Emerging Tech
Softbank’s Humanoid Robot Will Be Great for Tending to Japan’s Elderly
The robot will be able to read and express emotions.
Emerging Tech
Sending Astronauts to Space Is Worth It -- If the Goal Is Mars
But we’ll have to increase NASA’s budget and cooperate with China, report concludes.
Modernization
The Future of Mobile Phones Doesn’t Include Phone Calls
Voice traffic on mobile networks will peak in 2015, then revert back to around 2011 levels by 2019.
Digital Government
NASA Reveals Unprecedented Image of Deep Space
The image draws on nine year's worth of shots taken by the Hubble Telescope.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Found a Way to Save a Long-Lost Spacecraft—Now It's Facing Its Biggest Test Yet
The craft's celestial gauntlet includes a possible collision with the moon.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is About to Test a Mega-Parachute at the Edge of Space
If the largest ever supersonic parachute works, we'll be a step closer to putting a human on Mars.
Modernization
Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World
Now it’s merely the third worst.
Digital Government
Secret Service Software Will 'Detect Sarcasm' in Social Media Users
'Sentiment analysis' and 'access to historical Twitter data' among the requirements.
Digital Government
FCC May Redefine What It Means to Have 'Broadband' Internet
High-speed Internet, as currently defined by the government, is four megabits per second.
Digital Government
How DARPA's Augmented Reality Software Works
Why is the military succeeding where Google Glass failed?
Emerging Tech
Two Big Labs Step Back From the Most Promising Next-Generation Battery
IBM and the US-funded Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) have ratcheted down or outright abandoned their work on the lithium-air battery.
Emerging Tech
You Can Now Get a 3D Printer for Under $200
Three-dimensional printing is about to get a whole lot easier, cheaper, and more user-friendly.
Cybersecurity
Senate Defense Bill Unearths NSA ‘Sharkseer’ Program
Lawmakers want to drop $30 million on an obscure National Security Agency cybersecurity program.
Emerging Tech
Google's New Self-Driving Car Doesn't Have a Steering Wheel or Brake Pedals
To take a spin, all you have to do is push the start button.
Modernization
Apple Wants You to Run Your Home from Your iPhone
This new system will allow users to control their lights, appliances, and security systems right from their iOS device
Digital Government
Video: The US Forest Service's Laboratory of Fire
At the Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana, researchers reverse-engineer spreading fires.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Cars are Hitting California Roads (for Testing) This September
California has become one of the first states to create working regulations for autonomous vehicles on public roads.
Emerging Tech
America Just Launched a Rocket on a Secret Mission Into Space
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, equipped with a "classified satellite" for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Modernization