DARPA

Energy is the lifeblood of the U.S. military and its biggest national security risk. So it's pouring money into alternative sources. By 2030, annual spending is expected to reach $10 billion,...

2 | October 13, 2011 3:09pm | By Kirsten Korosec

A computer virus was discovered recording sensitive information being sent to military attack drones.

7 | October 11, 2011 6:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

It may be headless, but don't underestimate the four-legged, all-terrain AlphaDog robot, which will soon be used to carry gear on military missions.

4 | October 2, 2011 6:58pm | By Laura Shin

Tobacco leaves filled with fuel is just one of the 60 'groundbreaking' research projects that received ARPA-E grant money from the Energy Department.

8 | September 29, 2011 4:54pm | By Kirsten Korosec

With the newest technology, comes hope. The Deka Arm, a joint project between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army Research Office, offers amputees soldiers the chance...

September 23, 2011 2:13am | By Stacy Lipson

Military and biomedical agencies team up for the first time to create a chip that screens for toxic compounds early on. The tech will bring together 10 different human systems.

1 | September 20, 2011 8:51pm | By Janet Fang

The feds finalized a $150 million loan guarantee for 1366 Technologies, a solar startup that's invented a cheaper way to make silicon wafers.

September 8, 2011 4:50pm | By Kirsten Korosec

GE CEO Jeff Immelt has been on the job for a decade and there have been many cleantech bets along the way.

3 | September 5, 2011 7:05pm | By Larry Dignan

Stanford University's free online 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence' course this fall may be the largest global classroom ever. Is this just the beginning of large, open virtual learning...

1 | August 25, 2011 8:37am | By Joe McKendrick

Forget sending people to Mars, one U.S. government agency wants to prepare for a trip to distant stars.

7 | August 23, 2011 5:40am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

IBM has prototypes of two experimental semiconductors that aim to match the human brain and its ability to interpret its surroundings and learn.

5 | August 17, 2011 9:01pm | By Larry Dignan

The U.S. military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic glider shortly after it began a test flight with a target to achieve 20 times the speed of sound.

9 | August 11, 2011 1:05pm | By Andrew Nusca

Rewriting DNA can one day help to make artificial proteins or make bacteria that is resistant to viral infection.

1 | July 18, 2011 4:08am | By Boonsri Dickinson

A haptic belt promises to help soldiers "see" beyond their normal range when navigating an unfamiliar environment.

2 | June 28, 2011 8:56am | By Christie Nicholson

DARPA wants to create a platform that can make biological systems easy to manufacture.

1 | June 20, 2011 9:08am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Plant-based jet fuel maker has scheduled the first non-stop trans-Atlantic biofuel flight, leaving this Friday from New Jersey to Paris.

4 | June 14, 2011 5:40am | By Mark Halper

Research into technologies that can quickly treat wounded soldiers, such as a tricorder and blood pharming, could one day become breakthroughs in civilian emergency care.

June 14, 2011 1:34am | By Janet Fang

The savior of electronics might be at the tip of your pencil. Graphene is graphite (or carbon) arranged in one-atom thick honeycomb-structured sheets. Imagine incredibly thin, strong and...

4 | June 10, 2011 10:50am | By Christie Nicholson

If you build things that fly or dream of designing a piece of uber-cool machinery, this is your moment. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Space and Naval Warfare...

June 6, 2011 2:16pm | By Christie Nicholson

At the D9 conference, DARPA director Regina Dugan explains why the agency is on the cutting edge of emerging technological research and development.

June 1, 2011 10:53am | By Andrew Nusca