Researchers Develop In-Flight Tool-Swapping System for Drones
A new drone coordination system developed by researchers at Westlake University in China demonstrates the ability to exchange tools mid-flight — a capability that...
Security Screening Moves Forward—Literally—with Walkthrough Tech
A next-generation security screening system using advanced microwave imaging is being deployed at airports across the United States, offering a faster and more discreet...
Bugs for Better Health: A Biological Route to Gout Prevention
For centuries, gout has been associated with painful joints. In reality, it’s the outcome of years of elevated uric acid levels—known as hyperuricaemia—that gradually...
European Commission Moves to Strengthen Joint Intelligence Capabilities
The European Commission is planning to establish a new intelligence unit that intends to improve the use of information collected by national spy agencies...
New Micro Device Helps Underwater Systems Hear and Connect Better
A team at MIT Lincoln Laboratory has developed a compact and inexpensive hydrophone that could transform underwater sensing across defense, industrial, and scientific functions....
Tiny Radar Chip Could Power the 6G Future
Millimeter-wave radar is expected to become a core element of next-generation communications. As 6G systems evolve toward combining connectivity and sensing in a single...
Meet the Mini Drone That Flips Like a Bug and Navigates...
Autonomous flight at insect scale has long been a challenge in robotics. Existing microrobots can hover or move along controlled paths, but they typically...
Colt Launches New Self-Defense Revolver
Colt launches its new revolver, the Colt Night Cobra, a sleek and compact handgun based on their updated Cobra frame. The Night Cobra is...
A Next-Gen Strike Weapon Designed for Threats That Move and Hide
Modern air-defense networks are becoming harder to penetrate, with mobile launchers, dispersed command nodes, and dense sensor arrays creating narrow and fast-moving windows of...
This Massive New Warship Is Built to Evolve Over Time
Modern navies face a growing mismatch between aging capital ships and the demands of future air warfare. Aircraft carriers must now support heavier aircraft,...
Vulnerability Intelligence: The New Operational Weapon in Cyber Defense
In an era where cyber threats evolve at an alarming pace and operational quietude can be disrupted at any moment, the traditional approach to...
The AI That Lets Robots Navigate Using Just One Look
Robots are getting better at sensing their surroundings, but moving safely through unfamiliar spaces remains a bottleneck. Most autonomous systems still depend on building...
Major Improvement Expected in Airport Security Queues
Going through airport security can be a nerve-wracking process. In the US, whether it’s adhering to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules of removing laptops...
Why Future Ground Robots Won’t Need Pre-Programmed Gaits
Robots are often expected to operate where wheels fail: collapsed buildings, uneven ground, mud, ice, or debris-covered floors. Yet most legged robots still struggle...
A Rifle-Carrying Drone That Almost Never Misses
Small drones are already reshaping ground combat, but most weaponized variants still struggle with accuracy. Recoil, vibration, wind, and constant micro-movements make it difficult...
The Airborne Interceptor Built for Persistent Threats
Countering long-range attack drones has become a persistent challenge for air defense planners. Low-cost, long-endurance UAVs can loiter for hours and strike far from...
New Mapping and Surveillance Drone Offers Speedier and Longer Missions
A new drone, the Borey-10 unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, allows a user to assemble the UAV in about 10 minutes, it is easily transported and launched...
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No GPS? This Quantum Sensor Navigates by Reading the Earth
Modern ships depend heavily on satellite navigation, creating a vulnerability when GPS and other GNSS signals are jammed, spoofed or unavailable. In a contested...
