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Is Elon Musk Going to War with General Stanley McChrystal?
Elon Musk is currently locked in a bitter dispute with Lockheed Martin and Boeing for contracts worth billions of dollars—and now the lobbying firm tied to a notorious retired general is joining the party.
How Much Will the Defense Industry Make from a Missile Strike Against Syria?
Even as diplomats work on a last-ditch effort to get Syria to hand over its chemical weapons to international authorities, the US gearing up to launch missiles if Obama gives the order. But just how expensive are those missiles?
Self-Flying Planes? They Don't Actually Exist
It's true that commercial jets have sophisticated computers, but pilots are still the ones flying.
The FAA Will Let Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Fly Again
With three months of review and battery carriage fixes, Boeing's airplane of the future will soon return to the skies.
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Has Taken Its Battery Certification Flight
The plane of the future is now one step closer to once again being airborne.
Boeing's Secret to Better In-Flight Internet? The Humble Potato
Regular old spuds make for a great human replacement.
"We Turned Science Fiction Into Reality": The Military's Drone-Mounted Microwave Guns
Good news for everybody out there who's been paralyzed by fear of a robot takeover in the not too distant future. You know that last resort weapon in _The Matrix_, the one that Keanu Reeves or whoever activates when those stingray-looking robots are...
The Green Drone of the Future Will Never Come Down
Drones have become synonymous with phantom death, and yes, it is indeed freaky to know that a pilot at a remote console can kill people from incredible distances, all while watching it unfold on a screen. There’s certainly a moral dilemma there, which...
The Latest Patents Show New Drones Will Bounce, Swarm, and Transform
Every month, over 40,000 applications are made with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. About half that number of actual patents are granted monthly—usually after several years of review and refinement. (Legit patent applications are published 1...
Ones and Zeros: That Little $2 Trillion Mistake That Downgraded Our Credit Rating
_Carl Sagan would be very happy now. Also, sad._ h3. One: The "neuroscience":http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/business/neurofinance-shows-how-investors-can-shun-reason.html of the Wall Street panic button (NYT) h3. Zero: Standard & Poor's "$...
American Kisses Spacecraft Monogamy Goodbye
In April 2010, President Obama said, "nobody is more committed to manned space flight, to human exploration of space, than I am." He called for more robotic exploration, extending the life of the ISS, and bringing in private contractors to create the...