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Oscillating Heat Pipes Tested for Use in Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two (ASETS-II). The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing the...
News Propulsion
Truckin’ on Hydrogen
The hydrogen-fueled electrified Class 8 road tractor doesn’t move or sound like a diesel-fueled behemoth. “This advanced prototype is production-intent for shape, power, virtually everything, and its performance...
News Manned Systems
Electric-Vehicle Legislation in California – Third Time the Charm?
The official name is the “Advanced Clean Cars II” ruling and it effectively marks California’s third attempt to mandate the sale of electric vehicles in the state....
Articles Automotive
3M, Matrix Engineering Consultants Collaborate to Enhance Performance of Chassis Bolted Joints
The vehicle electrification trend means chassis designs are evolving.
Technology Report Energy
New Chemistry Aims to Slash Fuel-Cell PGM Costs by 50%
Hydrogen fuel cells are steadily proving to be a competitive zero-emissions solution for powering heavy trucks, railway locomotives and ships, as well as for various stationary-energy...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Optimizing EV Performance Through the Power of Data
We are constantly blindsided by unfortunate battery-related events because as any engineer knows, the devil is in the details – the implementation details.
Briefs Design
Designing Sodium-Ion Batteries with Extended Longevity
In batteries, electrolyte is the circulating “blood” that keeps the energy flowing. The electrolyte forms by dissolving salts in solvents, resulting in charged ions that flow between the positive and negative electrodes.
Briefs Design
Extending the Lifetime of Organic Aqueous Flow Batteries
Over the course of their research, the team discovered that these anthraquinones decompose slowly over time, regardless of how many times the battery has been used.
Briefs Materials
Glassy Electrolyte Holds Promise for an All-Solid-State Sodium Battery
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology for powering electric vehicles, but they’re too expensive for long-duration grid-scale energy storage systems.
Briefs Power
Building Temperature-Resilient Batteries
In tests, the proof-of-concept batteries retained 87.5 percent and 115.9 percent of their energy capacity at -40 °C and 50 °C (-40 °F and 122 °F), respectively.
Briefs Energy
Triggering Li-ion Battery Cells with Laser Radiation
Inducing TR in a battery cell allows engineers to test and improve the safety performance of overheated batteries that can potentially catch fire or explode.
Briefs Energy
Electrolyte Additive Improves Battery Performance
The work could lead to improvements in the energy density of lithium batteries that power electric vehicles.
Briefs Energy
Water-Activated Paper Battery
A team of researchers at EMPA have developed a water-activated disposable paper battery.
Briefs Design
A Supercapacitor Device for Carbon Capture
When it discharges, the carbon dioxide can be released in a controlled way and collected to be reused or disposed of responsibly.
Articles Materials
Niobium: Magic Metal for Battery Anodes?
The element niobium (Nb), a transition metal, stands ready to improve the performance of one of the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery’s confusing array of possible electrode chemistries — the LTO...
Articles AR/AI
Ultrasound Tech Offers Sophisticated Battery-Testing Intelligence
The production and supply of lithium-ion batteries for the global EV and stationary energy storage systems (ESS) markets is growing at an exponential rate. At the same time,...
Articles Energy
Fundamental EV Battery Models Explain New Tab Design
Cylindrical cells are one of the most common battery types used in electric vehicles. Tesla recently improved on the typical cylindrical cell design, developing a new tab design that allows for a much larger cell.
Articles Manned Systems
The Sky is No Longer the Limit Celebrating 75 Years of Air Force Technology
Since its inception, the mission of the United States Air Force has been to fly, fight, and win — delivering airpower anytime, anywhere in defense of our nation.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Nano-UAV Systems
Extremely light and well-suited for operations in contested environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, the combat-proven, pocket-sized Black Hornet PRS transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Tactical Combat Missiles
With AKERON, MBDA is now offering a family of missiles that can adapt to the needs of collaborative tactical combat.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Coherent, Efficient and Practical Polariton Lasers Using a Designable Cavity
This research demonstrates for the first time a polariton laser with coherence reaching the intrinsic limit of single-mode matter-wave lasers.
Briefs Aerospace
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
Two key limitations that Navy surface ships currently have in defending themselves against ASCMs and ASBMs are limited depth of magazine and unfavorable cost exchange ratios.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Modeling Optical Time and Frequency Generation and Transfer Systems
The research was closely tied to work that was led by Nathan Newbury at NIST, and the principal goal was to support the development of advanced laser sources.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
On the Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metals and Semiconductors
The fundamental goal of this research is to build from a broad set of experimental and theoretical data to a narrower set of scaling relations, heuristics, and trends that provide a roadmap for understanding laser ablation across relevant regimes.
Briefs Data Acquisition
Investigation of Requirements and Capabilities of Next-Generation Mine Warfare Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
The current fleet of United States Navy Mine Countermeasures ships, the Avenger class, is reaching the end of its planned service life.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
How to Specify and Select RF Filters
Selecting a filter for an A&D application requires an understanding of available RF filter responses, physical formats, and technologies, with a good idea of necessary functional goals, such as separating channels or rejecting interference.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Three Challenges to 5G’s Military Success
Evolving 5G non-terrestrial networks promise to make new applications a reality.
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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