LABORATORY SERIES. No.22. DARPA’s new Biological Technologies Office (BTO). Launched in April 1, 2014, the BTO is charged with exploring the intersection of biology, engineering and computer science to harness natural systems for national security. “Biology is nature’s ultimate innovator, and any agency that hangs its hat on innovation would be foolish not to look at this master of networked complexity for inspiration and solutions.” – DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar to U.S. House of Representatives, March 26, 2014. Photo Courtesy of DARPA.
LABORATORY SERIES. No.01. Bell Labs in Holmdel, New Jersey. Abandoned two million square foot research and development facility designed by Eero Saarinen in 1962 for the Bell System. The sprawling 472-acre Bell Labs Holmdel Complex once housed more than 6,000 engineers and researchers. Photo: s o d a p o p / flickr.
