Saturday, March 22, 2014

DARPA's X-Plane Concepts Revealed

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Phantom Swift, built by Boeing, features two large lift fans ¿ inside the fuselage ¿ that provide efficient vertical lift. Once the aircr...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Drones Can Now Search For Smart Phones That Are Not Secured

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This Drone Can Steal What's On Your Phone -- CNN The next threat to your privacy could be hovering over head while you walk down th...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Makes A Surprise Visit At The TED 2014 Conference In Vancouver

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Robot Snowden Promises More US Spying Revelations Via TED Talk -- The Australian/AFP FORMER intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has...

Syria To Set Up A Space Agency

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The Syrian government has set up a space agency. Seriously. It is called the Syrian Space Agency. http://t.co/qEOKaBhzRf — Liz Sly (@LizSl...
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Here Are The Robots That Are Defending America's Nuclear Material Stockpiles

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These incredible carts work as security staff for the Nevada Nuclear Stockpile Site. One control centre can operate 16 vehicles at once ...

Global Warming Will Cause Violent Conflict, Displace Hundreds Of Millions Of People And Wipe Trillions Of Dollars Off The Global Economy

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Climate Change: Leaked Draft Of UN IPCC Report Predicts Global Warming Will Cause Violent Conflict, Displace Millions Of People And Wipe ...

Europe's Changing Border Over Last 1,000 Years

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My Comment: Things do not last forever.
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Complains To President Obama On NSA Spying

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US President Barack Obama and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg together in 2011. Photo: Reuters Facebook’s Zuckerberg Called Obama on NSA Frus...

Newest NSA Revelation: NSA Has Posed As Facebook To Infect Computers With Malware

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NSA Reportedly Posed As Facebook To Infect Computers With Malware -- Seattle Times/L.A. Times The NSA has been using a program code-na...

Russia To Embrace Robot Senties To Protect Its Strategic Missile Facilities

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Russian Military to Deploy Security Bots at Missile Bases. © RIA Novosti. Sergei Pyatakov Russian Military To Deploy Security Bots At Missi...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Robots Will Be Smarter Than Us All By 2029

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Photo : Google has spent billions of its £57bn fortune quietly buying up the world’s top robotics companies including Boston Dynamics, the...

How Can An Airliner Just Disappear?

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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: How Can an Airliner Just Disappear? -- Popular Mechanics Improvements suggested after similar midair dis...

How To Disappear From The Internet

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The infographic, pictured, from London-based WhoIsHostingThis, details the nine steps needed to remove yourself from the web. It includes...

Google Glass Copycats

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Epson Moverio BT-200. Jonathon Kambouris 5 Glasses That Can Change How You See The World -- Popular Science Google Glass might not h...
Monday, February 17, 2014

The Future Of Wind Turbines?

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Sheerwind has designed an alternative to bladed wind systems that uses a series of funnels and tubes. Its Invelox turbine, pictured, dire...
Monday, November 18, 2013

NASA's MAVEN Mission Successfully Blasts Off To Solve Major Martian Mystery

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NASA Launches Robotic Explorer To Mars -- Washington Post CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA’s newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Are Terminator-Robots The Soldiers Of The Future?

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Robot-at-arms: Atlas is 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds. (Credit: DARPA/Boston Dynamics) Be Afraid: DARPA Unveils Terminat...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The CIA Invests In 'Narrative Science'

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Narrative Science: The CIA is Investing in Artificial Intelligence That Actually Works -- Policymic As part of the Central Intelligenc...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

A Guide To Killer Robots Everywhere

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Semi-Autonomous Killer Drones From Around The Globe -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy With the United Nations Human Rights Council debatin...

Interpreting Global Flight-Path Maps

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Global Flight-Path Maps: Five Interpretations -- BBC Michael Markieta's images depicting flight paths across the planet attract...