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U.K. armed forces recruit backseat driver tech

April 4, 2008 12:29 PM PDT

In-vehicle sensor will record driving maneuvers and tell military drivers where they are going wrong, as part of 6-month trial to improve road safety.

U.S. reveals plans to hit back at cyberthreats

April 4, 2008 9:18 AM PDT

The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defense, according to a senior general.

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

March 20, 2008 12:44 PM PDT

Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water."

Missile strikes ailing U.S. spy satellite

February 21, 2008 6:44 AM PST

A missile fired from a Navy ship hits dying satellite, and it's likely the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on board.
Photos: The missile that got the satellite

BitMicro announces 1.6TB solid-state drive

February 8, 2008 8:30 AM PST

New drive crams enormous storage capacity into standard 3.5-inch format, but it's not ready for delivery just yet.

Law enforcement's tech tester

October 30, 2007 6:31 AM PDT

Cdr. Charles "Sid" Heal of the LA Sheriff's Department is the go-to guy for cutting-edge gadgets that may someday shape police work.
Photos: High-tech crime fighting

The public face of nuclear power in the U.S.

October 11, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Retired Navy Adm. Frank Bowman says that in an age of climate change, nuclear power deserves far more consideration as a source of alternative energy.

New chip promises to track kids from miles away

September 6, 2007 12:01 PM PDT

Radar-response technology developed for military tracks with extreme accuracy, even through walls and other obstacles.

iRobot's Angle on the future: More profit

August 23, 2007 6:10 AM PDT

Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot, talks about what the company can do for the military as well as for your dirty floors.

Top Gun lives on in the Nevada desert

August 14, 2007 9:39 AM PDT

Navy's best fighter pilots learn how to be successful combat pilots through rigorous training in the skies near Fallon.
Photos: Fight and flight

Nonproliferation flourishes at Los Alamos lab

August 6, 2007 10:34 AM PDT

At Los Alamos National Lab, scientists are working on ways to keep the world safe from weapons of mass destruction.
Photos: Keeping the peace

What happened in Roswell stays in Roswell

August 2, 2007 10:26 AM PDT

UFO capital of the world perseveres, with centerpiece museum holding its place amid all manner of alien curios and souvenirs.
Photos: UFO mania in Roswell

Cold War-era memories meet the future

July 30, 2007 7:13 AM PDT

White Sands Missile Range has the latest missile technology even as it displays the history of missile warfare.
Photos: White Sands Missile Museum

Robot talk turns practical at RoboBusiness 2007

May 16, 2007 6:47 AM PDT

The U.S. Army has a lot to learn from nature. Also: iRobot launches a contest for the next home robot.

A peek at next-gen military hardware

May 9, 2007 3:32 PM PDT

Contractors at a high-tech Navy conference in Arlington, Va., show off prototypes for the latest battlefield devices.

Drone aircraft will be smarter, more social

May 9, 2007 10:38 AM PDT

Developers unveil plans for unmanned aerial vehicles that will be more intelligent and coordinate with each other while in flight.
Photos: The next generation of unmanned aircraf

Bringing color to the color-blind

April 13, 2007 5:15 AM PDT

Tenebraex's Peter Jones illuminates issues of night vision and color blindness in a data-driven world.
Photos: Tenebraex tech for color blindness, night vision

Eco-friendly toxic cleanup is a blast

March 5, 2007 4:56 AM PST

A small company in Florida has a hose it says makes cleaning up after environmental hazards a breeze.
Photos: At the shipyard
Video: Ship-cleaning robot

Portable, trash-powered generator ready for deployment

February 2, 2007 10:27 AM PST

Purdue scientists build eco-friendly generator for military; device is fueled by waste, including paper, plastic, cardboard and food.
Photo: Trash transformer

U.K. developing unmanned fighter jet

December 12, 2006 1:16 PM PST

Country's defense department earmarks $242 million to build technology for stealth, pilotless fighter jets.