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May 18, 2021

A weird newfound material formed in the first atomic bomb test

Posted by in categories: materials, military

Material formed in the wake of the first atomic bomb test contains a strange material that is ordered but that is not a standard crystal.

May 16, 2021

Genetically engineered grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, genetics, military

Large swaths of U.S. military land are covered with munitions components, including the explosive chemical RDX. This molecule is toxic to people and can cause cancer. It also doesn’t naturally break down and can contaminate groundwater. Now researchers have genetically engineered a grass commonly used to fight soil erosion so that it can remove RDX from the soil, according to a new paper published May 3 in Nature Biotechnology.


A team, which includes researchers from the University of Washington, demonstrated that over the course of three years, a genetically engineered switchgrass could break down an explosive chemical in…

May 13, 2021

Israel’s military says air and ground forces are attacking Gaza – updates

Posted by in category: military

We are pausing this live coverage for a while, but will bring you any key developments and breaking news when it happens.

May 13, 2021

Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals

Posted by in categories: internet, military

A letter obtained by Motherboard discusses internet browsing, location, and other forms of data.

May 11, 2021

Hologram experts can now create real-life images that move in the air

Posted by in categories: computing, holograms, military, space, weapons

They may be tiny weapons, but Brigham Young University’s holography research group has figured out how to create lightsabers—green for Yoda and red for Darth Vader, naturally—with actual luminous beams rising from them.

Inspired by the displays of science fiction, the researchers have also engineered battles between equally small versions of the Starship Enterprise and a Klingon Battle Cruiser that incorporate photon torpedoes launching and striking the enemy vessel that you can see with the naked eye.

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May 10, 2021

The Pentagon Inches Toward Letting AI Control Weapons

Posted by in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI, terrorism

Last August, several dozen military drones and tanklike robots took to the skies and roads 40 miles south of Seattle. Their mission: Find terrorists suspected of hiding among several buildings.

So many robots were involved in the operation that no human operator could keep a close eye on all of them. So they were given instructions to find—and eliminate—enemy combatants when necessary.

The mission was just an exercise, organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a blue-sky research division of the Pentagon; the robots were armed with nothing more lethal than radio transmitters designed to simulate interactions with both friendly and enemy robots.

May 7, 2021

Hypersonic weapons and the new space race | Project Force

Posted by in categories: military, space

@AlexGatopoulos looks at how hypersonic missiles are emerging as a key tool in the race to dominate the next frontier — outer space.

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May 7, 2021

Northrop Grumman to supply navigation payloads for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

Posted by in categories: military, satellites

DARPA awarded Northrop Grumman a $13.3 million contract to provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) payloads for the Blackjack program.


WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $13.3 million contract to provide positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) payloads for the Blackjack program.

Blackjack is a DARPA project to demonstrate the military utility of small satellites in low Earth orbit to provide communications, missile warning and PNT. Northrop Grumman’s contract was awarded April 28, according to sam.gov.

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May 6, 2021

The Schizophrenic World Of Quantum Interpretations

Posted by in categories: military, neuroscience, quantum physics

I believe that schizophrenia although an illness could be a quantum sense in the quantum realm essentially feeling different dimensions which still remain unknown. The minds developed by the military in different projects like the stranger things series is an example of such a wild reality we live in and how interesting dimensions beyond ours touch our reality.


To the average person, most quantum theories sound strange, while others seem downright bizarre. There are many diverse theories that try to explain the intricacies of quantum systems and how our interactions affect them. And, not surprisingly, each approach is supported by its group of well-qualified and well-respected scientists. Here, we’ll take a look at the two most popular quantum interpretations.

Does it seem reasonable that you can alter a quantum system just by looking at it? What about creating multiple universes by merely making a decision? Or what if your mind split because you measured a quantum system?

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May 6, 2021

The Air Force’s first Skyborg autonomous drone prototype made its first flight

Posted by in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI

A prototype by Kratos was first to fly, but Boeing and General Atomics will also develop Skyborg air vehicles.