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To Survive a War, Yemenis Are Turning Fog Into Water
Yemen had a serious water shortage even before fighting intensified in 2015. Now, increasingly desperate villages are experimenting with ways to 'harvest' moisture from the air.
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The Military’s Super-Fast Bird Drone
The Defense Department’s mad scientists show how to make super-fast, light-weight drones.
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Einstein’s Gravitational Waves Confirmed
Interstellar discovery across more than 1 billion light years heralds a new understanding of the universe.
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What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare
The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.
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The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach
Biologically inspired robot bugs could be the next big thing in intelligence collection.
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Should We Fear an AI Arms Race?
Five reasons the benefits of defense-related artificial intelligence research outweigh the risks—for now.
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Twitter Steps Up Efforts To Combat ISIS
The social media giant says it is increasing efforts to combat extremism on the site.
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The Big Budget Crunch Awaiting America's Spies
The U.S. intelligence community overall budget may rise in the months ahead, but spending on information technology will not, a new report says.
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New Microchip Could Increase Military Intelligence Powers Exponentially
A military-funded breakthrough in microchips opens the door to portable deep learning.
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NASA's New Super-Fast Solar Ship May Have Just Revolutionized How We Explore Space
Instead of a traditional, chemical propellant, it’s powered by photons from the sun and can travel nearly 64,000 miles per hour.
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The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
The Pentagon’s top testing official has weighed and measured the F-35 and found it wanting.
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USAF Stands Up Space Mission Force to Counter Russia, China
The service is reorganizing for battle in space, but threats may be progressing faster than fixes.
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The Obama Administration’s Encryption Views Are All Over the Map
Some government officials are focused on catching criminals, while others worry about empowering hackers.
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Refugee or Terrorist? IBM Thinks Its Software Has the Answer
A new tool to turn unstructured data into actionable intelligence could change the way law enforcement fights terrorism, and challenge the data-collection debate.
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Look Who's Worried About the NSA's 96 Percent Retention Rate
It might seem counterintuitive that someone maintaining a workforce of 30,000 coders and analysts is concerned about too much loyal talent.
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With Lockheed Deal, Leidos Is Now the Government's Largest IT Provider
The merger creates an IT business with a $10 billion portfolio and contract holdings across every facet of federal government.
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Russian Scientists May Have Solved One of the Major Barriers to Light-Based Computers
A new cooling method opens a door to optical chips far faster than today’s electronic ones.
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Pentagon Eyes Laser-Armed Drones to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles
The high-flying aircraft would be the unmanned successors to the Air Force’s missile-zapping jetliner.
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This Is The Most Important Technology On the F-35
Cognitive EW, currently in its infancy, may one day help justify the Joint Strike Fighter’s enormous cost.
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