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Better networked soldiers

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has recently given a US$500K award to a computer scientist of the Washington University in St. Louis WUSTL. His research project is called 'Revolutionizing Defense Communications with a Diversified Internet Infrastructure.' Crowley will design a new kind of network for the U.S....

Tags: Network, DARPA, U.S. Department Of Defense, Computer, Productivity, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-22

Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge

Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...

Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers

Videos 2008-05-15

Brain waves used for faster image sorting

Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...

Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Can Deep Green help a combat commander?

University of Southern California USC researchers are developing several parts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Deep Green program. Their efforts are intended to help commanders on the battlefield to anticipate enemy moves. 'The system interweaves anticipatory planning with adaptive execution to help the commander think ahead, identify...

Tags: Program, Battlefield, DARPA, Corporate Governance, Data Mining, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Year of the nanotube

For nearly 25 years now, ever since the discovery of the Carbon-60 "Buckyball" at Rice University, scientists have been trying to find uses for what is now called nanotechnology. Those uses are now coming thick and fast. In November I wrote how carbon nanotubes could be...

Tags: Bayer AG, Nanotube, DARPA, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-29

Photos: Robot race in 'DARPA' city

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency raises the green flag on 11 driverless cars to drive a 10-plus mile course. by CNET News.com

Tags: Robot, DARPA, Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-11-03

News to know: Google, AMD earnings; Ubuntu gallery; Web 2.0; Firefox 3

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - One sweet OS. Gallery right. Paula Rooney: Ubuntu 7.10 arrives, open for business. Dan Farber@Web 2.0 Summit: Gadget or Widget? It's the progammable Web. Cisco introduces ‘Entertainment operating system.' Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google…eventually. All Web...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Cisco Systems Inc., DARPA, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Patent App, Web 2.0, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Blog posts 2007-10-19

DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot race

DARPA sees inspiration as trophy of robot raceDARPA could save 40,000 american lives each year.That is about the number of people killed on US Highways every year. Not bad for only 2 million dollars.I'm not saying these cars will eliminate these deaths, but it's a great start.

Tags: Robots, DARPA, robot race, robot

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Military kicks the tires of green technology

Writing at the GigaOM blog, Katie Fehrenbacher points to seven green technologies the military is pursuing. Powerfilm is working with the Army's Natick Soldier Center to develop solar tents using the company's thin amorphous silicon technology. DARPA has launched a BioFuels program to design bio-aviation fuel...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Green Technology, DARPA, Military, Powerfilm, Army, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-29

Stanford leads pack of 36 robocars picked for DARPA Urban Challenge

DARPA has chosen 36 finalists for its Urban Challenge, a close-in city version of its "grand challenge" for robotic car designers, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The defense agency isn't quite ready to unleash robocars on a real city; this contest will take place at a former Air Force...

Tags: DARPA, Stanford, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-10

Autonomous insect cyborg sentinels

In a very brief article, AZoNano reports that nanotechnology is turning insects into flying cyborgs. Researchers from Cornell University have implanted 'microfluidic devices in insects before they hatch into fully grown flying creatures.' Of course, when they grow, these insects still carry the sensors. And if this works, they'll be...

Tags: Science &, Nature, Robotics, Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Defense &, Security

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Photos: Stanford passes first DARPA test

The Stanford University racing team shows off its robot car, Junior, to DARPA representatives on in the first test round to enter the DARPA Grand Challenge.

Tags: Robots, photograph, DARPA, Stanford, Stanford University, robot, team

Image galleries 2007-06-14

Photos: Teams tune up for Urban Challenge

Fifty-three teams are preparing for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's $2 million military-sponsored race.

Tags: Team management, team, DARPA, photograph

Image galleries 2007-06-05

DARPA plans to turn moths into cyberspies

DARPA plans to turn moths into cyberspiesReally ScareyThis is a good thing if used only for good purposes but what scares me is the potential for misuse. I understand that it could be used in a positive manner but human nature always finds someone abusing and misusing abilities. In my...

Tags: DARPA

Discussion threads 2007-05-31

DARPA plans to turn moths into cyberspies

In a project that seems like it was hatched from the brain of a science fiction writer, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA is growing computer chips around insects for use in surveillance, reports The Times.DARPA is implanting computer chips in moths while still in the pupa stage. The...

Tags: Defense

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Photos: Taking DARPA to the Max

TerraMax, one of only five unmanned vehicles to finish the DARPA desert race in 2005, is gearing up for this year's urban course.

Tags: DARPA, photograph

Image galleries 2007-01-26

DARPA raises stakes for urban robot race

DARPA raises stakes for urban robot raceExcellent. LoMaNoH may be in the race then!Ever since I first heard about the DARPA challenge a couple years ago, I've been fascinated with it. Even took the trip out in 2005 to see the final event where Stanley won. What...

Tags: Robots, DARPA, robot

Discussion threads 2006-12-08

Sun knocked out of DARPA supercomputer project

Sun knocked out of DARPA supercomputer projectYou gotta love the competition, and if Sun keeps at it, they willeventually get more super computer business.It is also great to see Cray still competing!!Now, the only question is why they did not consider Microsoft? Could it be they do not have a...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, government, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., supercomputer, computer, DARPA

Discussion threads 2006-11-21

Researchers strive for a universal translation device

The time is now for that Universal Translation Device that came in so handy on Star Trek, DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has decided. And so it is ready to spend gobs of money to achieve that holy grail - a machine that translates important non-Western languages like...

Tags: Government technology, Defense, Intelligence, BBN Corp., Gale

Blog posts 2006-11-09

In Iraq, military seeking Universal Translator

For the military in Iraq, being able to speak with the locals is a huge problem. In the absence of enough translators, there was high hopes for technological fixes to the problem. But, the Washington Post reports, the Star Trek Universal Translator is still a long ways off. Two...

Tags: DARPA

Blog posts 2006-11-02