MIL-OSI USA: Ocean expedition to West Antarctic Ice Sheet seeks to reveal climate history in region with greatest sea ice loss
Source: US Government research organizations News Release 19-001 Ocean expedition to West Antarctic Ice Sheet seeks to reveal climate history in region with greatest sea ice loss Reporters invited to interview ocean drilling expedition co-chief scientist during NSF-funded voyage to remote Amundsen Sea Scientists on the ocean drilling expedition will explore the remote Amundsen Sea […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2019/01/31 Building Trusted Human-Machine Partnerships
Source: US Government research organizations A key ingredient in effective teams – whether athletic, business, or military – is trust, which is based in part on mutual understanding of team members’ competence to fulfill assigned roles. When it comes to forming effective teams of humans and autonomous systems, humans need timely and accurate insights about […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Media call: NSF post-shutdown Q&A
Source: US Government research organizations Media Advisory 19-001 Media call: NSF post-shutdown Q&A NSF staff to discuss agency-wide efforts to resume operations after lapse in appropriations NSF’s mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering. January 30, 2019 Media are invited to join a 30-minute call to learn about how National Science […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2019/01/22 Teams Will Test Concepts for Exploring Underground in SubT Integration Exercise
Source: US Government research organizations In early April, nine qualified teams will attempt to remotely navigate the dark and dirty corridors of Edgar Experimental Mine in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in preparation for the Circuits Stage of the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge later this year. The SubT Integration Exercise, known as STIX, offers teams an opportunity […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2019/01/16 DARPA Explores New Computing Architectures to Deliver Verifiable Data Assurances
Source: US Government research organizations Whether a piece of information is private, proprietary, or sensitive to national security, systems owners and users have little guarantees about where their information resides or of its movements between systems. When a user enters information on a phone, for example, it is difficult to provably track that the data […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2019/01/04 Generating Actionable Understanding of Real-World Phenomena with AI
Source: US Government research organizations Rapid comprehension of world events is critical to informing national security efforts. These noteworthy changes in the natural world or human society can create significant impact on their own, or may form part of a causal chain that produces broader impact. Many events are not simple occurrences but complex phenomena […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: NSF announces awards for soft robotics research
Source: US Government research organizations News Release 18-114 NSF announces awards for soft robotics research Interdisciplinary research to engineer robots safer, more adaptable than rigid robots The new awards build upon a long history of NSF investments in fundamental robotics research. December 20, 2018 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $20 million in 10 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2018/12/19 DARPA Awards Six Teams During Final Spectrum Collaboration Challenge Qualifier
Source: US Government research organizations On December 12, DARPA held the second preliminary event of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) – the world’s first collaborative machine-intelligence competition to overcome spectrum scarcity. Fifteen teams represented by members from across the academic, commercial and defense landscapes gathered at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to pit […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: 2018/12/17 New Materials Architectures Sought to Cool Hypersonic Vehicles
Source: US Government research organizations Hypersonic vehicles fly through the atmosphere at incredibly high speeds, creating intense friction with the surrounding air as they travel at Mach 5 or above – five times faster than sound travels. Developing structures that can withstand furnace-like temperatures at such high speeds is a technical challenge, especially for leading […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: NSF Apps
Source: US Government research organizations NSF Science Zone Whether youre a teacher, student, or just fascinated by science, the NSF Science Zone app will be sure to ignite your imagination. Formerly Science360, the new NSF Science Zone has been reimagined from the ground up to allow you more ways to investigate and share the ideas […]
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