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15 Competitors Selected for DARPA Spectrum Challenge June 18, 2013 Three wild card selections remain in competition to demonstrate solutions for more robust wireless radio technologies As wireless devices proliferate and the radio spectrum becomes ever more congested, all users have a...
Faster, More Precise Airstrikes Within Reach June 14, 2013 Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program aims to improve air-to-ground fire coordination, but could revolutionize military tech development and deployment as well Air-ground fire coordination—also known as Close Air Support...
New Nerve and Muscle Interfaces Aid Wounded Warrior Amputees May 30, 2013 Advances enable advanced prosthetic control and direct sensory feedback Since 2000, more than 2,000 servicemembers have suffered amputated limbs . DARPA’s breakthrough research with advanced prosthetic limbs con...
Mighty Micropumps: Small but Powerful Vacuum Pumps Demonstrated June 04, 2013 DARPA creates microscale pumps to evacuate tiny vacuum chambers DARPA-funded researchers recently demonstrated the world’s smallest vacuum pumps. This breakthrough technology may create new national security...
Smartphone Technology Inspires Design for Smart Unattended Ground Sensor May 29, 2013 Commercial smartphone processes to aid development of air, sea and undersea unmanned military sensors as well DARPA’s Adaptable Sensor System (ADAPT ) program aims to transform how unattended sensors...
Warrior Web Prototype Takes Its First Steps May 22, 2013 A Soldier carries a 61-pound load while walking in a prototype DARPA Warrior Web system during an independent evaluation by the U.S. Army. Warrior Web seeks to create a soft, lightweight under-suit that would help reduce injurie...
DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness May 15, 2013 Concept plans to offer overwhelming tactical superiority by augmenting dismounted squad capabilities Success on the battlefield requires warfighters to know as ...
Quantum-assisted Nano-imaging of Living Organism Is a First May 02, 2013 QuASAR program shrinks equipment and removes temperature constraints for high-resolution sensing and imaging at nano-scale In science, many of the most interesting events occur at a scale far smaller than the una...
