2020-03-03 - George Leopold

Robotic Maintenance in Space

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the ability to dock with, refuel and reposition commercial satellites, extending their operations and eventually providing…

2019-10-30 - Nitin Dahad

CHERI-based Prototype to Be Developed by Arm

Britain is funding a new protection model to be applied to Arm ISA to enable next generation security.

2019-05-03 - David Benjamin

Blog: Interlacing Technology and Politics

As engineers protest the invasion of politics into their professional periodicals, I remembered President Kennedy in 1962 calling the U.S.…

2019-04-09 - Barbara Jorgensen

Smart-Materials Demand Expected to Increase

Smart materials hold promise, but until there's proven demand in end uses, manufacturers are reluctant to invest

2019-03-25 - George Leopold

U.S. Air Force Tests ‘Attritable’ Aircraft

The maiden flight of the XQ-58A is the first step toward cheaper, expandable weapons.

2017-09-19 - R. Colin Johnson

DARPA Heeds Moore’s Wisdom

DARPA added six programs to its Electronics Resurgence Initiative to address the problems that Gordon Moore 50 years ago predicted…