Two San Diego companies have won multi-million-dollar contracts to help the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) develop algae-based jet fuels for military use.
DARPA is seeking an algae-based alternative to the JP-8 fuel used by the US Air Force. Such an alternative could also be used to streamline fuel supplies for Army vehicles, according…
Greenbang's hazy memories of Action Man was that he had more accessories - guns, knives, explosives, coils of rope - than a Sex and the City wardrobe. And he occasionally got in to bed with Barbie, but the less said about that the better.
It looks like the military man might be touting some fuel cell…
Why is it that spies always get the cool stuff? Take James Bond. Greenbang would kill for a watch that shoots lasers, an underwater car or an exploding pen. Not to protect Queen and country though, more to show off to her mates on Friday night out.
Now, the real life Qs of the US…