BROAD STRATEGIC APPRAISALS: 3/1/14

Monday, March 31, 2014

A promising concept on the path to fusion energy

Payment card security revamp becoming chip vs. PIN tussle

Bio-printing tissues for cheaper, faster drug testing

Keeping secrets in a world of spies and mistrust

RoboWow: A Home Robot That Does Everything?

‘Electronic skin' equipped with memory

LG bets on an OLED lamp

New electrolyte could enable lithium-ion batteries of the future

U.S. Supreme Court considers patent protections for software

Intel's SD card-sized computer may not be so tiny after all

A window into oysters' armour

A New Black Aircraft?

Current Status of Ukraine’s Ground Forces

Say No to a Balance of Power in Asia

Gravitational-Wave Finding Causes "Spring Cleaning" in Physics

Heat-conducting nanofiber polymer cools hot electronic devices at 200 degrees Celsius

New drone-based system improves safety of dealing with nuclear hazards

China concerned by "irrational" Japan

Scrapping U-2 Won't Save As Much As Touted

Central European Security After Crimea: The Case for Strengthening NATO’s Eastern Defenses

Japan, U.S. to create new defense body

Putin's Brazen Demand In Return For Him NOT Invading Ukraine

Ten ways the Ukraine crisis may change the world

Ukraine crisis: Talks between US, Russia fail to break deadlock

Kerry, Russian Counterpart Meet on Ukraine Crisis

Weapons Spending Inches Upward

Obama Must Show He’ll Use Military Means to Deter Russia in Ukraine

Don't Bury the Tomahawk

Unidentified Aircraft Seen Over Southwest U.S.

America's Secret Weapon to Stop Russia

Sunday, March 30, 2014

The Triumph of Putin Is When Good Countries Do Nothing

Multi-party quantum communication now possible, physicists demonstrate

How Ceramics Could Prevent Nuclear Disaster

US 'restrained' in cyber operations - Pentagon chief

Graphene Helps Copper Wires Keep Their Cool

Energy From Thorium

The rechargeable revolution: A better battery

Five 3D Printing Predictions For the Next Five Years

Army network of the future: Fast, flexible and end-to-end

Pentagon plans to seed ocean floor with payloads waiting to be activated

Air Force’s unmanned ‘shuttle’ X37B breaks orbital endurance record

Biggest source of DOD’s cyber threats: inept co-workers

High-altitude airship will launch, observe and broadcast

Could Future Mazda Engines Emit Less CO2 Than Electric Cars?

New Approach Could Stop Websites from Leaking or Stealing Your Data

Data-stealing Snoopy drone unveiled at Black Hat

Wind Power Costs are Almost Exactly the Same as Natural Gas, New Study Shows

Boeing chosen to help DARPA find ways to launch satellites inexpensively from aircraft in $30.7 million contract

U.S. military researchers ready to kick off program to enable unmanned aircraft to share information and work together

Putin’s Reckless Gamble

Now Some Experts Believe Putin May Be Eyeing Scandinavia

Rogers: Troop movement, 'covert operation' suggests Putin not finished in Ukraine

Ukraine PM warns of possibility of further Russian aggression

Conflict with Russia galvanizes Ukraine's identity, triggers surge of patriotism

U.S. seeks detente with Russia over Ukraine with Kerry, Lavrov to meet in Paris

New focus on artillery training prepares Army for future conflicts

Chuck Hagel: The Asia pivot is still on

1.3 Percent Doctrine, 98.7 Percent Delusion

Der Spiegel: NSA Put Merkel on List of 122 Targeted Leaders

Secret Warplane Appears Over Texas

Saturday, March 29, 2014

New material offers angular control over light

Graphene gains thermal vision

Five ways to make sure we never lose a plane again

DevOps: The Last Best Hope for Security?

Robot suit firm lists on stock market

Panasonic develops power supply container for areas without electricity

Intel Jumpstarts its Move Into Wearables With Acquisition of Basis Science

Helping 'smart' devices talk to each other

Building with Ethereum

FUTURE WEARABLE DEVICES NEED FLEXIBLE ANTENNAS

Fly brain 'atlas' opens door to linking human neurons to actions

Researchers demonstrate information processing using a light-based chip inspired by our brain

Rainbow-catching waveguide could revolutionize energy technologies

Russia's Military Begins Massive Nuclear War Drill

Night-vision contact lenses may be in your future

Pentagon plans three-fold cybersecurity staff increase to counter attacks

Why Germany doesn’t want China anywhere near Berlin’s holocaust memorial

Stopping Putin: The Military Option

The Growing Problem of a Shrinking Military

Why didn't President Obama tell the Europeans to get serious about NATO?

F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER: Problems Completing Software Testing May Hinder Delivery of Expected Warfighting Capabilities

Keep a Weather Eye on the Horizon: A Navy Officer Retention Study

A Few Questions About China's Air Defense Identification Zone and Its Aftermath

The Arctic: Where the U.S. and Russia Could Square Off Next

Putin, Obama discuss possible 'diplomatic solution' in Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Russia vows no invasion

Ukraine prepares for war

The Forgotten Principles of Deterrence

Strategic Horizons: Planning the U.S. Military Response to Russian Revanchism

U.S. cyberwarfare force to grow significantly, defense secretary says

Friday, March 28, 2014

Humans will be kept between life and death in the first suspended animation trials

The first transparent 3D-printed skull has been successfully implanted

Computing with slime

New Encryption System "Mylar" Encrypts Data in Browser Before Reaching Server

How a Chinese Tech Firm Became the NSA’s Surveillance Nightmare

Facebook Will Build Drones and Satellites to Beam Internet Around the World

Little-Known iOS Feature Will Change the Way We Connect

Is Saab’s New Gripen The Future Of Fighters?

Lens-Free Camera Sees Things Differently

Ultra-thin light detectors made with metamaterials

Turning graphite into diamond

New way to filter light

Revolutionary solar cells double as lasers

Quantum cryptography to help us keep our secrets secret

Why Russia Yearns for Empire

NVIDIA Jetson TK1 Development Kit brings mobile supercomputer to avionics systems

U.S. Navy plans competition for next-generation missile

Pentagon to adapt drones for tougher aerial battlefields

U.S. bans licenses for military exports to Russia

Ukraine Crisis Prompts Calls to Review U.S. Defense Plans

Putin’s Russia compared to the Soviet Union?

How Vladimir Putin's actions in Crimea changed the world

Russian troops said to be hiding positions, creating supply lines near Ukraine border

Putin Could Invade Ukraine ‘At a Moment’s Notice’

Spotlight back on U.S. European Command

The Enemy We've Been Waiting For

Foreign Policy Reemerging With a Vengeance in 2016

More Guns, Fewer Generals

What Russia's Crimean Annexation Means for East Asia

THE RETURN OF GREAT POWER POLITICS: RE-EXAMINING THE NIXON DOCTRINE

Thursday, March 27, 2014

U.S. Challenge Now Is to Stop Further Putin Moves

Three myths about Putin’s Russia

U.S. fears Russia planning to federalize Ukraine

THE RUSSIA CRISIS PROVES THE CASE FOR THE ASIA PIVOT

The Big Chill

U.S. Military Seeking ‘Cheap Stealth’ on Ocean Floor

Navy Seeks Next Generation Tomahawk

President Obama’s foreign policy paradox

Why The Navy Really Wants 22 More Growlers

Are Fighters the New Capital Ships?

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Pivot to Europe

Hackers hijack Microsoft Word

Spintronic Thermoelectric Power Generators

X-rays film inside live flying insects — in 3D

Narrow-Explosion Missile Tested For Drones

How Inmarsat Hacked Their Data to Find Flight MH370

World’s First Airborne Wind Turbine to Bring Renewable Energy and WiFi to Alaska

Biodegradable Batteries Could Revolutionize Medical Implants

New electronic component paves the way for future flexible gadgets

Silicon helps light go through the right channels

Tiny Diamond Wires Could One Day Surge Through Computers

'Small' Nuclear War Could Trigger Catastrophic Cooling

High Voltage Solar Cell Component for Hydrogen Conversion Process

Researchers explore why rechargeable batteries wear out

Rare earth recycling: Is it worth it?

Quantum mechanics may lead to ultra-secure Internet

Researchers Tackle High-Altitude Engine Icing

Locklear: Attack submarine needs going unmet in Pacific

SOFTWARE CONTINUES TO PLAGUE $397 BILLION F-35 PROJECT, GAO FINDS

China waging ‘Three Warfares’ against United States in Asia, Pentagon says

Can the U.S. Military Really ‘Pivot’ to Asia?

China’s new subs to get long-range nuclear missiles for the first time

Commander: U.S. military can’t conduct amphibious operations in the Pacific

Obama Downplays Threat From ‘Regional Power’ Russia

General Says U-2 Superior to Global Hawk in Korea

3 Things That Have to Happen Before Robot Soldiers Hit the Battlefield

U.S. set to approve international debut of F-35 fighter

Battling the shock of war

U.S. Special Ops Planning for Action in Globe’s ‘Dark Areas’

Are Aircraft Carriers the New West Berlin?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Stronger Than Steel, Lighter Than Water – 3D Printed Micro Trusses

In-memory technologies move databases to real time

The World’s Biggest Aircraft

Sugar, not oil

Bacteria Bots Light Up, Talk to Each Other

Space Blimp Could Patrol Stratosphere

Carving out a future for biomass conversion to jet fuel

This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

Renewables Aren’t Enough. Clean Coal Is the Future

US Air and missile defense to get smarter software

How Bionic Plants Will Change Everything!

New insight into improved wave energy testing

UV Lights Can Scan for Explosives in Baggage

The Pentagon Can’t Buy All Its F-35s for $390.4 Billion

Japan Lets U.S. Assume Control of a Nuclear Cache

US Military's XS-1 Space Plane Project Seeks $27 Million in 2015 Funding

Defense trims could limit US military's vision for Pacific pivot

GAO Predicts F-35 Software Troubles May Drive Annual Costs Up To $15 Billion

Budget to Kill Tomahawk, Hellfire Missile Programs

The Myth Behind the Hollow Force

The Planet’s Best Stealth Fighter Isn’t Made in America

We're Winning the War on Nukes

Confronting Putin’s Russia

Three ways NATO can bolster Ukraine’s security

G-7 Leaders to Putin, Russia: You're Out

This Isn't the Return of the Cold War. It's Worse.

After Crimea, what's Putin's next move? Will he call NATO's bluff?

NATO's Military Decline

Would You Die For That Country

Why Is the U.S. Funding Russian Laser Tag?

Monday, March 24, 2014

Putin Interprets the West's Gradualism as a Sign of Weakness

Anti-counterfeit patterns made from nanowires are ‘nearly impossible’ to replicate

Google rejects military funding for its advanced humanoid robot

3D-printed drone offers hope to future missing aircraft

Unmanned vehicle demonstration showcases leap-ahead technology

Are the Baltic States Next?

Graphene Helps Copper Wires Keep Their Cool

US put the backdoors in Huawei gear

Diamond's potential in computing

Engineers design 'living materials'

New material is solar cell by day, light panel by night

Mother-of-pearl inspires super-strong material

New infrared technique to remotely detect dangerous materials

Japan’s Plutonium Plans Stoke China Tensions on A-Bomb Risk

U.S. Emerges as Central Stage in Asian Rivalry

Army Looks Beyond 3-D Printing, Explores 4-D Technology

Britain not a strategic ally for US in Asia

Getting Missile Defense Right

ICBMs Are Essential to America's Second-Strike Capability

Building an Army of 125,000 Spartans, Part II

World Leaders Discuss Ukraine as Worry Grows Over Russia

NATO general warns of further Russian aggression

Russian troops may be massing to invade Ukraine, says White House

Russia Steps Up Economic Pressure on Kiev

UKRAINE ORDERS TROOP PULLOUT FROM CRIMEA

Confronting Putin’s Russia

Sunday, March 23, 2014

C2BMC: Putting the ‘System’ in Ballistic Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin's DAGR Missile Scores a Perfect 16 of 16 in Flight Tests for US Army

'StratoBus' drone-satellite hybrid to provide new level of surveillance

Rapid materials testing in 3-D

Lab on a Fiber

AS ROBOTS EVOLVE THE WORKFORCE, WILL LABOR LAWS KEEP PACE?

BEYOND THE SMARTWATCH — STARTUPS PUSH BODY MONITORING WEARABLES

NSA hacked Huawei servers, watched company’s executives

Costs of securing airports far outweigh the benefits: study

Growler Advocates Outline Stealth Vulnerabilities

Missing MH370: Malaysia requests undersea surveillance equipment from Pentagon

U.S. NSA breach Chinese servers seen as spy peril

Philippines To Challenge Chinese Blockade

U.S. Missile Defense Policy After Russia’s Actions in Ukraine

Putin’s Dream of Empire Doesn’t Stop at Crimea, Or Even Ukraine

Putin bites at the west where his predecessors growled

Nato warns of Russian army build-up on Ukraine border

China's People's Liberation Army told to learn from Japan's 1894 victory

Resurrecting a stealthy giant

In Defense of Empire

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Harvesting Light From The Sun, Moon and Clouds

Seed - the Swiss Army Smartphone That Powers Tablet, Laptop and TV

The future of satellites: What are the options?

WPA2 wireless security cracked

Europe's home-grown space shuttle gears up for launch

GE introduces awesome MEMS switch tech for faster LTE-Advanced

Move Over, Uranium, Now It's Time for Plutonium

Google addresses top 10 myths associated with Glass

Mysterious Disappearance of Malaysia Air Flight 370 Highlights Flaws in Aircraft Tracking

World's First Photonic Radar

Triton Scuba Mask Transforms Divers into Human Fish

New High-Tech Plants Could Detect Bombs or Chemical Weapons

DARPA and Drone Cars: How the US Military Spawned Self-Driving Car Revolution

Electric cars can go only half as far in freezing weather, AAA finds

The Little Secret That Fuel Cell Companies Don't Want You to Know

Pentagon: Hypersonic Needed to Defeat Russian Air Defense Systems

Phantom Eye - Getting High On Liquid Hydrogen

Pentagon orders review of Russian engines on US rockets

Japan desperate to tackle its ticking demographic time bomb

Poland calls for larger U.S. military presence in eastern Europe

A Poor Strategic Decision

The Sobering Cyber Future

America Must Start Counting The National Fleet

Putin's goal is to break up NATO

What does Vladimir Putin want next?

Why eastern Ukraine will not follow Crimea to Moscow

Russia’s Shifting of Border Force Stirs U.S. Worry

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s spy in chief

Advantage China: Putin’s Dangerous Crimea Precedent

Would America Go to War with Russia?

Friday, March 21, 2014

Nanoparticle based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption

Next phase of Mobile Hotspot program takes wing

Gamma-ray shaping could lead to 'nuclear' quantum computers

Genetic mugshot recreates faces from nothing but DNA

Magnetic Behavior Discovery Could Advance Nuclear Fusion

Laser Makes More Accurate Radar System

Shrinking Chemical Labs Onto Optic

Anti-counterfeit 'fingerprints' made from silver nanowires

US Gains Additional Protection Against Ballistic Missiles

‘Live synthetic’ US Army’s next generation of simulation

A Playbook for Denying Putin Strategic Victory

The Clean Energy Wars

Experts see cheaper, easier way to turn natural gas into fuels

Sensors based on a lobster 'nose' may someday sniff out landmines

Spintronic thermoelectric power generators

In Images: Vertical-Flight Military Planes Take Off

Solar Is About To Dominate Residential Power

New semiconductor holds promise for 2-D physics and electronics

Intel returns to its roots with slew of overclocker-friendly desktop CPUs

US to Test Hypersonic Missile in August

Warily Leading Japan’s Nuclear Reawakening

Obama Gambles Iran Nuke Talks to Punish Putin

4 Lessons Putin Will Take From U.S. Sanctions

Is This the Next Crimea?

Putin's Long Game

Why calling out Russia is no substitute for a good missile defense

Wake Up NATO, You’re No Deterrent to Russia

Russia Offers Different Threat than Cold War Era

Putin is violating a rule that was designed to prevent World War Three

A Better Fleet: Scrap LCS, Double Virginia Sub Buy, & Move Design Back To Navy

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Germans Have Figured Out How to 3-D Print Cars

Intel's first Broadwell chips set the stage for faster PCs

DARPA's Newest X-Plane Concepts Are All Robots

US Army At ‘Tipping Point’ of Unmanned Aircraft System Capabilities

HP expected to announce 3D printers in June

Electricity-Generating Plants to Bring Clean Energy to Off-Grid Locations

Oxide nanosheets trump current state-of-the art capacitor materials

Scientists discover potential way to make graphene superconducting

The Engineering Barriers to Electric Car Deployment

Tiny transistors for extreme environs

IBM to set Watson loose on cancer genome data

Oculus Rift “DK2” eyes-on: Finally, VR without the Ocu-latency

Digital battlefield: connected simulators let pilots fly a full-scale war

U.S., Russia exchange threats at tense UN meeting

The Pentagon Isn’t Ready for a New Cold War

West Ignores Strategic Changes in Chinese Military Strategy

With Russia, as With China, Unnerved U.S. Allies Seek Reassurances

Putin Tests Obama's Foreign Policy

We will hold joint military exercises with Britain and US, says Ukraine

Ukraine fears Russian invasion as EU, UN try to ease tension

Obama: No military option on the table in Ukraine

Ukraine Orders Its Military Out of Crimea Held By Russia

Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia

Thinking the Unthinkable in Ukraine

Why sanctions don't really work

Five tough steps Obama could take with Putin, Russia

Nuclear lessons in Ukraine: Column

How Ukraine’s Military Stacks Up Against Russia’s

Russia to NATO: Drop Dead

Pentagon goes hypersonic with long-range rapid attack weapon

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

How a laser beam could quadruple the speed of the Internet

Enemy ID: How DOD uses biodata in the field

The Tantalizing Quest For Gravity Waves

Toshiba unveils disease-detecting breathalyzer

Innovative computer under scrutiny

Scientists Must Stop Confusing Batteries and Supercapacitors, Argue Experts

Gripen Sensors Claim Counter-Stealth Performance

WIDE GAP BETWEEN ATTACKERS, BIOS FORENSICS RESEARCH

CAPTAINLESS SHIPS: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO TAKE TO THE SEA

720-Degree Video Surveillance Camera

The Army’s Flying Car Could Take Off This Year

A One-Way Street for Sound

Scientists open a new window into quantum physics with superconductivity in LEDs

New technique makes LEDs brighter, more resilient

New cache design speeds up processing time by 15%

Elbit and Israel officials test SkyShield's ability to protect passenger aircraft against artillery

Through a glass, darkly: Chinese, American, and Russian anti-satellite testing in space

DARPA selects four bidders for high-speed VTOL X-Plane

Biden: U.S. military well-prepared to defend NATO allies from Russia

Base Plan Puts American Troops on China’s Doorstep

Putin’s global ambitions could destabilize Europe

Ukraine authorises use of weapons in self-defence

Ukraine cries 'robbery' as Russia annexes Crimea

Russian forces storm Ukraine base in Crimea, U.S. sees 'dark path' to isolation

If Not a Cold War, a Return to a Chilly Rivalry

As U.S. ponders next moves on Crimea, experts rethink NATO’s defense posture

Ukraine and Nuclear Proliferation

UKRAINE AND THE ART OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

NSA surveillance program reaches ‘into the past’ to retrieve, replay phone calls

B-1B, F-16s could be next if Congress blocks Air Force plan to retire A-10

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

6 greatest cybersecurity myths and why you should avoid them

Einstein's ripples: Your guide to gravitational waves

Graphene smart contact lenses could give you thermal infrared and UV vision

This is what the death of Moore’s law looks like

Former Soviet satellites sign joint military pact

Toward 'vanishing' electronics and unlocking nanomaterials? power potential

The Printed Face is Just the Beginning of a 3D Revolution

Big Step for Next-Generation Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves

Killing superbugs dead with “molecular drill bits”

Lockheed Raises Quantum Computing Bet

The US Navy Needs 161 More Ships

Billion-dollar bomber: US plans next-gen stealth aircraft

The Origins Of Modern War

New Sensor Protects Army Helicopters From Small Arms

AF moves forward on Space Fence

As search for Malaysian plane continues, Pentagon showcases presence in the Pacific

Japan and China’s Dispute Goes Nuclear

Ukraine Expects U.S. Military Help If War With Russia Starts

Defying West, Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea

THE PENTAGON NEEDS A NEW WAY OF WAR

Analysis points to China's work on new anti-satellite weapon

Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators

A New 'Cool War' With Russia Is About to Begin

Not your father's Cold War

In Eastern Europe, the talk is of 1939

Don't Just Sanction Russia, Deter It

Putin's Aggresion Is Not America's Fault!

The Unlikely Road to War

Crimea Could Weaken Russia's Pacific Fleet

Monday, March 17, 2014

The next generation of electronics is a press-on tattoo

The robots are coming

Phishing test sets off Defense Department email storm

U.S. Lags Behind As Commercial Drones Take Off Globally

Move over '123456': passwords to go high-tech

Computer made materials

Goodyear unveils next-generation blimp, seeks name

SpaceX prepares to take the biggest step towards affordable space travel: Soft landing the Falcon 9 rocket

Firefox is still the least secure web browser, falls to four zero-day exploits at Pwn2Own

How Google Can Repel the Attack of the NSA Quantum Computer

Scientists Hack Plants With Nanotubes to Supercharge Photosynthesis

Magnetic Roads Will Guide Tomorrow’s Autonomous Cars

Nuclear Security and Japan’s Plutonium Path

Mr. Putin and the Art of the Offensive Defense

Battlefield Management Systems (BMS) Market worth $12.6 B by 2019

Consortium to develop synthetic diamond cooling solutions for computer chips

DARPA Grand Challenge: Ten years on

U.S Army Europe to hold exercise in July in Ukraine

China Can't Afford Its Military -- That's Why We Should Really Worry

US, Phillipines sending message to China with new defense pact

Putin Is Testing Us Again -- Will The US Rise To The Challenge?

Crimea votes to break from Ukraine, join Russia. What happens next?

Navy Launches Plans on New Amphib Design

The Navy’s Plan to Beam Down Energy From Orbiting Solar Panels

Robotic Mule Gets a Throwing Arm

US Cyber Moves Beyond Protection

Army on National Guard cuts: We need a balanced force

Chuck Hagel seizes opportunity to chart new direction

Global Crises Put Obama’s Strategy of Caution to the Test

Vladimir Putin and the Lessons of 1938

Sunday, March 16, 2014

U.S. Navy Strategists Have a Long History of Finding the Lost

All major browsers fall during second day at Pwn2Own hacking contest

This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of 'Gravity' Happening in Real Life

The Future of Brain Implants

Spectrum Challenge: Can software-defined radios defeat jamming?

The key to securing mobile assets within DOD

Cyber Operations Become Part of the Red-Flag Game Plan

A “Belgian Solution” for Ukraine?

Embargoes: An Effective Political Weapon?

Pain Pills May Be Future Antibiotics

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?

Harnessing everyday motion with nanotechnology to power mobile devices

A battery that 'breathes' could power next-gen electric vehicles

Here's how the Pentagon screwed up the F-35 program

Dangers of collective self-defense

U.S. Navy Buys Billions of Dollars' Worth of New Warships

White House Urges Putin To Back Down In Crimea

Turchinov warns Ukraine in ‘real danger’ of Russian invasion

Ukraine: Crimea poll opens with landslide vote expected for union with Russia

Navy Submarine Drones Will Predict the Weather Months In Advance

Air Force plans drone upgrade to replace U-2 planes

In Crimea, Uncertainty Grips Ukraine's Military

Crimea Through a Game-Theory Lens

Russia's Special Ops Invasion of Ukraine Has Begun

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Super-resolution atom-by-atom laser machining method allows for making nanoscale devices

New research could help make ‘roll-up’ digital screens a reality

A step towards ‘programmable materials’

Wireless electricity? It's here

Driverless Cars Are Giant Data Collection Devices, Say Privacy Experts

Slicing up the spectrum: DOD’s tough task

Why an internet 'bill of rights' will never work, and what's more important

How The Brain Stores Memories By Time

Harvesting the Earth's infrared energy

Graphene-like iron made in the lab

World's first 3D-printed house goes up

Did US spy satellites track Malaysia Flight MH370?

SATA Express: New storage standard promises dramatically faster performance

Lockheed Martin Puts Military Tech to Use Scouting the Ideal Wind Farm

Protecting Connected Cars From Hacks

In sudden announcement, US to give up control of DNS root zone

Electronic Weapons: American IRST Finally Catches Up

Kerry: U.S. won't recognize Crimea vote

Pentagon to Keep Aircraft Carrier in Mediterranean During Ukraine Crisis

Prepare for war ‘at any moment,’ Ukrainian president warns

Russian expansion into eastern Ukraine could cost Putin dearly

Concerns as Ukraine’s govt hastily revamps Maidan squads into National Guard

DRONES, ETHICS, AND THE INDISPENSABLE PILOT

China Backs Manila Into Corner; Limited Options for US

Policy Options for Ukraine Standoff

Lord Salisbury's Lessons for Great Powers

Russia Swears No Invasion, Never Mind All the Tanks

Could Ukraine Drive Nuclear Proliferation in Asia?

Five myths about the Cold War

The Coming War for Ukraine

Friday, March 14, 2014

Electromagnetic pulse weapon (EMP) completely destroy a car's electric system

Army aims to make mobile tactical network iPhone-easy (almost)

Enabling battlefield big data ‘on the move’

Graphene Origami Boxes Exceed Hydrogen Storage Targets

DNA can be damaged by very low-energy radiation

NSA has ‘industrial scale’ malware for spying

SpaceX Set to Launch the World’s First Reusable Booster

TINY ULTRASONIC DEVICE TO TRAVEL ARTERIES AND IMAGE CORONARY BLOCKAGES

New Detector Lets People 'See' Radiation

Flashy, storage-happy supercomputers due in 2015

Atomically thick metal membranes

Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier

Breakthrough in Hydrogen Production Provides the Cheapest Fuel Source, Game Changer for the Global Energy Market

Former CIA director explains cybersecurity threats facing the U.S.

A Few Attacks Could Knock Out U.S. Grid

Of Course the PLA is Planning for a 'Short, Sharp War'

U.S. Must Demolish Thousands of Its Vehicles in Afghanistan

Ukraine Crisis: Six Reasons Why U.S. Use Of Military Forces Is Unthinkable

Philippines offers U.S. forces access to military bases

John Kerry: Russia has until Monday to reverse course in Ukraine

Russian Troops Mass at Border With Ukraine

White House Braces for Russian Retaliation Over Ukraine

Pentagon boosting its push for underwater drones

Army to cut combat brigades

So Many Defense Budgets; So Little Clear Direction