'Sputnik moment': It's 1957 all over again
President Obama and other leaders recently have labeled current times "our generation's Sputnik moment," calling for a renewed focus on education and innovation.
Random Hacks of Kindness gets a boost from NASA
Developers across the world came together to help build applications with data provided by NASA to help mitigate disaster risk in the third Random Hacks of Kindness.
Phone home: Cisco makes first space-routed IP call
Cisco performed the first ever upgrade of an internet router in space and placed the first-ever VOIP call without the use of a terrestrial network, two accomplishments that signal an advance for satellite communications.
3 technologies to be truly thankful for
Lab Director John Breeden II offers his list of technologies that make him happy. What's on yours?
CIO Council shepherds agencies through IPv6 transitions
The Federal CIO Council's IPv6 Task Force, the lead for the mandated government adoption of IPv6, begins meetings with agencies to help guide them through the transition to the new protocols.
IPv6 technology still scarce
Agencies must acquire networking equipment capable of handling IPv6 and enable the new protocols on their networks over the next four years, but finding the right equipment can be a challenge, government and industry officials said.
How to become a mayor with shoe leather and a smart phone
Social media service Foursquare lets participants become "mayors" of places they visit frequently. But what is the point?
Microsoft universal communications platform ready for launch
Microsoft reached the released-to-manufacturing milestone on Wednesday for Lync, its next-generation universal communications platform. The company will launch Lync at an event in New York Nov. 17.
Ozzie lays out 'post-PC world'
Ray Ozzie, renown for jumpstarting Microsoft's move to the Internet cloud, described a new vision for the company in a "post-PC world."
5 agencies design robots of the future
Five agencies team to design robotic doctors, helpers, farmworkers and bomb-removers.
Data feeds are all in the wrist with new display technology
The Army is testing eight lightweight, wrist-mounted prototypes that are built with flexible materials and new phosphorescent technology, and can display live video feeds and other images from a variety of different applications.
As UAV use grows, bandwidth limits become a concern
Ongoing operations are driving the need for unmanned aerial vehicles. But more platforms could actually limit commanders' operational flexibility. The Air Force is looking at new technologies such as autonomous flight and multi-aircraft management to avoid this pitfall.
Robots guard nuclear test site
Three robots are helping the National Nuclear Security Administration protect a facility in Nevada.
First set of Smart Grid standards submitted to energy regulators
The first standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have completed a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been forwarded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for adoption. The Energy Department also is funding research on Smart Grid security.
DARPA wants 'pre-crime' technology
DARPA is seeking technology to help identify soldiers likely to commit crimes before they do so.
iCow app and methane belches
The State Department's Apps4Africa competition inspired tools for cattle farmers, government watchdogs and poor women facing pregnancy.
DARPA plans tools to lighten load of battlefield data
DARPA's Insight program will develop automated tools to help human analysts sift and identify valuable battlefied data from a variety of information sources and platforms.
Solar power coming to the White House
President Barack Obama will begin showering with sun-heated water next year, as part of a solar energy project at the White House.
How Moses parted the Red Sea (one theory, anyway)
Computer models developed as part of a study on wind’s effect on water depths show that a strong east wind could have pushed push water back at a point where a river is believed to have bent to merge with a coastal lagoon near the Mediterranean Sea.
Sewer-band Internet could come to your town
Quincy, Ill., tests the sewers for providing Internet service. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
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