http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/soldiers-may-soon-sport-high-tech-underwear-of-the-future.html Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:53:02 +0000 The US Department of Defense is researching on making specialized underwear that can save the lives of soldiers.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/u-s-military-to-invest-half-a-million-dollars-in-space-travel-headlines.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:02:35 +0000 By inviting astrophysicists and engineers to a planned symposium, the U.S. military hopes to come up with ideas to start projects in developing interstellar space travel.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/pentagon-competition-reaches-for-stars-headlines.html Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:11:39 +0000 US federal government offers $500,000 prize to firms who devise a way to send people to a star.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/darpa-showcases-new-3d-planning-tech.html Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:09:20 +0000 A new rendering system enables strategic three-dimensional battle planning.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/360-degree-computer-enhanced-vision-for-us-soldiers.html Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:22:31 +0000 DARPA proposes equipping troops with a high-resolution, all-around vision.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/darpas-new-mission-to-create-a-mind-control-helmet-for-soldiers.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:08:14 +0000 A science fiction-like technology that uses ultrasound to control the mind could soon be a reality.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/ge-creates-sensitive-nano-sensors-based-on-nature.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:59:47 +0000 Scientists are developing technology inspired by butterflies. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/us-soldiers-to-use-smartphones-with-translation-capabilities-in-afghanistan.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:25:51 +0000 The TRANSTAC Project is an effort to break the language barrier between the military and locals.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/using-human-power-to-run-micro-scale-embedded-gadgets.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:00:33 +0000 The US Department of Defense talks about new developments in their attempts to channel thermal and kinetic energies.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/scientists-create-a-new-metamaterial.html Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:18:19 +0000 A new lab-created substance reflects almost no light, making it possibly the darkest material ever. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/week-in-tech-interaction-design-emerging-technologies-and-emerging-security-concerns.html Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:00:34 +0000 A roundup of some of the interesting technology stories from this week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/the-littledog-robot-comes-back-with-new-tricks.html Thu, 27 May 2010 15:27:01 +0000 An advanced quadruped robot has self-learning locomotion ability.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pentagon-developing-self-learning-software.html Mon, 24 May 2010 10:43:47 +0000 A software program which can identify objects, actions and even subtle variations in text, is being developed.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/darpa-aiming-to-develop-flying-cars-by-2015.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:32:38 +0000 The research agency of the US Military is looking to develop prototypes for flying cars.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/darpa-looking-to-develop-intelligent-cameras.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:39:09 +0000 DARPA, the experimental research arm of the United States Department of Defense is looking to create smart cameras that possess visual intelligence.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/darpa-exploring-new-models-of-3-d-surveillance.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:03:12 +0000 DARPA, the R&D division of the United States Department of Defense, is looking to develop a new kind of 3D surveillance system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/darpas-network-challenge-celebrates-40-years-of-the-internet-with-nationwide-treasure-hunt.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:50 +0000 In a project aimed at exploring the evolving face of communication, networking, and shared tasks, DARPA is marking the 40th anniversary of the Internet with a team-building challenge hoping to inspire organization and coordination of groups throughout the continental United States.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/darpas-network-challenge-celebrates-40-years-of-the-internet-with-nationwide-treasure-hunt-2.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:50 +0000 In a project aimed at exploring the evolving face of communication, networking, and shared tasks, DARPA is marking the 40th anniversary of the Internet with a team-building challenge hoping to inspire organization and coordination of groups throughout the continental United States.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/video-chembot-the-militarys-shape-shifting-robot-blob.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:01:42 +0000 iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, have released footage of their bizarre new robot prototype, Chembot.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/brainwave-assisted-binoculars.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:39:58 +0000 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)  awarded more than $10 million to defense contractors working on intelligent binoculars (not pictured) that utilize the users brainwaves to filter relevant visual information. While details of the project are obviously hazy, the developing technology hopes to capitalize on the unparalleled ability of the human brain to differentiate between battlefield objects and movement. A soldier’s ability to spot a threat will help train the binoculars to recognize pertinent information and bring it to the attention of the user.  The high resolution wide-angle binoculars will feature electrodes inside the helmet to monitor brainwaves andRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/darpa-makes-progress-with-programmable-matter.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:47:47 +0000 Clean Technica reports that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been making headway with their exciting programmable matter project. In a nutshell, programmable matter is a way to create and disassemble solid objects on command – a kind of miracle material that can be instantly molded into anything. From the DARPA press release: The five research teams are pursuing a variety of scientific approaches.  The Harvard University team of researchers led by Professor George Whitesides is developing a sort of  “generalized Rubik’s Cube” that acts as a central organizer to encode information and assemble matter.  Professor David R. Liu’sRead more...]]>