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11/24/2024 04:33:15 am

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Potentially dangerous

China Forges Ahead With ‘Underwater Gliders’ for Military Use

An underwater glider armed with an explosive warhead can also be programmed to attack underwater targets.

Better protected

US Army Wants 30 mm Cannons for its JLTVs

The acquisition of JLTVs is part of an Army program to replace most of its Humvees.

Destroyers

Japanese and Korean Navies Arming More Warships with US Aegis Missile System amid China Tensions

The decision follows a successful joint-missile defense exercise last June i.

Turkey shooters

US Marines to Arm F-35 Stealth Fighters and SuperCobra Attack Helicopters with Laser Weapons

"It's very important. It's where we want to go," he said.

A first

DNA Sequenced in Space for the Very First Time by American Astronaut

The MinION sequencer is smaller than a smartphone.

Accident victim

Lucy, the Famous Pre-human Hominin, Plunged to her Death from a Tree

Scientists estimate Lucy was only 1.1 meters tall and is thought to have been a young adult when she died.

Really big and fsst

Fantastic ‘Solar Express’ will Take People to the Moon in Just Two Hours

Once perfected, Solar Express should be capable of tearing through space at one percent the speed of light.

Jamming ISIS

DARPA Developing Next Gen US Electronic Warfare Systems Masterminded by AI

DARPA began pioneering cognitive EW in 2010.

DIUx man

DIUx, DARPA’s Baby Brother, Shares Role of Keeping US Military the World’s Most Powerful

Carter described, DIUx as the DoD's "technology startup."

Death dance

Planet Nine Could Destroy the Solar System in Seven Billion Years

In effect, the future death of our sun could explain the evolution of other planetary systems.

A better option

Drug-dispensing Contact Lens Gradually Delivers Medication to Eyes of Glaucoma Patients

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world

Missing Milky Way stuff

Scientists Discover Where the Milky Way’s Missing Mass Went

The question is where the rest of ordinary matter made of neutrons, protons and electrons went to.

Friends

US, India to Sign Pact Allowing Use of Each Other’s Military Bases

The agreement is directed squarely against China and Russia,

Sixth gen?

US Air Force Planning its Next Generation Fighter Jet called 'Penetrating Counter Air'

But he warned the resulting aircraft or aircraft system might not resemble a traditional fighter jet.

4D printing is here

Researchers from MIT and Singapore Develop Method to Print 3D Structures that 'Remember' their Shapes

They found the structures could be stretched to three times their original length without breaking.

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