BROAD STRATEGIC APPRAISALS: 1/1/11

Monday, January 31, 2011

UMD advance lights possible new path to creating next gen computer chips

New transistor for plastic electronics exhibits the best of both worlds

New transistors: An alternative to silicon and better than graphene

IPv6 is Coming--Just in Time

IARPA eyes realistic gaming technology to help intelligence analysts recognize and mitigate cognitive biases

UAB’s new 3-D nanoscaffold could revolutionize human tissue engineering

Atomically thin ‘switch’ makes for smarter ICT devices in the future

Electric Car Batteries With Three Times the Power, One-third the Cost--From a Printing Press

Intel finds bug in Sandy Bridge chipset

Industry Looks To New Bomber For Design Work

Orbital Wins Iridium Next Integration

Wind Tunnel Testing Begins for Stratos single-engine personal jet

Gates Wary of China’s Military Buildup

Wary of Egypt Unrest, China Censors Web

How Did Egypt Kill the Internet?

3DELRR Radar Program Moving Forward

'Air laser' could find bombs at a distance

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles

Fabric That Doubles as a Battery

Researchers create full-spectrum solar cell

Nuclear Reactors Move to the Ocean Floor

Carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage

Next-Generation Supercomputers

Plastic artificial retina is a hit with nerve cells

Graphene transistors can’t be turned off, won’t replace silicon in processors

Intel developing security 'game-changer'

Lockheed Starts Using Virtual Reality To Test New Products

Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions

Lockheed Martin Ramps Up Aegis

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Scientists get closer to building silicon quantum computer

Pearl Harbor has become the X-Band radar's informal home

Rewiring the Human Arm

Darpa Wants Troop Cellphones With Heat Vision

Direct-Current Networks Gain Ground

Graphene and 'spintronics' combo looks promising

Laser propulsion could beam rockets into space

Microtechnologies for Air-Cooled Exchangers (MACE)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Piezo fuel injectors may improve aircraft efficiency

Lockheed to Demo Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile

GRIN plasmonics: A practical path to superfast computing, invisibility carpet-cloaking devices

Breakthrough nanotape tech promises cooler chips

Lockheed touts "PC on a Stick" for Feds

MIT unveils holographic TV system

Innovative tools advance fight against IEDs

3M touts capacitive touchscreens with tiny bezels, 10x faster responsiveness

Curved carbon for electronics of the future

Boeing invention lets planes spot dangerous turbulence

What comes after 11nm?

Physicists craft Luneburg lens from silicon

Gorgon Stare Blinks A Lot

How Chrysler's Hydraulic Hybrid Works: Energy From Pressure

Airborne hospital

SpaceX Plans 17 More Flights Before Launching Humans

Space-age technology helps drive future of automobiles

Friday, January 21, 2011

Electronic Devices, Airplanes and Interference

Next-Generation Shockproof Helmets

New Foaming Metal Could Form Lighter Hulls For Cargo Ships

Carbon nanotubes set for electronic applications

Robotics help the paralyzed walk

Iron chemical may provide a new way to clean water

IBM: Graphene won't replace silicon in CPUs

China’s Rise = Remilitarizing Japan?

Researchers Develop Laser-Based Source Of Terahertz Radiation With Possible Security Applications

Thursday, January 20, 2011

New rotorcraft designs sought by US Army

The Navy's Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector

Physicists unveil unexpected properties in superconducting material

VerifIR™ Threat Detection

New Magnets Could Solve Our Rare-Earth Problems

US Air Force enlists super blimp for Blue Devil surveillance initiative

New wave: JILA develops efficient source of terahertz radiation

New device may revolutionize computer memory

Real-world graphene devices may have a bumpy ride

Heat engine may be world's smallest

1 billion frames per second Camera

Vibro-Wind Piezoelectric Pads Harness Wind Energy Without Turbines

Italian scientists claim to have demonstrated cold fusion (w/ Video)

Electro-wetting displays

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Silicon quantum computing leap made

Method could expand the reach of electron microscopes

Military turns to fiber optics for aircraft

Korean researchers reveal new sea defense model

New reactor paves the way for efficiently producing fuel from sunlight

"Nanoscoop" Material Promises 40x Faster Charging of Batteries

Hydrogen & Wind Powered Zeppelin

Magnetically-controlled pill

Manufacturers run out of silicon capacity

DHS Cancels Electronic Border Surveillance System

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Physicists Propose 'Time Teleportation'

Light turns insulator into a superconductor

Split-cycle engine simulations suggest fuel saving

Complex metal hydride holds potential for hydrogen storage

Cyber Warfare Risks Overblown

SpaceX prepares for manned spaceflight

Fool's gold catches eye of solar energy researchers

Nanolasers Heat Up

Breakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity

NASA's aviation vision

Cylinders of silence cloak in 2D

Reality check at the LHC

Camera better than the human eye

'Platoon' road trains let you nap while driving at 70mph

Report Reveals Undisclosed F-35 Problems

Monday, January 17, 2011

F-35 looking more like white elephant

New technique to see neurons of the deep brain

Major breakthrough in desalination technology could be game changer

BAE scientists find use for E-ink in tank armour

U of I physicists observe exotic state in an unconventional superconductor

Stealthy Chinese J-20 Vulnerable

Internet 'Kill Switch' Could Cause Chaos

In New Military, Data Overload Can Be Deadly

Foreign diplomats set to tour Iran atom sites

Friday, January 14, 2011

Floating laser capable of long-distance propagation

Army Exploring Emerging Technologies

How Fruit Flies Could Improve Wireless Networking

Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center

Why Russia, China, and Iran Love Linux and Open Source

Estonia develops volunteer cyber defense force

Scientists create ‘bullet-proof custard’ for British troops

Fingerprints Go the Distance

Touch Screens That Touch Back: Feeling in the Future

Recent developments bring quantum computers closer to implementation

Tiny Silicon Chip Uses Quantum Physics to Slow Light Down

Diehl BGT Demonstrates Mutual Active Protection System (MAPS)

NASA Next-Gen Vehicle Builds on Past

US able to destroy N.Korea missiles: general

Gates warns of civil-military disconnect in China

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Compact Carrier Considered

World's Teensiest Battery Could Drive Big Innovations

5 cyber threats to watch out for this year

DARPA's MSEE to develop new mathematical language, race of sentient machines

IBM's Computer Wins "Jeopardy!" Practice Round

Navy seeks RFID for unmanned underwater navigation program

U.S. Army Extends Intelligence Fusion with Palantir Technology

Better Than Blu-ray?

3-D Comes to Photo Printers

New Chinese arms aimed at US: military chief

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Reactor uses sunlight to make hydrocarbon fuel

Battery innovators charging ahead

Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: an alternative and cleaner power supply for ships

NASA Delivers Heavy Lift Proposal to Congress

LEDs Are Getting Ready for the Spotlight

DARPA's 'smart jammer' to throw enemy off balance

Windows generate electricity

New 'frozen smoke' material: 1 ounce could carpet three football fields

The "Spaser" Heats Up Laser Technology

EU Could End China Arms Embargo In Early 2011

U.S. Planes Will Feature Non-Kinetic Effects

USAF Revives Blackswift Hypersonic-Like Plan

Anti-Stealth Sensors to Tackle Chinese and Russian LO Designs

Railguns Prepare for the Battlefield

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System

Ultracap energy storage

Russian Physicists Solve Radio Black-Out Problem for Re-Entering Spacecraft

Top 10 battlefield inventions

Graphene: UK lab makes sensors

High-temp spin-field-effect transistor

Mind-controlled prosthetics

Artificial Palladium

A Silicon Spintronic Memory That Lasts

Invisibility cloaks shield the large and visible

Intel Confirms First Generation Light Peak Will Use Copper Wires

Sensis ground-based radar demonstrated for U.S. Air Force

Are photovoltaics that beat thermodynamics possible?

Miami Police first to use UAVs in a U.S. city

Navy Pushing Laser ‘Holy Grail’ to Weapons Grade

Monday, January 10, 2011

Strategic Weapons Win in Gates’ New Budget Plans

New hope for terahertz

Chinese 5th-generation fighter – J-20 Black Eagle

Supercomputer Unravels Structures in DVD Materials

New glass tops steel in strength and toughness

DARPA takes deep-sea sonar program for advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to the next level

US scientists develop 3D food printer

Army scientists unveil Compact Soldier Worn Shooter-Detector System

Jetlev-Flyer

“Nanoscoops” Could Spark New Generation of Electric Automobile Batteries

Can Predatory Bacteria Succeed Where Antibiotics Fail?

Morpho Detection Receives Fourth TSA Order for Trace Explosives Detection System

CES 2011: Wireless power beginning to catch on

Lasers used to battle pirates

DHS Grant Funding Research To Develop Thinner, Lighter Blast-Resistant Glass

Hard Drive Withstands Drops, Submersion, Shotgun Blasts

WiMax Update Set for Go-ahead This Year

Newly Developed Cloak Hides Underwater Objects From Sonar

U.S., China Play Down Military Rivalry