Soon after the WW2 American European Theatre entry , Gen Patton improved the confidence of his soldiers enabling defeat of the Germans but subordinates worried “We knew he was there to win even if he had us killed doing it.”

The author of this article argues we are fast approaching a time when artificial intelligence (AI) invents things its human creators cannot. But how do we award a patent to a machine that has created something?

In the WW2 Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Campaign, US Marines used a hybrid form of defence that utilised offensive tactical forays that wore down their competent and determined Japanese foes leading to their defeat.

Solar energy has taken another step forward with research from a University of NSW (UNSW) team showing the Earth’s radiant infrared heat can be used to generate electricity, even after dark.