What Might A Killerbot Arms Race Look Like?
FROM OUR BLOGS: Zero Moment The coming swarm When they appear on the horizon, the robots coming to kill you won't necessarily look like warplanes. That's limited, human-centric thinking, says Stuart...
View ArticleNew Army Exoskeleton Makes Soldiers' Gunshots More Accurate
Military MAXFAS system stabilizes your shooting arm with cables and sensors A system of velcro straps and sensors reduces natural arm tremors, drastically improving accuracy... A system of velcro...
View ArticleA Ban on Autonomous Killer Robots Is Inevitable
FROM OUR BLOGS: Zero Moment But what will be banned, and when? With a growing consensus of scientists seeking a ban on autonomous weapons, researchers are determining which robots should be outlawed,...
View ArticleAmerica Reflects On The Bomb, 70 Years After Hiroshima
Military Selected readings on the apocalypse at the end of World War II For America, World War II ended in a dark mirror image of the way our involvement began. The December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl...
View ArticleDARPA Wants To Turn Small Ships Into Drone Aircraft Carriers
Military And they’ve got just the little plane to make it work DARPA advances funding for stage 3 of a naval drone… DARPA advances funding for stage 3 of a naval drone…
View ArticleHow the internet is changing the way we fight wars
Military The future of warfare Popular Science and XPRIZE are teaming up to explore and explain technologies that make us say "The Future Is Now" in a video series called Future First.
View ArticleHow to build a steam-powered cannon invented by Da Vinci
DIY A less deadly version of the Architronito Build a DIY version of Leonardo da Vinci's steam-powered cannon invention, the Architronito…
View ArticleIt’s not just Syria—chemical weapons still pose a global threat
Military What you need to know about chemical weapons. Despite most of the world condemning them, chemical weapons still cause harm around the globe. But what, exactly, are chemical weapons, and who...
View ArticleChina's destructive laser rifle has a half-mile range
Eastern Arsenal Explaining the ZKZM 500 China has built the world's first destructive laser, capable of setting clothes on fire and detonating fuel tanks- but it can't kill people- yet.
View ArticleTerror on Twitter
Military How ISIS is taking war to social media—and social media is fighting back. So far, there is only one certainty in this fight. What ISIS has discovered—this very weird, very effective new way...
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