Dual-use technology

As drones move from niche tools to everyday infrastructure, a core challenge is becoming increasingly clear: current systems struggle to meet the endurance, autonomy,...

Smartphones have become the primary interface for communication, banking, navigation and work. Yet for many users, that convenience comes with a trade-off: extensive data...

Operating in the Arctic presents a unique set of challenges for autonomous systems and military platforms. Extreme weather, limited infrastructure and inconsistent satellite coverage...

One of the main challenges with generative AI tools today is reliability. Even advanced models can produce inaccurate or misleading information, a phenomenon often...

Fuel supply remains one of the most vulnerable aspects of modern military operations. Moving fuel across long distances requires convoys, infrastructure, and protection, creating...

Open-source platforms have become essential tools for software developers, but they are also increasingly being used as delivery channels for sophisticated cyberattacks. Security researchers...

As artificial intelligence systems become more capable, governments are increasingly viewing them through the lens of national security rather than purely commercial technology. The...

Building temporary infrastructure on water is often slow, expensive and labor-intensive. Whether the goal is creating a floating bridge after a natural disaster, deploying...

Hypersonic vehicles create an unusually difficult navigation problem. Traveling at several times the speed of sound leaves little room for positioning errors, while satellite...

Diamonds, the most precious of stones, have far more uses than you might think, and the Israeli company Ray Techniques is giving them away...

Many industries nowadays want the ability to take the audio of a conversation and know the true feelings and hidden intentions of the speaker,...

At the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) annual conference, U.S. company Bounce Imaging showcased the Pit Viper 360, the world’s first 360° thermal tactical...

At CES 2025, LG Electronics unveiled its ambitious plans to break into the rapidly evolving humanoid robot market. Traditionally known for its less-complex wheeled...

Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison have unveiled a new acoustic metamaterial capable of moving and rotating objects underwater—without any physical contact. The innovation uses...

Ukrainian military analysts are trialing a new artificial intelligence tool designed to speed up the process of collecting and sorting online open-source intelligence related...

Chinese researchers have unveiled a new biomimetic underwater robot designed to operate almost invisibly beneath the surface. Modelled after a jellyfish, the transparent robot...

A new generation of unmanned ground vehicles is blurring the line between agricultural automation and defense technology. The Thor robot, developed by Spanish deep-tech...

Modern naval forces face a persistent challenge: how to monitor vast stretches of ocean without relying on crewed submarines or costly patrol cycles. Underwater...

For decades, mobile phones have relied on a fixed network identifier that quietly follows users wherever they go. Known as the International Mobile Subscriber...

Browser extensions have long been treated as harmless productivity tools, but their growing access to sensitive data is becoming a serious security concern. As...

Firefighting and disaster response increasingly place human crews in environments that are unstable, toxic, or simply unreachable. Collapsed structures, chemical leaks, tunnel fires, and...

Severe bleeding remains one of the leading causes of preventable death in trauma situations. On the battlefield, at accident scenes, or during natural disasters,...