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DARPA is the research and development office for the US Department of Defense. DARPA funds unique and innovative research through the private sector, academic and other non-profit organizations as well as government labs.
DARPA research runs the gamut from conducting scientific investigations in a laboratory, to building full-scale prototypes of military systems. We fund research in biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, material sciences, social sciences, neuroscience, and more.
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2009
3 Nov 2009
Thin films and nanotechnology for power
Printed electronics and electrics will be a $335 billion business in twenty years, just for devices primarily made by printing with electronic inks. IDTechEx gives a summary of the projections.19 Aug 2009
Electricity from insects
Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is conducting a Hybrid Insect MEMS (HI-MEMS) program which is aimed at developing technology that provides more control over insect locomotion.29 Jul 2009
New technology will save manufacturing steps in flexible displays
The University of Texas at Austin and Research and Development company Verstilis has developed a time-saving technology for electronics manufacturing.2 Jun 2009
Military thermoelectrics
Thermoelectric energy harvesting is used in many military applications. In addition, it is used in the related area of generating energy on space vehicles in deep space where thermoelectric are ineffective, this being done by converting the heat of a radioactive material - the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator RTG.18 May 2009
MEMS energy harvesting devices report
Yole Développement in France has released a report dedicated to MEMS energy harvesting devices.18 May 2009
Highlights from the FlexTech Workshop at Clemson University
Flextech (formerly the U.S. Display Consortium, USDC) is an organization whose members include companies involved in all aspects of printed, flexible and organic electronics.2008
20 Jun 2008
University teams with Gentag and SAIC to develop glucose sensors
Georgetown University, Gentag, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation, have combined forces to develop a non-invasive method for glucose measurement.3 Jun 2008
Darpa selects Bioident for joint development project
Project demonstrates potential of biosensors with integrated printed detectors for point-of-use tests.23 Apr 2008
Printed oxide electronics at Oregon State University
Oregon State University has had a comprehensive program developing printed oxide electronics and electro-optics for some years.2007
17 Dec 2007
Gel that changes color on demand, USA
MIT, USA researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, and could be used as an environmental sensor at food processing plants, where the sensor could indicate whether food that must remain dry has been overly exposed to humidity.