Innovation - Page 211

March 24, 2016

The world's fastest microscopic 3D printer

In the midst of the 3D printers making weapons and ammunition hullabaloo, a new version has been introduced that can create a weapon smaller than a grain of sand.

March 24, 2016

What do you get when you cross a robot with an octopus?

Inspired by the way they grasp objects, the Army is developing self-sealing suction cups for robots -- just like those on an octopus.

March 24, 2016

Protection from chemical warfare -- and coffee stains

A new substance can stop any surface from getting wet, meaning it could revolutionize chemical and biological warfare protection for the military -- and lead to clothing impervious to coffee stains.

March 24, 2016

Army to print guns, grenades, and more with new 3D system

Engineers are revolutionizing the way troops get the weapons they need, taking the old 2D system of restocking into the third dimension -- and making the process faster and cheaper.

March 24, 2016

Bloodstains to bullet holes: mapping the virtual crime scene

What if you could capture every detail of a crime scene in 3D, from bloodstains to bullet holes, by merely placing a black box in the center of the scene? 

March 24, 2016

How the Super Bowl will reach US submarines, remote outposts

The same highly advanced technology used to pass classified drone video feeds will be deployed this Sunday to ensure U.S. troops can see the Super Bowl -- - no matter how far from home.

March 24, 2016

Advances in night vision from cow country

Breakthroughs in flexible semiconductors may lead to better and easier night vision for the military and law enforcement, thanks to the University of Wisconsin.

March 24, 2016

Can a cold, green, supersonic spray save the Black Hawk?

Wear and tear on U.S. Army helicopters costs as much as $1 billion per decade, yet there was no way to prevent it -- until now.

March 24, 2016

Army’s TGER fuels tanks with garbage

Tactical trash? The Army has cracked the secret of converting garbage to fuel in the field.

March 24, 2016

Become your own CSI

A new technology puts an entire forensics lab -- which traditionally requires equipment that would fill a kitchen and take an entire day to complete -- onto a portable gizmo about the size of a rolling suitcase.