Author Archive

Mike Murphy

Tech

Donald Trump Seems to Still Be Using His Unsecured Android Phone

That's bad news for the nation's security.

Tech

Donald Trump's First Tweets As U.S. President Are Here

Trump does not seem to want to let go of his personal account.

Management

How Not to Get Hacked by Russians (or Anyone Else): Lessons From the DNC’s Disastrous Cyber Strategy

When the FBI calls, call them back.

Oversight

The Permit Test for Flying a Drone is a Lot More Difficult Than the Average Driving Test

For anyone that wants to start a drone business—this is not a simple test.

Oversight

FAA: Over Half a Million Drones Have Been Registered in Just Eight Months

There are already more registered drones than there have been planes.

Management

The Commercial Drone Industry is Finally Governed by Real Rules

The FAA has spoken, but not everyone will be happy.

Management

The First Drone to Complete a Delivery In the U.S. Is Coming To The Smithsonian

Commemorating the "Kitty Hawk moment" of the drone industry.

Management

Google Wants to Run Elections on its Site

Perhaps one day we'll elect presidents through Google.

Management

The Federal Government Now Considers Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Be Legal Drivers

Google's cars have cleared a big hurdle between them and actual roads.

Defense

DARPA Wants to Make Self-destructing Delivery Drones

DARPA says it wants to imitate that “material transience,” but with “more uplifting endings.”

Management

NASA Wants to Start Building Stuff From Martian Rocks

Perhaps one day, astronauts will get to live in stone houses.

Management

NASA is Researching Technology to Make a Tractor Beam Out of Hoverboards

In the future, astronauts may be pulled around in space like something straight out of "Star Wars."

Management

NASA Creates New Quick 'Self-Healing' Material

Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.

Management

NASA Is Looking To Turn Astronaut Waste Into Plastic and Vitamins

The space agency's scientists are researching how to create plastic more easily

Tech

International Space Station Astronauts Are About to Eat the First Vegetables Grown in Space

Red lettuce is the leafy green of choice.

Management

NASA Wants to Experiment With Drones That Can Fly in Space

The agency wants robots that can fly to places its rovers can’t reach.

Management

The First Step on Mars Won’t Be Made By Humans, But By Robots

The space agency wants to use its R5 Valkyrie robot.

Management

NASA Has a Humanoid Robot Working Aboard the International Space Station

It looks like a cross between C-3PO and the Michelin Man.

Defense

NASA is Investing in Eco-friendly Supersonic Airplane Travel

Maybe by 2030 we'll be able to fly between London and New York in under four hours again.