Pentagon revs up drive for wearable power
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The Defence Department said on Thursday it would field questions from the public about a $1 million (495,000 pound) contest to build a lightweight, wearable battery power system for U.S. forces.
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A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market.
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The Pentagon's longtime work in progress fires its low-power systems successfully, Boeing says. But don't hold your breath waiting for the fully weaponized plane.
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The Pentagon is drawing up a plan that would give the military a more prominent role in intelligence-collection operations.
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China is devoting more resources to its military and the Pentagon wants Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
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Soldiers increasingly want their civilian technology partners to deliver solutions quickly, even if the devices are far from perfect.
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A new device recharger debuts, along with products that could take advantage of it.
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TechWeb - Startup Kenet is working on military technology which, in civilian hands, could lead to wireless devices that can use hundreds or thousands of channels at very low power.
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Scientists create a tiny engine that could become a power source for future nano-scale devices.
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A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Toyota.
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US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable electronic devices, according to a study published Wednesday.
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German researchers claim they have figured out a way to use body heat to generate power that could eventually run mobile devices.
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Materials that could allow levitating trains and ultra powerful computers to become commonplace are coming of age
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Scientists have demonstrated a way of transmitting electrical power through the air, raising the prospect of wireless gadgets such as mobile phones, MP3 players and laptops that do not need power leads to recharge their batteries.
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The Pentagon says its millimeter-wave pain ray won't be ready until 2010. But Marines in Iraq want to use the "holy grail of crowd control" at checkpoints now. In Danger Room.
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Prototype 90-nanometer radio chip promises more power than current CMOS technology.
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Humanoid devices will be used to encourage interest in science and technology.