Fighting on New Frontiers

The United States has already faced and defeated enemies both in and under cities. Across the Department of Defense (DoD), however, there’s an acknowledgment that what was once the exception might one day be the rule. And so, military leaders have begun laying a...

This Mapping Tech will Distinguish Different Tree Species

Updated geospatial data is needed more and more in order to enhance the situational awareness of soldiers at the field. One World Terrain (OWT) is a US Army research effort that seeks to provide a set of 3D global terrain capabilities and services that can...

Surviving the First ‘Deepfake’ Election: Three Questions

Even before deepfakes, voters have needed to sort through disinformation, which has even come from campaigns themselves.  “You don’t need deepfakes to spread disinformation,” says Hao Li, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Southern...