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All aboard the moon train: DARPA is trying to figure out how to build a lunar railroad
A concept for a moon surface railway is being developed, potentially transporting people, supplies,…
Marianne Guenot
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Marines fooled a DARPA robot by hiding in a cardboard box while giggling and pretending to be trees
Former Pentagon policy analyst Paul Scharre wrote in his upcoming book that the Marines were traini…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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NASA and DARPA plan to test a nuclear-powered rocket that could take humans to Mars in record time
NASA is planning to test the nuclear-powered rocket by 2027. If successful, It could allow humans t…
Marianne Guenot
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DARPA's latest 'Gremlins' test shows how the US military's biggest planes could be motherships in future wars
If Gremlins can do what the military has in mind, they could help US aircraft stay out of range of …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US military successfully flight-tested new hypersonic weapon technology
DARPA said the test "was a successful demonstration of the capabilities that will make hypersonic c…
Ryan Pickrell
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A microchip implant that lets you control your sleep cycle might soon be a reality
The prime purpose to develop this chip is to help military personnel adjust to various time zone…
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Government partnership with big business created the internet and cell phones - an economist says it can deliver a new generation of innovations, too
Economist Mariana Mazzucato says the government "needs to redesign policy away from fixing markets …
Paul Constant
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A sensor injected under the skin, backed by DARPA, is meant to spot COVID-19 days before symptoms appear
A tiny strip of gel is injected under the skin and senses a change in the body's chemistry that can…
Marianne Guenot
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands a Pentagon contract to design nuclear-powered spacecraft
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, was one of three companies to land the Pentagon contract for a …
Kate Duffy
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The Tom Cruise deepfakes were hard to create. But less sophisticated 'shallowfakes' are already wreaking havoc
DARPA's deepfake experts mapped out the wide world of fake media - and how hard they are for its ad…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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A US Air Force F-16 pilot is going to take on an AI adversary in a simulated dogfight, and you can watch it live
AI will battle AI in the early days of the competition to determine which program should dogfight a…
Ryan Pickrell
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DARPA is asking universities for access to their tunnels ASAP, and it's because the US military thinks its next war will go underground
While President Donald Trump looks to create a Space Force - an entirely new military branch - the …
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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This was the most unstable airplane DARPA ever built
For a long time, aft-swept wings were preferred due to structural limitations. However, many of the…
David Choi
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DARPA has been using ambulances to search for nukes in D.C.
"D.C. Fire and EMS was an invaluable partner and testbed for SIGMA's vehicle-scale detectors," Vinc…
Paul Szoldra
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The CEO of hot cybersecurity startup Expanse explains how he went from DARPA to raising a new $70 million round
Junio realized that it would be valuable to monitor the Internet in real time to help customers det…
Rosalie Chan
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DARPA just gave a paralyzed man back the sense of touch
"At one point, instead of pressing one finger, the team decided to press two without telling him," …
Paul Szoldra
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15 astounding technologies that DARPA is working on right now
DARPA has had a hand in major inventions like GPS, the internet, and stealth aircraft. And it's alw…
Jeremy Bender
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DARPA wants your help creating space robots
Submissions will be evaulated by their scientific merit, their relevance to DARPA's mission, and co…
Danielle Muoio
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DARPA wants to stop drone 'terrorist threats' with an Aerial Dragnet program
"Commercial websites currently exist that display in real time the tracks of relatively high and fa…