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At the end of last year, the VA published its 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report. They found that 6,392 veterans died by suicide in 2021, up 114% over 2020. What was especially alarming was the suicide increase for women…

OpenAI's usage policies page firmly states that the company prohibits using its technology for "military and warfare" purposes. Recently, and quietly, the statement was deleted. On January 10, the company posted an update. While it still…

I’m a big Star Trek geek and always figured the Federation got the short end of the stick in the Treaty of Algeron. They got the Neutral Zone, and the Romulans kept their cloaking tech and a promise that the Federation would not pursue the…

The virtual reality (VR) concept is not a new fad. Companies have been making VR systems for decades. The earliest setups were merely LCD screens positioned inside a headset with basic optics. Resolutions on early systems were ¼ VGA or…

Continued improvements in body armor have meant soldiers’ lungs are much better protected from blast waves during explosions. Pulmonary trauma, which will cause death long before even minor brain damage occurs, has been greatly decreased as…

The U.S. Air Force is working with AT&T* to help it create a "Smart Base of the Future" at Tyndall Air Force Base (Tyndall). AT&T expects to light up 5G service on the base as early as mid-2020. Tyndall, located in the Florida…

Dragonflies are natural predators that have been around since the Paleozoic Era, or the time of the dinosaurs. With 300 million years experience, it’s not surprising they are good hunters, even with a brain smaller than the tip of our pinky…

Rohde & Shwarz has announced that it providing the seamless command radio link for the PUMA armored infantry system with the infantryman of the future (IdZ-ES) for the Very High Readiness Joint Taskforce (VJTF) 2023. The Budget…

New process makes it possible to easily recycle silver-zinc batteries that contain lead. The superior performance of silver-oxide batteries means they have been used extensively in submarines, military aircraft, and both manned and…

The story of how World War I brought a military decoration for William Lawrence Bragg, the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Prize in physics. During World War I, William Lawrence Bragg led a team of engineers in the development of an…