BAE Systems last week scored a US$8.5 million contract with DARPA to develop an "intrinsically secure" mobile network for military use in planes, ground vehicles, sensor systems — mobile and stationary — as well as handheld devices.
A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the US$20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space.
Researchers from the University of Queensland have taken a significant step in the quest to build a quantum computer, creating a light-based quantum circuit capable of basic calculations and moving quantum computing closer to a becoming a reality.
An Australian team has used knowledge gained from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge to help corporate and government projects.
For Tony Tether, an upcoming race of robot cars isn't just about creating new technology for the military. It's also designed to inspire a new generation of technologists.
Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf, who developed the TCP/IP protocols used to transmit traffic across the Internet, will this week receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civil award.
Google announced on Thursday that it hired Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, as the search giant seeks to build a network foundation for its future Internet applications.
University of California researchers are tinkering with technology that will, ideally, let helicopters fly themselves.
In his first campaign for president, Bill Clinton assured Americans that he would boost government's involvement in science and technology.
The Internet has transformed the way people exchange information and ideas, but what if computer networks could sense motion, light, heat or pressure?
In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.
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The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
A critical part of investing in IT is knowing what's on the horizon. Portals, RFID tags, wireless LANs and utility computing are four key trends that could impact your future.
Intel is developing standards for building inexpensive robots that eventually could automatically inspect industrial equipment or take aerial photographs.
Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.
Researchers claims to have developed software that can repair a database that has been attacked, even as it continues to process transactions.
A government-funded initiative aims to boost code review of open-source software to prevent security holes.
Commentary: Cars are fun, but they kill people. Can the US defence industry help change this unendearing side effect of modern motoring?
The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.
Intel is developing standards for building inexpensive robots that eventually could automatically inspect industrial equipment or take aerial photographs.
Isn't it time we took another Macintoshesque great leap forward in terms of personal computing, is 2003 going to be a year of computational revolution?
The University of California, Davis, gets a grant from the Defense Department to build a new generation of mobile phones that use optical signals to create speedier and more secure communication
David Tennenhouse is one of Intel's big-picture guys, looking for the next decade's big thing. His forecasts for the chipmaker and the industry may surprise you.
"What is intelligence?" The answer for now is, we don't know. But that hasn't stopped researchers from designing systems that act independently of human beings, learn from experience, and make decisions.
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In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
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