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Jan 6, 2022

The Army developed a vaccine against all COVID and SARS variants

Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have developed a single vaccine that has proven effective against COVID-19…

Jan 6, 2022

BYLogan Nye

Aug 14, 2021

NASA and Sikorsky made the world’s craziest-ever helicopter

The S-72 from the 1970s can be seen as a sort of spiritual predecessor to today’s Future Vertical Lift program. It was all about creating a vehicle that could take off and land vertically like a normal helicopter but could also fly fast and far lik…

BYLogan Nye

Aug 14, 2021

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 13, 2021

Army scientists close to creating advanced COVID-19 vaccine

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is neck deep in the battle against COVID-19 by developing their own…

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 13, 2021

Feb 28, 2021

The Army will pay you to eat MREs…for science

The U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine is seeking military and civilian volunteers for nutritional studies in 2021. Participants…

Feb 28, 2021

Apr 29, 2020

New technology will protect four-legged heroes from hearing loss

A new, flexible hood a little more than an inch thick is expected to better protect military working dogs at risk for short-term or permanent hearing loss on the job, the Army Research Office announced Nov. 20, 2019. Funded by an Army small bu…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Army tests human-like robots

Army researchers recently tested ground robots performing military-style exercises, much like soldier counterparts, at a robotics testing site in Pennsylvania recently as part of a 10-year research project designed to push the research boundaries in…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

This robot Army working dog may one day accompany soldiers into combat

Army scientists have been working on a canine-like robot that’s designed to take commands from soldiers, much like real military working dogs. The Legged Locomotion and Movement Adaptation (LLAMA) robot is an Army Research Laboratory effort t…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s what could happen if India and Pakistan have a nuclear war

Pakistan and India have fought three wars over Kashmir, a disputed territory to which both nations lay claim. Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, recently suggested the countries could be headed toward another.” There is a potential that …

Apr 29, 2020

BYNASA

Apr 29, 2020

NASA’s first all-electric plane is ready for testing

The first all-electric configuration of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell now is at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The X-57, NASA’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane – and the first crewed X-pla…

BYNASA

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

MIT technology could reduce the number of nukes in the world

Even in peaceful times, stockpiled warheads can pose a danger if they’re accidentally set off or fall into the wrong hands. Plus, there’s always a chance conflict could escalate, which is why many experts support dismantling nuclear warheads aroun…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Apparently this is what it takes to trust a robot

What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what Army researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together. Research into human-agent teaming, or HAT, has examined how the transparency of agents — su…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Army creating shape-shifting robots out of smaller robots

A U.S. Army project took a new approach to developing robots — researchers built robots entirely from smaller robots known as “smarticles,” unlocking the principles of a potentially new locomotion technique. Researchers at Georgia Institut…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Army uses pearls for life-saving technology

Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world’s most exquisite jewels; now, these gems are inspiring a U.S. Army research project to improve military armor. By mimicking the outer coating of pearls (nacre, or as it’s more commonly…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US military thinks its next war will be underground

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a peculiar request over Twitter on Aug. 28, 2019, asking for underground tunnels to use for research — as soon as possible. Though DARPA’s request

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Scientists found evidence of a major undeclared nuclear accident in Russia

A group of scientists called the “Ring of Five” has been scouring Europe’s atmosphere for elevated levels of radiation since the mid ’80s. In July 2019, the group