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Joysticks transform US warfare in Afghanistan

In battle they take out Taliban fighters with joystick-controlled weapons, while back at base American soldiers hook up their Xboxes and kill their way through video games.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9

Study finds most wars occur in Earth's richest biological regions

In a startling result, a new study published by the scientific journal Conservation Biology found that more than 80 percent of the world's major armed conflicts from 1950-2000 occurred in regions identified as the ...

Biology /

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Computer virus did not target US drone fleet: general

A computer virus that affected the US military's drone fleet last month was not "specifically" aimed at the unmanned aircraft's network, the head of US Strategic Command said Tuesday. ...

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm’s way

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed by people ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Soldiers who avoid distressing images more at risk for PTSD

(PhysOrg.com) -- When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US military tweets news from Afghanistan

(AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1