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DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.

DARPA Deploys Tiny Satellite That Could Take Best Pictures of Space Ever

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is preparing to launch the first experimental satellite of its Blackjack network, which would function like a military version of SpaceX's Starlink.

DARPA Is About to Launch a Military Version of SpaceX’s Starlink

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA developed a new test for COVID-19 that can spot an infection within 24 hours, even earlier than people start spreading the coronavirus to others.

New Military Test Detects COVID-19 Before It’s Infectious

By Dan Robitzski

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a nuclear-powered rocket to move cargo around Earth's orbit.

DARPA’s Working on a Nuclear-Powered Rocket for Easy Moon Access

By Jon Christian

Artificial intelligence researchers are studying the brain waves and eye movements of gamers to train an AI that can control fleets of military robots.

DARPA Is Using Gamers’ Brain Waves to Train Robot Swarms

By Kristin Houser

Boeing has quit DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XSP) project, prompting the military agency to announce it was killing the project altogether.

Boeing Quits — and Kills — DARPA Experimental Spaceplane Program

By Kristin Houser

Scientists working with DARPA developed a living concrete, teeming with bacteria, that resembles Jell-O. It can grow and regenerate itself when it breaks.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create “Living Concrete” That Can Heal Itself

By Dan Robitzski

In an inexplicable tweet, DARPA called all city dwellers to please find them "commercially managed underground urban tunnels and facilities."

DARPA Needs a Creepy Underground Lair ASAP

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA's Subterranean Challenge is kicking off today, and robotics teams from across the nation are mapping underground environments with robots.

These Robots Could One Day Explore Caves on Distant Planets

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA assembled a team called Squad X that uses robots to scout out a battlefield before human soldiers engage in combat.

DARPA’s “Squad X” Teams Up Soldiers With Scout Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Two mysterious white objects that were spotted in the sky over Kansas City, Missouri last night turned out to be DARPA's balloons.

UFOs Over Kansas City Turned Out to Be Something Strange

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA wants contractors to develop an "air-breathing" hypersonic weapon. Now Raytheon is ready to test a missile that can travel 5x faster than sound.

New Missile Lobs Nukes 5x Faster Than Sound

By Dan Robitzski

Adobe trained a neural net to detect faces that were manipulated using Photoshops' liquify tool, though the company hasn't released it to the public.

Artificial Intelligence

Adobe Built an AI to Spot Photoshopped Faces

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA has officially funded a program to come up with a brain-machine interface headset that could allow soldiers to control drones with their minds.

DARPA Wants Soldiers to Control Drones With Their Thoughts

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA: This Smart Contact Lens Could Give Soldiers Superpowers

DARPA: This Smart Contact Lens Could Give Soldiers Superpowers

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA announced plans to invest in space-traveling droids that could repair high-altitude satellites, which would drive down the cost of new satellites.

The Pentagon Wants to Build Satellite-Repairing Droids

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA funded a research project that wants to use the noise given off by snapping shrimp and other sea life as ubiquitous sonar.

DARPA Wants to Use Noisy Shrimp to Detect Enemy Subs

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is developing technology that could finally lead to secure voting machines. It plans to have experts from professors to hackers kick the tires.

DARPA Is Building an Open Source Voting Machine

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. defense contractor Raytheon just signed a $63.3 million contract with DARPA to develop a "tactical boost glide" (TBG) hypersonic weapons program.

US Military to Develop Hypersonic “Tactical Boost Glide” Weapon

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.

DARPA Wants to Build Conscious Robots Using Insect Brains

By Jon Christian

Continental came up with a vision of the future of delivery that involves robot dogs climbing stairs and ringing doorbells.

New Robot Dogs Can Deliver Your Lunch Right to Your Desk

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA spent $68 million over two years on deepfake-spotting AI. It's making progress, but the government might be fighting a losing battle.

DARPA Spent $68 Million on Technology to Spot Deepfakes

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is testing a sensor that would allow stratospheric balloons to remain in one place, possibly leading to a new military surveillance platform.

DARPA’s Balloons Could Hover at the Edge of Space Indefinitely

By Kristin Houser

DARPA hopes to find a way to counter Russia's missiles that can allegedly travel 20 times the speed of sound. It won't be easy.

The Pentagon Needs Help Intercepting “Hypersonic” Nukes

By Dan Robitzski

You can use a tablet screen to give instructions to this idiot-proof helicopter, which uses LIDAR and cameras to take off, land and avoid obstacles.

You Can Fly DARPA’s Idiot-Proof Helicopter With 45 Mins of Training

By Jon Christian

Thought it's Subterranean Challenge, DARPA is asking teams of roboticists to create autonomous robots that can navigate underground environments.

The Military Wants Robots That Can Explore Tunnels Barely Large Enough to Fit a Human

By Kristin Houser

DARPA just unveiled a research project that lets people control multiple jet planes at once with just their thoughts. For now, it requires invasive surgery.

Military Pilots Can Control Three Jets at Once via a Neural Implant

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA has announced a new program focused on funding projects focused on third wave AI, the kind that can understand and explain its answers.

Artificial Intelligence

DARPA Is Funding Research Into AI That Can Explain What It’s “Thinking”

By Kristin Houser

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

If DARPA Wants To Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk To Facebook And Google

By Dan Robitzski

The Military Just Created An AI That Learned How To Program Software

The Military Just Created An AI That Learned How To Program Software

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA Wants to Save Soldiers’ Lives by Slowing Their Biological Processes

DARPA Wants to Save Soldiers’ Lives by Slowing Their Biological Processes

By Kristin Houser

A Web of Sensors May Uncover Secrets of the Deep Oceans

Internet Of Things

A Web of Sensors May Uncover Secrets of the Deep Oceans

By Claudia Geib

Welcome to the Age of Micro Satellite Swarms

Robots and Machines

Welcome to the Age of Micro Satellite Swarms

By Chelsea Gohd

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DARPA Launches Subterranean Challenge to Improve Underground Ops

By Chelsea Gohd

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DARPA and NASA Form a Partnership to Create New Satellites

By Chelsea Gohd

The US Military is Testing Mood Altering, AI-Controlled Brain Implants in Humans

The US Military is Testing Mood Altering, AI-Controlled Brain Implants in Humans

DARPA Wants to Use Genetic Modification to Turn Plants into Spy Tech

DARPA Wants to Use Genetic Modification to Turn Plants into Spy Tech

DARPA’s Autonomous System Can Fly and Land a Helicopter with Just a Tablet

DARPA’s Autonomous System Can Fly and Land a Helicopter with Just a Tablet

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DARPA’s New Sensor Can Work for Years With Almost No Power

Nine of the the Most Amazing DARPA Projects

Nine of the the Most Amazing DARPA Projects

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA is Working on Enhancing Human Senses with Computers

DARPA is Working on Enhancing Human Senses with Computers

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New DARPA Initiatives Aim to Improve Safety and Efficiency of CRISPR Gene Editing

New Development Makes Next-Level Brain Implants Possible

New Development Makes Next-Level Brain Implants Possible

U.S. Department of Defense Has Enlisted Six Teams to Develop New Brain-Computer-Interface Technologies

U.S. Department of Defense Has Enlisted Six Teams to Develop New Brain-Computer-Interface Technologies

DARPA Is Working to Make AI More Trustworthy

DARPA Is Working to Make AI More Trustworthy

Lockheed Confirms Secretive SR-72 Hypersonic Plane Will Be Made

Advanced Transport

Lockheed Confirms Secretive SR-72 Hypersonic Plane Will Be Made

The U.S. Military Just Teamed With Boeing, and They’re Building a Hypersonic Space Plane

The U.S. Military Just Teamed With Boeing, and They’re Building a Hypersonic Space Plane

DARPA Is Planning to Hack the Human Brain to Let Us “Upload” Skills

DARPA Is Planning to Hack the Human Brain to Let Us “Upload” Skills

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DARPA: We’re Moving to Merge Humans and Machines

What A High-Tech Military Means for Our Future

What A High-Tech Military Means for Our Future

By Kristin Houser

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Someday, These Biodegradable Cardboard Drones Could Save Your Life

By June Javelosa

DARPA’s Latest Tech May Make Human Pilots a Thing of the Past

DARPA’s Latest Tech May Make Human Pilots a Thing of the Past

By Patrick Caughill

DARPA Has Huge Things Planned in Biotech

DARPA Has Huge Things Planned in Biotech

DARPA is Working to Make Homes That Grow And Can Repair Themselves

DARPA is Working to Make Homes That Grow And Can Repair Themselves

By Jelor Gallego

Scientists Made A New Humanoid Robot, And It Walks Just Like a Human

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Made A New Humanoid Robot, And It Walks Just Like a Human

By Arra Dianne Hifarva

These Biosensors Could Let Us Monitor The Health of Soldiers in Combat

Prosthetics and Devices

These Biosensors Could Let Us Monitor The Health of Soldiers in Combat

By Charmaine Caparas

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DARPA is Giving $2 Million To The Person Who Creates An AI Hacker

By Jelor Gallego

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding

Light-Based Computing Company Optalysys Gets DARPA Funding

By Jelor Gallego

New Tricorder-Like Tech Lets Us Detect Tumours Without Touching the Skin

Science & Energy

New Tricorder-Like Tech Lets Us Detect Tumours Without Touching the Skin

By Jelor Gallego

DARPA Moving Forward With Development of XS-1 Spaceplane

DARPA Moving Forward With Development of XS-1 Spaceplane

By Jelor Gallego

The Grand Challenge: Managing Bandwidth Through Machine Learning

The Grand Challenge: Managing Bandwidth Through Machine Learning

By Miguel Santos

New DARPA Program Aims to Facilitate Training Through Nerve Stimulation

New DARPA Program Aims to Facilitate Training Through Nerve Stimulation

By Todd Jaquith

Wanted’s Course-Changing Bullet is Now A Reality

Robots and Machines

Wanted’s Course-Changing Bullet is Now A Reality

By Annabs Sanchez

Watch DARPA’s New Self-Guided Bullets Turn in Mid-Flight, Following Their Target

Watch DARPA’s New Self-Guided Bullets Turn in Mid-Flight, Following Their Target

By Annabs Sanchez