All Entries Tagged With: "DARPA"

DARPA seeks proposals for “godware” chemical system that self-organizes into fuel cells, biofuels

In Washington, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration is seeking research proposals “Physical Intelligence” for “godware”, biochemical systems that can “self-organize” into organic fuel cells, hydrocarbons from atmosphere, sunlight and water; or therapeutic drugs.
The Register said “It won’t have escaped alert Reg readers that the Physical Intelligence DARPA wonder-ware will be quite capable of becoming [...]

June 24, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

DARPA awards $25 million to SAIC for algae jet fuel development: $3 per gallon target

In California, SAIC announced that it has been awarded a $25 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA) to develop jet fuel (JP-8) from biomass, including algae. The contract has a total value of up to $25 million if all phases of the development program are completed. Work will be performed primarily [...]

January 28, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

DARPA awards $14.9 million algae-to-jet fuel research deal to SAIC

In California, the Defense Advanced Projects Research Administation (DARPA) announced that a second contract for algae-to-jet fuel research had been awarded to a team led by Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, based in San Diego. The SAIC team award was delayed by an award protest. SAIC declined to comment on other companies involved in [...]

December 29, 2008 | Jim Lane | Comments 2