SPARC Research has received a 12-month initial contract from the U.S. Navy to support the development of a high-speed propulsion technology with the potential to power an operational weapon system.

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Xerox's PARC subsidiary will build additional solar-powered drifters under the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency effort to collect ocean data using a floating distributed network. PARC produced 1,500 floating devices during the initial phase of DARPA's Ocean of Things program and aims to provide up to 10K compact units for the next round, Xerox said Thursday.

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Xerox’s PARC subsidiary and George Mason University have received a contract to identify security configurations designed to protect the country's critical infrastructure and internet of things-based systems.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected a team of Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create artificial intelligence software that would automate design of complex mechanical systems. Xerox said Tuesday PARC and UW-Madison will collaborate to develop the Design by Function-sharing thrOugh Compositional qUalitative Synthesis platform through DARPA’s  Disruptioneering program. D-FOCUS will serve as a mathematical framework […] More

Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary has received a multimillion dollar contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency create an interactive sense-making platform as part of efforts to advance scientific research on artificial intelligence. PARC said Monday it will develop the Common Ground Learning and Explanation system that may explain the performance capacity of autonomous systems. COGLE will […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected a team composed of Xerox’s PARC subsidiary, Siemens, Georgia Tech and Michigan State University to build digital modeling tools designed to transform manufacturing processes through the TRAansformative DESign program. DARPA’s TRADES program seeks to further develop computer-aided design software to fabricate complex objects through the use of existing […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Xerox’s PARC subsidiary to lead a team to create a new computational model designed to eliminate limitations in computer-aided design technology platforms and advance digital manufacturing processes. PARC said Tuesday it will work with Oregon State University and Intact Solutions on the Fabricating with Interoperable Engineering, pLanning, Design […] More

Xerox subidiary PARC has received funds from the Energy Department‘s Building Technologies Office to develop wireless sensor stickers in an effort to help cut energy consumption in buildings, factories and cities. PARC’s “peel-and-stick” sensors are designed to help collect data about a building’s environment as well as support auto-locating, commissioning and automatic wall mapping operations, Xerox said Tuesday. “Distributed sensing enables richer […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has begun to use more than 5,000 Honeywell-built handheld computers in efforts to expand the agency’s parcel tracking network. Honeywell said Wednesday its CN51 rugged handheld computers will support USPS’ Surface Visibility program and help postal workers internally track packages from pickup to delivery. “As consumers continue to expect fast, accurate delivery, the Postal […] More

Purdue University will lead a $10 million study to research the stomach’s neural circuitry and discover if bioelectronics medicine could help treat conditions such as diabetes or obesity. Purdue said Tuesday the grant was received from the National Institutes of Health‘s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions program, which supports research projects that focus on the development […] More

CyrusOne has purchased a 23-acre land property in Aurora, Illinois, near a Chicago-based data center the colocation services provider bought in April from CME Group. The property is located at 32W 130 Molitor Road and is set for development over the next few years to connect with the CME Globex global trading platform alongside CyrusOne’s existing Aurora […] More

SPARC is an Agile Systems Delivery Hub of Booz Allen Hamilton, located in Charleston, SC. Elizabeth Buske, a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton has been selected to succeed Marc Murphy at the Charleston, South Carolina-based software development firm, The Post and Courier reported Wedneday. Thad Moore writes Murphy, who also serves as vice president at […] More