The DARPA solicitations website

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:30 am

ever wonder what the american military is currently researching? check out DARPA's solicitations website, aimed at defense contractors. the shit is fucking cool and scary as hell at the same time!

http://www.darpa.gov/baa/

heres one of my favorites:

http://www.darpa.gov/baa/baa07-21mod2.html

chemical robots! morphable robots able to carry a "payload" and perform detailed tasks! If this stuff doesnt make you afraid of our government, i dont know what will...

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:08 am

dude, they've already found a way to slow down light! think about the ramafications of this

http://www.darpa.gov/dso/thrust/matdev/slowing.htm

heh i sound like a dork, but this shit is cool!

drgk · Post by **drgk** » Thu May 03, 2007 8:39 am

i like the video game they invented to teach video game nerds how to be fighter pilots. it looks like a pretty dull game.
:lol:

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:09 am

good stuff!

Cyborg Hybrid Insects!

Now we're talking...

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:38 pm

gravious wrote:good stuff!

Cyborg Hybrid Insects!

Now we're talking...

i read that one! totally badass! if only i had a remote controlled insect that could slow the light around it... it'd be invisible

what about morphable aircraft structures? that one's pretty crazy too... transformers

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:49 pm

did you guys see this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0APjFjCSyI
not real, but in R&D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiCHtHxc48
real

drgk · Post by **drgk** » Thu May 03, 2007 7:00 pm

guerillaeye wrote:did you guys see this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0APjFjCSyI
not real, but in R&D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiCHtHxc48
real

i'm not sure whether to come in my pants or shit in them.

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu May 03, 2007 9:50 pm

guerillaeye wrote:did you guys see this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0APjFjCSyI
not real, but in R&D.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtiCHtHxc48
real

that first one's definitely going on the video ipod

thanks! check out some more of that darpa shit... theres some strange stuff on that site. polymer ice is one of my new favorites...

subframe · Post by **subframe** » Thu May 03, 2007 10:26 pm

synthetic evolvable (is that a word?) materials ain't bad either

misk · Post by **misk** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:06 am

subframe wrote:synthetic evolvable (is that a word?) materials ain't bad either

their the government, they just invented it!

yeah im really looking forward to driving a tank made out of high tensile carbon nanotubes, and firing my PHASeR at the enemy while on my way to my morphable aircraft structure to deliver a payload.

theres metal gear sequals on this website for days!

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:23 am

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellane ... binoculars

brap!

misk · Post by **misk** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:25 am

its happening already!

The DARPA solicitations website

The DARPA solicitations website

Who is online