This week I looked at a combination of some old and new headlines that I hope you find interesting:   U.S. Navy to Replace Mine-Seeking Marine Mammals with Robots; Pee Power to Fuel Battlefield Technology; We Found a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes in Dogs; Solar Sponge Invented for Car

There has never been a better time in history for us to become collectively engaged in addressing the challenges humanity faces including climate change, energy, food production, social, religious, national and political unrest, space and more. That’s because the Internet and mo

Sand Fleas are pesky little creatures that inhabit tropical beaches and can leave a very irritating bite. They are crustaceans and you can see one in the picture below. They feed on organic debris and have prodigious leaping abilities. A company spun out of Massachusetts Institute of

This week’s five stories look at: Deploying 3D Printers in the Military Rapid Prototyping; A New Device To Replace Man’s Best Friend When Hunting Bombs; Poo to Power Microsoft’s Latest Data Center; Mars No Worse Than Living in Low-Earth Orbit and Guess What, There

During the American Civil War in the mid-19th century, often classified as the first modern war, we witnessed the northern armies use of railroads and warships to provide logistical support. This was a first. Prior to the Civil War railroads were never used in this way and much of the

Biomedical Advances from Past Battlefields It seems appropriate to begin this discussion on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, often called the bloodiest day in U.S. military history. Why? because the American Civil War is seen by many military historians to be the first

Technology and war can be compared to Mr. Hyde, for those familiar with the book, “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” authored by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in 1886. In this story Dr. Henry Jekyll, a kind, considerate physician and researcher turns into Mr

Welcome to this week’s 21st Century Technology headlines. Each week I select a few interesting stories about technological innovation that can help us tackle the problems we face this century. As always I encourage you to comment, ask questions and provide input on topics I write abou

NASA and the Russian space program have impacted our world well beyond giving us a glimpse of what it looks like from the Moon and low-Earth orbit. I came across a number of lists in the last few days and compiled a single one which I thought I would share with you. By all means this

As much as the military and Harry Potter have sought a cloak of invisibility, the science that studies light wave deflection is looking at thermal wave invisibility for creating heat shields. French researchers are intending to build materials that shield electronics to keep them cool