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Ant colonies, and ants generally, are known for their resilience, and for their ability to apply textbook military strategies to overcome their enemies. The thing is, they sometimes help write the textbook itself. Such was recently the case, when experts at the University of Granada turned to colonies for inspiration... |
6 November 2009
10:32 GMT |
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After the U.S. Strategic Command banned the use of removable media on the army's networks last week, new details about the incidents that might have triggered this drastic decision surfaced. The networks of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, have been crippled, while... |
1 December 2008
09:45 GMT |
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India doesn't want to be overshadowed by its Chinese neighbors, who have just performed their first spacewalk. That's why it is striving to impose itself as a world power, despite the fact that it is a country still haunted by poverty, as well as torn by violent manifestations on religious and ethnic groun... |
22 October 2008
04:30 GMT |
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has to deal with yet another sensitive information data leak incident. According to the Daily Mail, three portable storage devices containing the personal information of up to 50,000 retired and active military personnel have been stolen from the RAF Innsworth base in Gloucestershire.... |
29 September 2008
06:25 GMT |
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According to the Japanese Self Defense Force, two officers lost a USB device containing information on a military exercise that was a joint venture of the Japanese and the US military that took place in western Japan in February 2007; the memory stick had maps concerning unit deployment on it. The officers responsibl... |
3 July 2008
08:40 GMT |
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When you want to make something as strong and as light as possible, titanium is the way to go. The problem is that titanium purification is a highly expensive process. A new non-melt consolidation process developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory could reduce the cost of titanium parts from powders by up to hal... |
21 May 2008
03:55 GMT |
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What would a wheelchair-bound German amateur inventor be doing in the United Arab Emirates desert? Grow specially bred worms and create radar-evading paints for the military of course. Wener Nickel, age 67, went to the United Arab Emirates to conduct a project involving worms that produced excrements in which radishe... |
8 May 2008
07:05 GMT |
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Composition 4, or more commonly known as C-4, is a plastic explosive widely used in civil and military applications, which gained popularity as being extremely stable and due to publicity through films and video games. The term 'Composition' is associated to stable explosives, for example, Composition A, Co... |
19 April 2008
05:04 GMT |
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Science and video games often go hand in hand and it seems natural to be this way since it's all about technology, after all. The PlayStation 3 consoles are already used at research centers and things are not going to stop. It seems that even the most casual game-related components can be used for various other ... |
27 March 2008
04:52 GMT |
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Last week, cdv Software Entertainment USA issued a report containing a historical overview of three key battles from their upcoming strategy game, American Civil War: 1861-1865 The Blue and the Gray. The same company now announces that the American Civil War-themed strategy game has gone gold and is on track for rele... |
16 January 2008
03:08 GMT |
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Paris Hilton is just the most lovable and altruistic person in this universe. I'm sure there's absolutely no competition for her, for her sense of fashion or for her ability to choose just about the trashiest outfits available and make them look like...well, trash. The fact is, our favorite heiress' br... |
2 November 2007
10:04 GMT |
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Killzone: Liberation, featuring an intelligent third person camera system, allows players a more tactical surveillance viewpoint to view their action and read the enemy's behavior during gameplay. Set in an intense postmodern war reminiscent of the previous PlayStation 2 title, Killzone: Liberation features the ... |
10 September 2007
10:19 GMT |
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Following the recent videos published on YouTube showing Philippine extremists linked to al-Qaida, the local authorities decided to get involved and is now looking to collaborate with the Mountain View company to delete the clips. If you didn't know, several videos showing terrorists training camps and several l... |
23 August 2007
09:55 GMT |
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Chinese mobile phone users will be able to view on their handsets a large number of military-themed video clips and information. The initiative comes as part of the celebration of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.The army has always been considered as one of the most respected institutions in all cou... |
1 August 2007
06:15 GMT |
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The Associated Press reporters found a very dangerous issue concerning the sensitive military secrets stored on several FTP servers that might affect the security of the entire world. According to the reports, the AP employees managed to enter some FTP servers owned by the Department of Defense because they were not ... |
13 July 2007
08:08 GMT |
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Google Earth is an interesting tool for looking at various places in the world that you haven't visited yet. It's true that some pictures are clearer than others, depending on the country and frankly, nobody would expect to see a picture of a village in Somalia as clear as the one of the Eiffel Tower.But n... |
6 July 2007
03:23 GMT |
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It's called MOAB Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or GBU-43/B, but the most familiar description is Mother Of All Bombs. This is truly the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed and is only delivered by a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the main tactical carrier for many military forces worldwide. The result of a t... |
29 June 2007
11:22 GMT |
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Who said that you can't shoot around the corner? But effectively seeing what you're shooting at is a different story. A company created a weapon system that allows the shooter to fire around the corners without sticking his hand out.Most importantly, the soldier or policeman won't be shooting blind, as... |
28 June 2007
11:31 GMT |
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Recent escalations of urban conflict and an increasing need for powerful, yet non-lethal weapons led to development of a sonic weapon that doesn't kill, but can make you pass out and even permanently deaf.Sonic weapons have been made popular by science fiction productions, but they are also used in reality, not... |
27 June 2007
10:18 GMT |
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A thermobaric bomb is an unusual type of explosive, that doesn't incorporate oxygen molecules, thus requiring atmospheric oxygen. Sometimes called fuel-air explosives, the name comes from Greek and literally means "heat" and "pressure."The most interesting thing about this bomb is the fact that it actually prod... |
26 June 2007
11:23 GMT |
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Nanotubes have been studied for some time, and there is a great interest in applying their incredible properties in practical applications. They are one-atom thick sheets of graphite (called graphene) rolled up into seamless cylinders with a diameter of the order of a nanometer. A company in the US presented a revol... |
24 May 2007
10:22 GMT |
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Conventional insect traps may present health risks, besides the fact that they make noise or smell bad. Old bug catchers usually blow bugs into thousands of tiny pieces potentially containing colonies of bacteria that could spread inside the room and possibly infect human residents. They also can blow up particles c... |
10 May 2007
11:54 GMT |
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The gamers probably remember the famous "Jet Pack" from the old Command & Conquer: Red Alert series or even from the childish (is it?) Worms game. For those who don't, let me tell you that the jet pack is a concept dating from World War II, when Germany made late-war experiments of strapping two wearable shorte... |
30 April 2007
17:06 GMT |
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A synthetic alternative to imported petroleum-based fuel is what the U.S. Military - through the DARPA programs- is searching for these days, to power their 21st Century vehicles.It will probably use the same chemical technology Germany used to produce its gasoline during World War II.Sasol Technology's Delanie... |
24 April 2007
06:31 GMT |
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China's shootdown of an old communication satellite two months ago using a new missile was the first successful demonstration of an anti-satellite missile by any country in more than 20 years.The U.S. perceived the test not only as a proof of China's increasing military capabilities and ambitions, but also... |
23 April 2007
03:39 GMT |
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YouTube now displays a new set of videos published by the US military authorities that are now trying to show people the way the army fights in Iraq against insurgents and al-Qaida members. WGAL reported that Mark Fox, US military spokesman, sustained the army is now posting several videos on the online video sharing... |
26 March 2007
09:37 GMT |
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