http://www.gyre.org/ Gyre.org is a database of links, resources, and citations that track and explain the next technological and military revolutions. en-us contact@gyre.org (Greg Schnippel) http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5120 DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has released a request for proposals to develop a National Cyber Range, part of a $30 billion, government-wide effort to prepare for online battle. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5120 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5120 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5121 US academics and researchers have worked out how to make energy savings of around 50%, by delaying data flowing into a network by just a few milliseconds. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5121 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5121 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5119 Chinese satellite navigation officials say they intend to field an operational system covering all of Asia by 2010, but they are giving few details on the deployment plans for their global system. In addition China has yet to complete frequency coordination with the United States, Europe, Russia and others. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5119 Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5119 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5116 "Flammable ice" or methane hydrates, could be the world's last great source of carbon-based fuel - assuming the methane can be mined from the crystal lattices of ice that trap it beneath ocean beds and permafrost. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5116 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5116 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5118 Earthquake researchers in California hope to take advantage of the motion sensors in laptops to create an earthquake-sensing network. By putting computers in homes and businesses to work as seismic monitors, the researchers hope to pull together a wealth of information on major quakes, and perhaps even offer early warnings, giving a few seconds' notice of a potentially devastating quake. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5118 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5118 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5117 A team at the University of Washington wants to marshal swarms of good computers to neutralize the bad ones. They say their plan would be cheap to implement and could cope with botnets of any size. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5117 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5117 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5115 A top U.S. military official last week branded as "facetious" congressional concerns that the launch of a proposed long-range conventional missile might be mistaken for a nuclear salvo. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5115 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5115 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5114 A group of prominent scientists who have been critical of missile defense plans told lawmakers that a system being built by the United States cannot protect the country. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5114 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5114 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5113 The United States has agreed to boost nuclear safety cooperation with Israel, an Israeli official said on Monday, despite the Jewish state's refusal to sign a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5113 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5113 http://www.gyre.org/r.php?id=5109 The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs. http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5109 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.gyre.org/news/article/5109