Emerging Tech
Teams in NASA’s Latest Challenge Compete to Have Their Inventions Sent into Space
NASA has completed the first round of its first space-based competition.
Emerging Tech
NASA Creates New 'Self-Healing' Material
Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.
Emerging Tech
Redesigning Government Work for the Internet of Things
The proliferation of Internet-connected devices represents a new way of working.
Digital Government
‘The Meatball’ vs. ‘The Worm’: How NASA Brands Space
The space agency’s current symbol, a beloved signal of the agency’s storied past, wasn’t always so beloved.
Digital Government
White House Names Facebook Alum Its First Product Director
America’s executive branch continues to build out its digital organization.
Digital Government
The Warship of the Future: Lasers, Holograms and 3-D Printed Drones
If you thought the battleship era faded after World War II, just wait a few decades.
Digital Government
States Pass Drone Laws in Droves
These laws could potentially clash with future federal regulations.
Digital Government
DHS Switches on Retooled Virtual Fence Along Arizona Border
Border Patrol has been watching videos of potentially suspicious activity from sensor-studded towers for two weeks.
Digital Government
What Keeps Pentagon’s Top Robotics Expert Up at Night?
Hint: It's not killer robots.
Emerging Tech
US Citizenship and Immigration Services to Host Twitter ‘Office Hours’
USCIS officials hope to provide another avenue for customers to ask questions and receive real-time feedback.
Emerging Tech
Buzz Aldrin Wants to Colonize Mars Within 25 Years
Man first stepped foot on the moon in 1969. Maybe 70 years later, in 2039, humans will colonize Mars.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Closest You Can Get to Space Without Leaving Earth
Where the extreme cold of space can be found in Houston, Texas.
Digital Government
Google Goes to Court in Europe
Google’s bellicose response to Europe’s antitrust charges belie the uphill battle the search giant faces.
Digital Government
US Military Is Replacing the Humvee with a Huge Truck that Looks Like an Angry Shark
Given the casualties caused by roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has been fiending for a more robust, faster vehicle.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Hits New Milestone: 1 Billion People Used the Social Network on a Single Day
This represents about two-thirds of Facebook’s user base.
Emerging Tech
Google Sternly Rebukes Europe’s Antitrust Charges
Europe’s case against the search giant is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics,” Google wrote.
Modernization
Video: Meet Buddy, the Robot that Will Help Protect and Connect You
A lot of high-powered tech, wrapped up in an adorable package.
Emerging Tech