Emerging Tech
Building a Robot in Your Garage? You Could Get a DARPA Contract in Less Than a Month
DARPA's new Robotics Fast Track effort aims to reduce the proposal-to-contract turnaround time to less than a month.
Digital Government
Congressman Wants Federal Buildings Outfitted with Bird-Friendly Features
The Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act aims to reduce the number of birth deaths resulting from birds flying into federal buildings.
Emerging Tech
If You Aren’t Using Your Data, It’s Just Taking Up Space
Data is only valuable if you can redesign the way government works using it, according to Mike Walsh, CEO of Tomorrow.
Digital Government
When Washington Comes to SXSW: The New Head of the Patent Office on Creative Destruction
There are a lot of things you might imagine seeing at SXSW, but the swearing in of a top U.S. government official probably isn't one of them.
Cybersecurity
The Army Is In Talks with ‘Cyber Effects’ Vendors
A new market survey aimed at identifying suppliers is the third Defense Department document issued over the past month that points out a need to be able to execute "cyber effects.”
Emerging Tech
This Social Network Only Exists for Discussing the Weather
Thanks to digital broadcasting technology and IP-enabled cable boxes, viewers can interact with the hosts in real time.
Emerging Tech
Google's New Self-Driving Car Is About to Hit the Streets
Here’s everything you need to know about Prototype.
Digital Government
Navy’s New Binoculars Can Identify You From 700 Feet Away
Collecting on-the-ground intelligence may have become a bit safer.
Emerging Tech
Want to Build a NASA Rocket? Agency Goes Public with Source Code
This week, NASA released over 1,000 of its program tools to the public in an effort to boost technology transfer.
Emerging Tech
Video: Drones Take Center Stage at First-Ever Silicon Valley Fashion Show
A different kind of fashion week.
Emerging Tech
Truly Autonomous Drones Are Coming, and They May Soon Deliver Packages to Your Door
Human operators of drones are prone to errors. One company is looking to make drones that are truly unmanned.
Digital Government
FAA Wishes People Would Stop Flying Drones Near the White House
An illegal amateur flight near the executive mansion Thursday ended with the pilot arrested.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Asks Teens What A Robot Future Looks Like
The agency has selected five winners from its high school film contest; their 5-minute videos offer visions of the social impact of robots.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Hubble Space Telescope at 25
NASA celebrates one of its greatest achievements.
Emerging Tech
GE Has 3D-Printed a Working Jet Engine
While the consumer 3D printing industry is going through a bit of an existential crisis, industrial 3D printing is going strong.
Emerging Tech
America Is Failing its Children by Not Teaching Code in Every High School
There’s a shortage of coders in the U.S., and schools should be the solution.
Emerging Tech
Autonomous Cars Will Destroy Millions of Jobs and Reshape US Economy by 2025
The transition is already beginning to happen.
Emerging Tech
IARPA Wants to Rethink Intelligence Collection
The agency is soliciting proposals for "means for collecting information from previously inaccessible sources."
Emerging Tech
Video: Jetpack Travel Like You've Never Seen it Before
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a jetpack!
Emerging Tech