Know

A group of virtual reality companies convened at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to demo their technology.

Cybersecurity

DARPA Funds IoT Malware Detection Project

Researchers developed a way to monitor devices' thermal emissions to detect program irregularities.

Emerging Tech

Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?

Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.

Emerging Tech

White House Ramps Up Federal Drone Programs

The Interior Department will soon use drones for search and rescue missions.

Emerging Tech

FAA Says Over Half a Million Drones Have Been Registered in Just 8 Months

According to the agency, it took 100 years for about 320,000 regular aircraft to be registered with US officials.

Emerging Tech

NIST Tries to Define ‘Internet of Things’

Technologists can’t really agree on what qualifies as part of that network of devices and sensors.

Cybersecurity

Here's How Government Thinks Nanotech Will Transform Cyber

A team of agencies want easy-to-use technology that works just like the human brain does.

Digital Government

3-D Printing a Better Prosthetic

Algorithms can be used to design cheap, perfect-fitting limbs, orthodontics and other accessories.

Emerging Tech

How Donald Trump Beat Reddit

His first Q&A on the site seemed free-wheeling and open to all, but it was actually obsessively controlled.