Biden’s Bet: The Future of Manufacturing Is Microscopic
With $2 billion from the Biden administration, biomanufacturing in the U.S. is poised for significant growth. The economy may be, too.
Department of Defense
Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to National Security
The youth movement urges President Biden to act—with or without Congress.
Pentagon to Destroy $1 Billion Worth of Ammunition Because Data Doesn’t Talk
While the Defense Department prepares to rid itself of roughly $1.2 billion worth of bullets and missiles, it has come to the attention of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of Congress that some...
Tableau Applies Gaming Power to Big Data
Tableau Software might be the biggest big data company you’ve never heard of. The lovechild of a Pixar founder and a Stanford University-Department of Defense project, the 10-year-old Seattle-based company applies the computational tools of...
Could We Lose Control of Killer Robots?
The belief that humanoid robots are dangerous on the battlefield and need to be slowed before weapons systems become autonomous is at the heart of a debate raging in the robotic engineering community. On one...
Why an Internet of Everything Event? “It’s the World Waking Up”
What inefficiencies frustrate you in your day-to-day life? What could work better about your home and the things that surround you—your car, your commute, your job, your health care, your aging parent's physical situation, or...
Defense Department Funds High School “Hackerspaces”
A new $10 million federal program is bringing “hackerspaces” to high schools, the New York Times reports. Hackerspaces are community groups for hackers to build and invent technology (and take things apart). They are considered...
