Flying Cars!

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Mark Urbin

Ok, ok…flying cars has been around since the 1960s.  This time, Darpa is getting involved.  They want one that is useful for military needs,  a two-to-four passenger vehicle that can “drive on roads” one minute, and take off like a helicopter the next.  This project is the very early, looking for proposals, stage.  So don’t expect your [...]

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Medical sensor chip in development

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Mark Urbin

First customers would be US military personnel.  From the MIT Tech Review: The majority of deaths on the battlefield occur within half an hour after injury–often too quickly for a soldier to get to a medic, let alone a hospital. But a collaboration between researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and Clarkson [...]

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U.S.S. Independence

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Mark Urbin

The Navy is rolling out it’s new littoral combat ship, the U.S.S. Independence.  The 127 meter long trimaran hull will pull 60 knots (that the Navy will admit publicly to), with a crew of 40.  In addition to the advanced sensor package, it carries a configurable mix of guns, missiles and helicopters.  It can even [...]

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