Sentences with phrase «in military applications»

While Microsoft's software has been appreciated and even used in military applications, only time will tell how it fares with lower - grade hardware.

And that point about many technological achievements having their start in military applications is, sadly, all too true.

A lot of the things we take for granted today — the Internet, GPS, minaturized computer chips and advanced materials — all had their start in military applications.

The A-10C name indicates that the United States Air Force has authorized the HO test like a replica of the real a-10 warthog in military applications.

While you might not consider the Geländewagen to be a truck, it rides on a proper ladder frame, is seriously capable, and has roots in military applications.

General Motors is partnering with the U.S. Military's Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center to build and test a fuel cell - powered pickup for use in a military application.

Not exact matches

«For the first year or so, we traveled from military base to military base in our trailer and wrote proposals, made phone calls, filled out loan applications, and conducted payroll with a post office box as our corporate address,» Latshaw recalls.

The privately - held company is currently working on developing its application (which will run on Android) for use in a variety of other sports and is in talks with potential U.S. military partners as well.

Originally developed for use by the Navy, Tor has plenty of military applications in how it protects communications and intelligence gathering.

In the past few years, various Chinese companies and funds have made numerous bids for high - tech firms — some with military applications — in the U.S. and EuropIn the past few years, various Chinese companies and funds have made numerous bids for high - tech firms — some with military applications — in the U.S. and Europin the U.S. and Europe.

That is defensible only if one is certain that the baseline level of possible robotic error in civilian protection exceeds that baseline level of human error... I, for one, would not bet against the possibility that for some military applications, we will some day come to see mere human judgment as guaranteeing an unacceptable level of indiscriminate and disproportionate violence.

And by partnering with start - ups moving quickly in fields that have commercial and military applications, such as autonomous technology and cybersecurity, defense contractors gain access to promising new technology that it can turn around and offer to their own customers: the Pentagon and other government agencies.

It turned out that the company's expertise in generating and displaying complex graphics and getting high fidelity data from point A to point B in fantasy landscapes had a very useful real - world application — helping U.S. military operatives maintain an edge while engaging in ongoing cyber warfare.

Chinese firms have become significant investors in American start - ups working on cutting - edge technologies with potential military applications.

In addition to a faster application, USAA provides access to a real estate agent network specialized in finding homes for military familieIn addition to a faster application, USAA provides access to a real estate agent network specialized in finding homes for military familiein finding homes for military families.

-- The terror and tor - ture of Muslims in Bosnia, Kosovo and Kuwait were ended by the proper application of the military forces of the USA and her freedom - loving friends.

Hard just war theory reverses these emphases, replacing them with the following: a presumption against injustice and disorder rather than against war; an assumption that war is tragic but inevitable in a fallen world and that war is a necessary task of government; a tendency to trust the U.S. government and its claims of need for military action; an emphasis on just war theory as a tool to aid policymakers and military personnel in their decisions; an inclination to distrust the efficacy of international treaties and to downplay the value of international actors and perspectives; a less stringent or differently oriented application of some just war criteria; and no sense of common ground with Christian pacifists.

-- The terror and torture of Muslims in Bosnia, Kosovo and Kuwait were ended by the proper application of the military forces (our tax dollars) of the USA and her freedom - loving friends.

This standing will, in turn, lead to questions of recognition and application, not only of military law, but of pertinent state laws for marriage or partnership, and the military's legal obligations to provide co-residence, health - care, and other general benefits.

Application requires, inter alia, an assessment of: (a) the anticipated civilian damage or injury; (b) the anticipated military advantage; (c) and whether (a) was «clearly excessive» in relation to (b).

Biden was in western New York to announce the awarding of a $ 110 million federal grant for the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics — a technology that's been used for smart phones, bar codes and military applications.

While awaiting approval of their license application, military spouses may receive a temporary license to practice their profession in New York.

Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

Goodchild said it's unlikely that drones will be used for all delivery applications but that there are some contexts in which they appear to make sense — such as shorter trips in less densely developed communities, or in controlled places like a military base or campus.

Starting in 2001, she added a sideline on military applications, helping found the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT, focusing on technology that protects soldiers from harm and heals their wounds.

«But it's likely we'll see some sort of application in the military.»

For example, one of the chief applications envisioned by Lipomi is a low cost «solar tarp» that can be folded up for packaging and stretched back out to supply low cost energy to rural villages, disaster relief operations and the military operating in remote locations.

Initial results already show stable charge - discharge cycling for as long as 200 hours, which is long enough for use in some industrial or military applications, but not nearly adequate for batteries used in laptops or cell phones.

The new BG Robotics HydroCamel II, Israel's first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for use in the military, security and oil and gas sectors as well as in environmental applications and marine research.

Extended to broadly proscribe military research in 1967, the commitment held for 65 years — until Japan's defense ministry started a small program to fund university research with both civilian and military applications in 2015.

Still, the research offers potential military and security applications, including identifying explosives and roadside bombs, says Ali Passian, a physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, who was not involved with the study.

And its Defense Sciences Office (DSO) has aligned with President Barack Obama's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, calling for grant applications on projects to design therapeutic devices for neurological disorders and to repair brain damage in military service members.

In the meantime, the far more accessible applications of microwave cloaking have already garnered intense interest — mainly from the military.

Notes Kaplan, «this finding could lead to the development of processing methods resulting in new high - strength and high - performance materials used for biomedical applications, and protective apparel for military and police forces.»

During the Cold War, the U.S. military became convinced it was losing the «mind race» against the Soviet Union, and as recently as the late 1980s was investigating a range of paranormal phenomenon and their potential uses in espionage and combat, says Jonathan Moreno, a philosopher at the University of Pennsylvania who studies military applications of cognitive science.

Reacting in part to NASA's reluctance to share any hardware that might have military applications, ESA turned to Russia to purchase the docking mechanism, which allows the vehicle to hook up to the station.

«Today, cognitive undersea acoustics is a key wireless communication technology that can be used for a wide range of military, commercial, and scientific applications, including tactical surveillance, offshore exploration, monitoring of subsea machinery such as oil - rigs and pipelines, disaster prevention as well as the study of marine life,» said Stella N. Batalama, Ph.D., principal investigator and dean of FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, who is collaborating with Dimitris Pados, Ph.D., co-principal investigator, professor in FAU's Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and I - SENSE Fellow.

Their next step is to focus on medical devices, computers in cars, and military applications.

The wireless applications of the W - TENG are abundant, extending into resource - limited settings, such as in outer space, the middle of the ocean or even the military battlefield.

While the researchers are concentrating mostly on applications in space, Holschuh says the group's designs and active materials may be used for other purposes, such as in athletic wear or military uniforms.

The introduction to Leonhardt's Leading Talent application in Chinese describes, along with cloaking, a very different line of research: military stealth technology.

These enviable features have made spider silk the frequent target of biomimetic efforts by scientists who hope to produce a synthetic version in large enough quantities for applications in industry, military technology (it's three times tougher than Kevlar), and medicine (as a super-strong, biodegradable suture material, for example).

Other applications for the BrainPort include assisting military divers in challenging low - light and no - light search - and - rescue operations, says Rich Hogle, Wicab director of product development.

«Of course, camouflage may also support military applications, where reducing a robot's visibility provides it with advantages in accessing dangerous areas,» wrote Laschi, who wasn't involved in the current study.

In addition, REEs have important military applications in jet fighter engines and various missile systems, requiring high - temperature materialIn addition, REEs have important military applications in jet fighter engines and various missile systems, requiring high - temperature materialin jet fighter engines and various missile systems, requiring high - temperature materials.

Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within DOE responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

Over time, explosives safety is becoming more and more important, particularly in propulsion, some military applications and in the mining industry.

For the book When it Changed I travelled to Liverpool University to hang out with Dr Vinod Dhanak — a nano - scientist whose work has applications in futuristic military body armour.

Established by Congress in 2000, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations.