Tag: power
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Plasma breakthrough could enable better hypersonic weapons, spacecraft
[ad_1] A potential new way to protect sensitive electronics from the extreme heat generated by flying at high speed could give the United States an edge in the race to deploy hypersonic missiles and new spacecraft. A July research paper in the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Nano describes one potential solution that uses focused ... -
Army looks to de-tangle its networks to combat China’s ‘digitally native’ military
[ad_1] It would be a huge mistake to assume China’s military is as poorly networked as Russia’s, a top Army leader said Tuesday. They “leapfrog some of the technologies because they didn’t have to go from analog to digital, right? As they were building their tanks and their ships and their aircraft, they were essentially ... -
Allbirds, Warby Parker and Blue Apron
[ad_1] Quarterly earnings season is on, and Digital Commerce 360’s earnings report has the most important ecommerce takeaways of the week. Several retailers in Digital Commerce 360’s Top 1000 list of leading ecommerce retailers in North America reported this week. Read more earnings coverage here. Allbirds Inc. (No. 342) Allbirds reported net revenue declined 9.8% ... -
What military sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted
[ad_1] After Darchelle Mitchell reported being raped, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service told her they had never had so much evidence for a case, she said—including the accused coworker’s DNA on her comforter and in the rape kit. Nonetheless, the man was found not guilty. Then Mitchell’s reenlistment request was denied. But if the decision-making ... -
Nearly 100 Navy officers affected by senator’s hold
[ad_1] Nearly 100 U.S. Navy officers, and their families, are in a holding pattern as a result of one senator’s hold on senior military officer nominations. Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed the hold on nominations beginning in February, in an attempt to make the Pentagon reverse policies that allow troops to take leave for ... -
Space-cyber-special operations triad critical for future wars, says Army special operations head
[ad_1] Commercial space communications, cyber effects, and influence operations will play a deciding role in either winning or preventing future conflicts, Lt. Gen. John Braga, commanding general of United States Army Special Operations Command, said Tuesday. The United States must continue to develop each of those capabilities, but should also develop joint concepts for deploying ... -
A Third of Homeless Students Are Chronically Absent. Would an ‘Attendance Culture’ Help?
[ad_1] Under federal law, homeless students are owed a K-12 education. But it’s always been difficult to deliver on that promise. There are a lot of reasons why these students struggle. Poverty in the local community trickles down to affect families, says Lisa Mentesana, executive director of the Beaverton Resource Center, an Oregon-based nonprofit that ... -
What a counter-drone truck says about US aid to Ukraine
[ad_1] Following a stream of Russian drone attacks that plunged Kyiv into darkness last year, the Defense Department unveiled a plan in early April: send anti-drone gun and missile trucks to Ukraine. The 19 unidentified trucks were “important capabilities,” a senior U.S. defense official said at the time, listing them alongside more well-known systems like ...











