Iran on Saturday unveiled its newest combat jet, a domestically manufactured fighter-bomber that military officials claim can evade radar.

Technology - Engineering

Feb 02, 2013 4 / 5 (6) 1

China on Thursday dismissed accusations that it had hacked into the system of the New York Times, in a cyberattack the paper linked to its expose of the wealth amassed by the family of Premier Wen Jiabao. ...

Technology - Internet

Jan 31, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

The Pen­tagon has lifted the military's offi­cial ban on women in combat, a his­toric deci­sion that Pres­i­dent Obama said reflected "the coura­geous and patri­otic ser­vice of women through more ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Jan 29, 2013 not rated yet 0

Inventors from across the country can enter a national competition to design a new amphibious infantry fighting vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps and Vanderbilt University's Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) is ...

Technology - Engineering

Jan 21, 2013 not rated yet 2

(Phys.org)—By looking at someone's shoes, you can tell a lot about the person wearing them. That old adage certainly rings true when looking at children's shoes from ancient Rome. Just ask Elizabeth Greene, ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Jan 21, 2013 4.2 / 5 (10) 1

Lockheed Martin has completed and delivered the software waveform for the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). The new waveform will enable military satellite communications terminal providers ...

Technology - Engineering

Jan 09, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Aiming to address the strategic military need for accurate, high-resolution imaging, a University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical and computer engineer working with the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jan 02, 2013 not rated yet 0

(AP)—Perched on a narrow promontory jutting off Taiwan's heavily industrialized northeastern coast, the Suao naval base is only 220 kilometers (140 miles) from a rocky group of islets at the center of a ...

Technology - Business

Dec 24, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 4

A European rocket has launched a major satellite designed to expand telecommunications for the British military from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, flight operators said.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Dec 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—British authorities opted Friday not to charge a computer hacker who waged a decade-long struggle to avoid trial in the U.S. for breaking into military computers.

Technology - Internet

Dec 14, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 0

Strap on the headset and adjust the goggle to your eyes. Look down and you'll see the floor of a space station. Look up and pipes weave above your head. Turn left or right and the tight walls of a dark corridor flank your ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Dec 06, 2012 5 / 5 (5) 2

Engineers at Oregon State University and other leading institutions have made important advances that may dramatically change how machines get built, with a concept that could turn the approaches used by modern industry into ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

Hollywood-style robots able to shoot people without permission from their human handlers are a real possibility and must be banned before governments start deploying them, campaigners warned Monday.

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 19, 2012 3.7 / 5 (12) 53

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are helping deployed American troops protect themselves against sand flies, which are major pests in Afghanistan, Africa and the Middle East.

Biology - Other

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A communications cable serving the Russian space agency's mission control was cut by construction workers but the accident has not affected the International Space Station or civilian satellites, the U.S. and Russian spa ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Nov 14, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0