Science & Tech

FDA Approves the Pentagon's Bionic, Mind-Controlled Arm For Public Use

The DEKA arm is part of a larger, $100 million Defense Department program aimed at improving prosthetics. By Olga Khazan

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Now The Military Is Going To Build Robots That Have Morals

Today’s unmanned systems may be dumb compared to humans, but they may not be all ‘bad.’ By Patrick Tucker

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What the Most Secure Email in the Universe Would Look Like

Here’s how you will one day be able to send invisible messages on your future quantum cell-phone. By Patrick Tucker

Business

Phoenix VA Spent 10 Years Installing an Electronic Wait List

Transitioning patient care from a paper-based system to electronic wait lists 'was not handled well,' according to a former VA official. By Bob Brewin

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Researchers Develop New Fabric That Protects Against Chemical Weapons

The fabric contains nanotubes that hold a copper-based catalyst and breaks down a key chemical bond in nerve agents, such as sarin. By Global Security Newswire

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Check Out This Video of a Helicopter Transforming Into a Truck

Through adverse weather or in contaminated hotspots, this 'multi-copter' can traverse land or air for a variety of purposes. By Ben Watson

Business

Pentagon Smartphone Plan Off to a Slow Start

With six months left to hit the Defense Department’s plan to clear classified data for 100,000 commercial smartphone and tablets, only 2,000 devices have been enrolled. By William Matthews

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Every Country Will Have Armed Drones Within 10 Years

The proliferation of weaponized drone technology is inevitable, and there’s nothing the U.S. can do to stop it. By Patrick Tucker

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We’re Saved! Experts Show How to Fix U.S. Cybersecurity

The four-hour experiment that showed how to fix our nation’s infrastructure from cyberattack. By Patrick Tucker

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White House Looks Toward a Big Data Future

The Obama administration wades into the growing debate on big data. By Patrick Tucker

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Want More Renewable Energy? Send in the Drones

Out in the desert it's hard to know when one solar panel among millions has failed. Unless you're a drone. By Todd Woody

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Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight

Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker

Business

Pentagon's Chief Information Officer Takai Quits, Last Day Friday

DOD has not named a successor to Teri Takai, who led the Pentagon's cloud computing and mobile expansions. by Joseph Marks

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Pentagon’s Largest Solar Project Yet Coming This Fall

One-quarter of an Arizona Army base’s electrical needs could be met entirely by solar power. By Charles S. Clark

Policy

Pentagon Readies Record $11B Health Care Contract Bid

At stake is nothing less than one of the largest IT-related contracts in government. By Frank Konkel

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How Oculus Will Revolutionize the Battlefield

On the battlefield, Oculus will feed live data from defense networks into the headgear. By Aliya Sternstein

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Why There Will Be A Robot Uprising

The bad news is that the robot uprising is likely. The good news is that it’s not too late to stop it. By Patrick Tucker

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This App Tells Loved Ones That You're OK After a Bombing

A student living in Paris got sick of trying to contact her family back in Beirut whenever there was a bombing there. So she made an app for that. By William Brennan

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Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark

Meet 'photoswitches,' a breakthrough set of materials that act as their own batteries, absorbing energy and releasing it on demand. By Todd Woody

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Using Drones as Wireless Hotspots on the Battlefield

Repurposing aging surveillance drones into high-bandwidth hotspots will ensure troops have wireless access in the most remote places on earth. By Frank Konkel