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The Robot Rodeo where bots battle bombs

07/31/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Media is ablaze with warnings against a future where robots with AI threaten a human future. But are all robots bad? Recent movies from “Terminator Genysis” to “Chappie” and “Ex Machina” all consider a future where robots take on bigger…

Ambitious new tech aims to revolutionize touchscreens

07/08/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
(GHOST) The ambitious GHOST (Generic, Highly-Organic Shape-Changing Interfaces) research project is building technology that will let consumers use their fingertips to literally drag data out of touchscreen displays, bringing it into the 3D world. GHOST is the brainchild of four…

Researchers develop special fluorescent ink to reveal counterfeit products

06/17/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
File photo. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves) One day soon, the simple act of taking a photo with your smartphone could help fight crime, and prevent you from getting ripped off in the process. With just one snap, you could instantly know whether…

High-tech Kevlar-based gloves keep firefighters safe

06/16/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
(Department of Homeland Security) An innovative new glove aims to protect the hands of firefighters far better than before – and is now finally commercially available. After years of intensive research and testing, firefighters can get their hands on –…

Meet the largest aircraft on earth

04/10/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
A U.S. Army mega aircraft – a hybrid of plane, helicopter, hovercraft and airship- is going civilian. Designed by British design company Hybrid Air Vehicles for the U.S. military, this massive piece of next-gen tech can travel through the air…

Scientists tout breakthrough in chemical weapons battle

03/19/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
File photo. Mustard gas-filled 155mm projectiles are seen inside a chemical storage igloo, at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in an undated photo provided by the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) in Pueblo, Colorado. (REUTERS/U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity/handout via…

DARPA taps tech to build sophisticated artificial limbs for wounded veterans

03/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Restoring hands, arms, feet, and legs to those wounded in the service of our country should be a national priority…and now, finally, it is, thanks to some very promising technological advances. Technology advances in area such as body armor and…