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The U.S. awarded at least 30 million dollars in grants to a top Chinese AI scientist who returned home to help China win in a field with vast military potential
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These "blue sky" energy technologies might help save the planet
Newsweek spoke with Evelyn Wang, the head of the Department of Energy's ARPA-E, about new innovations toward clean energy and reducing carbon emissions.
DARPA Denies Funding Wuhan Institute of Virology Amid Alleged Document Leak
Activist group DRASTIC claimed unverified documents show a U.S.-led funding proposal would have involved "dangerous" coronavirus experiments.
DARPA Deploys Swarms of Autonomous Robots to Carry Out Urban Raid
In the not-so-distant future, hundreds of unmanned drones and on-the-ground rovers could swoop into an area of interest and spew crucial data to human military operators, researchers say.
Why Some People Get Worse Flu Than Others Explored in Study
The flu virus is highly changeable, which is why a shot from one year won't work the next.
Tardigrades May Hold Key to 'Freezing' Soldiers in Time
The creatures "can reversibly enter a state where outwardly observable signs of metabolic activity are paused under conditions that are essentially incompatible with life."
China Recruiting Brightest Kids to Develop AI Weapons
One professor said students with creative thinking, persistence and a "willingness to fight" were wanted.
DARPA to Test Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopters
The agency successfully tested its system in a commercial helicopter in Virginia last month.
DARPA Making Weaponized Insects, Scientists Claim
The U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency denies the claims, saying concerns like this emerge with any new powerful technology.
Military Vehicles Show Off 'Shape-Shifting' Wheel Tech
The new mechanism transforms a round wheel to a triangular track in a matter of seconds while the vehicle is on the move.
Military Wants To Freeze Soldiers To Save Lives
The military's newest project sounds like it's straight out of a science fiction movie.
U.S. Navy's Sea Hunter Drone Passes Self-Driving Test
After passing its testing, the Sea Hunter has been given to the Navy's research office who will develop it into a ship fit for the ranks of a fleet.
DARPA Is Funding Brain Implant Research for Depression
The new research would take a proven method of treating Parkinson's and apply it to depression and bipolar disorder.
How the U.S. Military Will Use Plants as Spies
Plants are very sensitive to environmental changes. The military wants to read their responses.
China Builds Massive Wind Tunnel for Hypersonic Glider
China revealed it's building the world's fastest wind tunnel only a month after offering a glimpse of its new hypersonic DZ-ZF missile glider.
DARPA Wants to Send Robots Into Space
DARPA says space robots will be sent into orbit to fix broken satellites by 2021.
DARPA Brain Device That Boosts Learning by 40 Percent
A non-invasive cap stimulates parts of the brain via electric currents.
Facebook's Mind-Reading Chief Quits Project
Regina Dugan was working on brain-computer interface technology at Facebook but has a new project planned.
U.S. Spends $65 Million to Build Brain Implants
Research aims to convert sensory information, such as images and sounds, into digital code that can be processed by computers.
New History of DARPA Reveals Wacky, Terrifying Schemes
The government's defense science agency counts Agent Orange, bunny ESP and draining the Great Lakes among its interests and achievements.
Dragonfly Spy Drones Designed for Urban Warfare
Skeeter micro-drone is part of U.K. government's IRIS initiative.
Meet Sea Hunter, the U.S. Navy's Self-Driving Warship
Sea Hunter is designed to autonomously stalk the seas for up to three months at a time.
DARPA Wants to Hack Your Brain
DARPA wants to improve the brain's ability to learn through "targeted neuroplasticity training".
Is Google's Two-Legged Robot the Soldier of the Future?
The Atlas robot can navigate rough terrain and self-right itself if it falls.
U.S. Military has Plans for Cyborg Soldiers
DARPA wants to make data transfer between the human brain and the digital world possible.
Why Wait Until Tomorrow? How to Speed Innovation
We need a self-funded prize to spur innovation and save taxpayers money.
Google-Funded Robot 'Atlas' Jogs Through Forest
Boston Dynamics shows off it's uncanny new humanoid robot in a video.
Contacts With a Zoom Lens
A team of optics researchers at EPFL are working on telescopic contact lenses designed for daily use.
Defense Department Tests Bullet That Changes Direction After Being Shot
The Defense Department's research arm says the need for new weaponry is "critical."