Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Biometric passwords feature in list of 15 awesome DARPA technologies

15 Advanced Military Research Projects That Will Change Your Life (Business Insider)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gets a ton of funding to develop the science and techological future of the military. This is the agency responsible for GPS, the internet and stealth planes. They're the real deal.

We looked at their active projects to find the ones that might have massive civilian implications if they eventually produce real-world tech. For this round, we focused on only their Defense Science Office and their Information Innovation Office, two of six DARPA branches.
There's some really cool stuff there, much of it to do with speech/language and blood.