Innovation - Page 94

July 16, 2018

Virtual reality developers aim to spark tech boom in the Deep South

Thousands of miles away from Silicon Valley in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in an old building that used to be a clothing shop, there’s a virtual reality academy that trains the next generation of game developers.

July 13, 2018

Navy pushes for more amphibious assault ships

Congressional decision-makers are working with the Navy to explore massively speeding up construction of its emerging fleet of new amphibious assault ships --- as part of an urgent push to expand the overall fleet faster and address an enormous deficit of available amphibs.

July 13, 2018

Innovative project harnesses Legos and smartphones in the fight against invisible, deadly weapons

Diabolical, invisible weapons lurking to strike innocent civilians can now be exposed and stopped with an ingenious device built from Legos, a smartphone and free software.

July 12, 2018

NC town battles opioid epidemic by using robots to test people’s poop

In 2016 more than 33,000 opioid related deaths occurred across the U.S., but the town of Cary, located on the outskirts of North Carolina’s capital, is the first to use a special device to test sewer water in an attempt to combat the opioid crisis.

July 12, 2018

'Blade Runner' becomes reality? Two flying taxi startups get Pentagon funding

Two startups aiming to build the world’s first flying taxis are getting funding from the U.S. military.

July 12, 2018

Navy attack sub 'fly-by-wire' tech inspires strategy shift

The Navy is expanding its attack submarine strategy to further emphasize enhanced “spy” like intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance missions to quietly patrol shallow waters near enemy coastline - scanning for enemy submarines, surface ships and coastal threats.

July 12, 2018

Air Force F-16s & A-10s need more laser-guided rockets to attack small targets

The Pentagon is substantially revving up its arsenal of air-launched, laser-guided rockets able to attack and hit moving targets from the air at ranges more than three kilometers (1.86 miles), service officials said.

July 6, 2018

Marine Corps arms Osprey with rockets and missiles - adds assault missions

The Marine Corps is now arming its Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with a range of weapons to enable its assault support and escort missions in increasingly high-threat combat environments.

July 6, 2018

5 essential tech options for your new car

A car is never just a car. Yes, there’s the engine, windshield, and axle; these parts have been fundamental to cars since they were known as “horseless carriages.” But the modern automobile is heavily computerized, with oxygen sensors, a stability controller, a powertrain module, and a vast network of other functions.

July 6, 2018

Elon Musk offers help for soccer team trapped in Thailand cave

Elon Musk is sending some of his engineers from two of his companies to help a the soccer team and its coach, trapped in a Thailand cave.