Emerging Tech
Obama's Budget Would Grow Federal R&D By 4 Percent
The president's 2017 fiscal year budget boosts total research and development funding to $152 billion.
Emerging Tech
The Research Pirates of the Dark Web
After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet.
Digital Government
IBM’s Watson Should Run for President
it might be the perfect time for an actual robot to enter the race.
Artificial Intelligence
The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach
Biologically inspired robot bugs could be the next big thing in intelligence collection.
Digital Government
Special Ops Wants Wearable Sensors Without Blind Spots
SOCOM is seeking a wearable system that can correct the error, known as “parallax,” which occurs combining visual feeds from offset sensors.
Artificial Intelligence
Should We Fear an AI Arms Race?
Five reasons the benefits of defense-related artificial intelligence research outweigh the risks—for now.
Digital Government
Video: This NASA Scientist Tracks the Dangerous Asteroids in Earth's Orbit
The first line of planetary defense is a physicist in California.
Emerging Tech
What’s More Difficult Than Building Robotic Hands? Building Robotic Fingers.
These digits can lift fragile objects, even if they're heavy.
Emerging Tech
You’re Not Alone: Even the Obamas Can’t Get Good Wi-Fi
The President says he hopes to fix the “whole tech thing” for “the next group of folks” who will move in.
Emerging Tech
Speed Dialer Aims to Profit off IRS' Terrible Customer Service
Software helps route paying customer to a breathing person within 1 to 6 minutes at an IRS call center notorious for its lengthy hold times.
Digital Government
Twitter Steps Up Efforts To Combat ISIS
The social media giant says it is increasing efforts to combat extremism on the site.
Emerging Tech
Video: A Look at the Impressive Tech Inside Super Bowl 50
The Levi's Stadium boasts 400 miles of cables, 700 security cameras and Wi-Fi boxes placed every 100 seats to ensure 70,000 attendees will be able to connect with their smartphones.
Emerging Tech
Join Nextgov and Defense One on Feb. 10: Tech Modernization in Focus
David Bray and Frank Konieczny will be two of several featured speakers at the event titled, “Transforming Defense and Federal IT for a Modern World."
Digital Government
New Microchip Could Increase Military Intelligence Powers
A military-funded breakthrough in microchips opens the door to portable deep learning.
Emerging Tech
This NASA Spacecraft Will Set Sail Propelled Entirely by Sunlight
NASA hopes it can reach the edge of the universe in 20 years.
Digital Government
Video: How Tracking Technology and Deep Data Are Transforming Football
Can big data help you win the Super Bowl?
Digital Government
The Innovative Suitcase Lab That Could Fight the Zika Virus
The whole thing weighs less than 44 pounds and is operated with a laptop.
Ideas
What’s Missing in the Encryption, Privacy and Security Debate
There are four key considerations surrounding the secure design of mobile devices we should keep in mind in both a government and private sector context.
Modernization
Video: This Device Connects You Even in the Middle of Nowhere
Wireless in the wilderness.
Emerging Tech