LLNL Researchers Chart Progress in Architected Materials That Respond to External Stimuli
Recent advances in preprogrammed architected materials could enable new functions that can evolve in response to their environments or external…
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Sandia Researchers Test Explosives and Propellants to Create Geothermal Power Sites
Why are scientists setting off small-scale explosions inside 1-foot cubes of plexiglass? They’re watching how fractures form and grow in…
Researchers Aim to Better Quantify Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Hydropower Reservoirs
As the United States moves toward more sustainable and renewable sources of energy, hydropower is expected to play a pivotal…
Unique ERDC Facility Allows Researchers the Opportunity for Large-Scale Structural Testing
VICKSBURG, Miss. – There are many ways to test the load-bearing capability of structures, and fortunately, the U.S. Army Engineer Research…
New Digital Indoor Mapping Capability Now Available for First Responders
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funded the development of a cloud-based capability that enables first…
Learning from Foes: How Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists Embrace and Mimic Islamic State’s Use of Emerging Technologies
This report focuses on three emerging technologies that terrorist organizations have begun using. These technologies include cloud-based messaging applications, weaponized…
BARDA Strategic Plan 2022-2026
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) released its new strategic plan for 2022-2026. This plan focuses on strengthening…
DHS S&T Helps Keep Communities Safe From Chemical Hazards During Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON – Extreme weather from hurricanes and tropical storms can devastate communities along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, and…
Research Sheds Light on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Disease Process
U.S. Army scientists determined that the body’s own natural immune response contributes to disease severity in mice infected with Crimean-Congo…
Army Shines Light on Health, Care of Military Working Dogs
Like most people at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Lt. Col….
The Sum Is Greater Than Its Parts
New artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-learning-assisted projects aim to accelerate the multiple stages of the drug research and development (R&D)…
Many Hands in the Cookie Jar
Cyber-enabled espionage against the United States has been a challenge for more than 20 years and is likely to remain…