The US DARPA has tapped SpaceNukes to test controls for a small nuclear reactor designed to operate autonomously in remote environments.

The agency tapped four companies for the $300 million validation phase of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, but left the door open for a second wave. The quantum computing world got a jolt when the ...

IBM has advanced to Stage C of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) overseen by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The company announced its selection for the programme’s ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the segment of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for ...

Through its Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small drones capable of lifting ...

U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency signed a binding memorandum this month that carves out pathways needed to expedite research and development of advanced cyberware ...

The quantum-computing efforts planned for the Chicago area got a major boost today with the federal government agreeing to invest up to $140 million to do research here. The Defense Advanced Research ...

DARPA launched the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to evaluate whether practical, industrial quantum computers can be realized sooner than conventional industry projections. Atom Computing was ...

The Pentagon’s technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight, with applications ...

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Tuesday a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for NASA crewed ...

Apple didn't announce the iPhone 5 on Friday, but they did announce a pretty nifty voice-controlled personal assistant feature. Siri has actually been around for a while, and like the internet itself, ...