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Analyst Jim Cook, right, lets West Point Cadet Kyle Gorak try out a heads up display called the Ultra-Vis System designed by Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems that is mounted to a helmet to give situational awareness to ground forces during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Analyst Jim Cook, right, lets West Point Cadet Kyle Gorak try out a heads up display called the Ultra-Vis System designed by Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems that is mounted to a helmet to give situational awareness to ground forces during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sales clerk Sam Patel, of Waltham, Mass., displays a blu e-cigarette, right, and a container of the e-cigarettes, left, at a shop, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Brookline, Mass. The maker of Zippo lighters and Lorillard, the nation’s third-biggest tobacco company, are battling over the Blu brand name being used on both Zippo lighters and an electronic cigarette brand. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Analyst Jim Cook, right, lets West Point Cadet Kyle Gorak try out a heads up display called the Ultra-Vis System designed by Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems that is mounted to a helmet to give situational awareness to ground forces during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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West Point Cadet Kyle Gorak tries out a heads up display called the Ultra-Vis System designed by Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems that is mounted to a helmet to give situational awareness to ground forces during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Analyst Jim Cook, right, lets West Point Cadet Kyle Gorak try out a heads up display called the Ultra-Vis System designed by Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems that is mounted to a helmet to give situational awareness to ground forces during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A small drone is flown using the DARPA Hacms program, a secure operating system for drones to cut down on computer errors and potential for system hacks during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard to demonstrate more than 100 projects currently underway, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Projects demonstrated included research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fred Dowens who lost his arm from a land mine in vietnam 46 years ago shows off his DECA Arm System that he controls with sensors attached to his shoes during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. More then 100 projects currently underway were demonstrated including research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fred Dowens who lost his arm from a land mine in vietnam 46 years ago shows off his DECA Arm System that he controls with sensors attached to his shoes during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. More then 100 projects currently underway were demonstrated including research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fred Dowens who lost his arm from a land mine in vietnam 46 years ago shows off his DECA Arm System that he controls with sensors attached to his shoes during a showcase held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Pentagon Courtyard, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, May 21, 2014. More then 100 projects currently underway were demonstrated including research from DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O) in the areas of cyber, big data, language, warfighter apps, robotics and neuro-prosthetics. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Panos Panay, Microsoft's vice president for surface computing, introduces the Surface Pro 3 tablet device at a media preview, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in New York. The device will have a screen measuring 12 inches diagonally, up from 10.6 inches in previous models. Microsoft says it's also thinner and faster than before. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Panos Panay, Microsoft's vice president for Surface Computing, holds an electronic stylus that works with the Surface Pro 3 and Final Draft software at a media preview, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in New York. The device will have a screen measuring 12 inches diagonally, up from 10.6 inches in previous models. Microsoft says it's also thinner and faster than before. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)