Volvo: Tesla’s Autopilot “An Unsupervised Wannabe”
With the competition in the self-driving car world heating up, a Volvo engineer just fired shots at Tesla.
Tesla has released its Autopilot system...
NASA Drone Test is Good News for Air Taxis
Researchers at a NASA Research Center conducted a successful test in which they released several drones and let them fly unobserved to see if...
The Tiny Camera Drone We Wish We Could Have
It looks a bit like a flying insect, and sounds like one, too. That is, if you can hear it at all.
Prox Dynamics’...
Back to the Future? Special Operations’ New Vehicle
French special forces will begin testing Flyboard Air - an individual air-mobility platform. France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly said the decision...
Soft Electronics Revolutionizing Medical Technology
Researchers at Singapore’s NTU are revolutionizing the world of innovative soft and stretchable electronics.
While most electronic products are hard and rigid, this rigidity becomes...
Beyond Silicon: Scientists Build Living Computers from Engineered Bacteria
Researchers at Rice University are developing a new kind of computing system—one built not from silicon, but from living microbial cells. With $1.99 million...
Drones Could Soon Fly As Flocks
Drones will soon be able to manage their work without human input, radar or even GPS satellite navigation, according to a team of researchers...
New Protective Material – Can Withstand Up To 500°C
Protective materials are used in every field, beginning from the architecture and construction of high-rise buildings to infrared stealth devices for military applications. However,...
WATCH: Hitachi’s New Humanoid Robot That Speaks
Hitachi has introduced the third generation of its humanoid robot. Meet EMIEW3. The first EMIEW came into the world back in 2005, with its...
Robots Can Now Look Inside Your Luggage
Luggage lying around unattended at an airport are an obvious cause for concern. The hazardous task of getting up close to inspect what could...
Watch the Backflipping Robot
A new robot developed by MIT students may serve as a testing robot for developers. Will it also be able to perform security missions?
The...
Hybrid Energy Harvester Charges Using Heat and Vibrations
Scientists from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed a revolutionary hybrid energy harvester that combines heat and vibration to produce over 50 percent...
In The Future, Police Could Control Your Driverless Car
Autonomous cars may not be that common yet, but isn’t too early to be thinking about the future - a time when driverless cars...
The End to Death By Friendly Fire?
During training and even operational missions, an unfortunately common occurrence among troops is death by friendly fire. The situation is even more difficult for...
The Good Side of AI: Converting Speech into Sign Language
A new AI-powered platform developed by researchers in China is aiming to improve communication access for people with hearing impairments by translating written or...
HLS Startup Competition in Tel-Aviv: $1 Million Prize to Winning Startups
We are inviting ground-breaking startups in the security, defense and homeland security (HLS) fields to take part in a first-of-its kind startup competition.
iHLS is...
Swiss Company Unveils Autonomous Outdoor Security Robot
The Swiss startup Ascento has recently unveiled its new autonomous outdoor security robot called “the Ascento Guard”, which has two wheeled “legs” and a...
Why Would Anyone Want A Roach Robot? Watch
UC Berkeley scientists have found inspiration in the most disgusting of source - the common cockroach. The itty bitty icky critters can squish themselves...
WATCH: Landing Gear Allows Drones to Land On Any Terrain
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) work great in the air - it’s in the name, after all. Most of them manage to land on land...
3D Imaging About To Get 1,000 Better
Researchers at MIT Media Lab have demonstrated a method of exploiting light polarisation - the phenomenon behind the polarised glasses used for 3D films...
US Air Force Looking to Recruit Siri (Apple)
The US Air Force is looking for a personal voice assistant for its Air Operations and Combined Air Operations Centers. Would the Air Force...
Indoor Solar to Power the Internet of Things
In today’s age of smart technology, our houses are full of smart devices- from smart Wi-Fi-connected home security systems to smart toilets, the Internet...
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Metal That Behaves Like a Gel Could Redefine High-Temperature Systems
A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
