Hot Couture: Army Wants Smart Shirt That Adapts to Weather
Soldiers encounter all sorts of weather conditions on the battlefield: blistering winds, broiling heat, drenching rain. Through it all, they face one constant problem: What to wear? Soon, their fashion...
View ArticleFear the Zippy Zapping Robo-Chopper
It’s a bird, it’s a plane … it’s a fast-flying stun-gunning robocopter? You better believe it. The Shadowhawk is the latest development in automated grenade flinging – a remote controlled toy-sized...
View ArticleEvery Bug, Every Gas, Right Now: Air Force Wants Instant WMD Detector
Spurred by the anthrax hysteria of 2001, the U.S. government has thrown billions of dollars into developing new equipment and technologies to detect chemical and biological warfare agents. Now the Air...
View ArticleProject Run-a-Way: The Craziest Combat Outfits
They might be garish or sophisticated, technology-heavy or explosive-proof. All sorts of suits outfit the men and women who work to fight bombs or keep the peace. Here we showcase a few of the cool,...
View ArticleReady, Aim, Attire: The Silliest Military Uniforms Ever
Some are worn by the protectors of their nation's royal family or the pope. Others outfit those who combat future or local troublemakers. Either way, these are some of the wackiest military get-ups...
View ArticleU.S. Spies Totally Confused by Wall Street, Too
In the last few weeks the stock market has gone ballistic. Top-notch economists are scratching their heads. Even the U.S. intelligence community is flummoxed. So those spies have decided to take...
View ArticleThe Dead, the Dollars, the Drones: 9/11 Era by the Numbers
Ever since the Twin Towers fell, the United States has been at war. The costs of that decade of conflict have been unimaginably high: trillions of dollars spent, hundreds of thousands of lives lost....
View ArticleThis App Could Save Your Life
It could be your neighbor, your best friend, your father. They stop, clutch their chest, stumble to the ground. They’re having a heart attack. In the tense seconds that follow, you know you need to...
View ArticleScience? There’s An App For That
NYU students are trying new ways to put science on your lap. The online magazine Scienceline‘s motto is “the shortest distance between you and science.” Now, with the release of its brand new iPad app,...
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