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Sky Devils Provide Critical Link to Soldiers
New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers train daily to operate the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle for surveillance, targeting and communications relay.
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Machine Learning Accelerates High-Performance Materials Development
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and its partners rely on timely development and deployment of diverse materials to support a variety of national security...
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Wearable Device Camouflages Its Wearer Regardless of the Weather
Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even...
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NASA Tests Radiation Vest for Deep Space Missions
As NASA leads the way for human exploration at the Moon and beyond, space radiation is one of the biggest hazards crews face. NASA is testing the AstroRad radiation protection vest on...
INSIDER Aerospace
Fuel-Efficient Engine for Cheaper, Lighter Spacecraft
Ending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel, which is about 15 times heavier than a blue whale. But a new type of engine — called a rotating...
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Sensor Tests Moon Landing Technology
GPS is used every day to navigate on Earth. As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024, new laser-based technology will safely and precisely navigate astronauts to their destination.
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Bio-Inspired Wing Design for Small Drones
Brown University researchers have developed a new wing design for small drones that could make them far more stable and efficient. The wing replaces the smooth contour found on the leading edges of...
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Streamlining Jet Engine Design
Argonne National Lab scientists developed a numerical modeling tool that helps researchers better understand Rotating Detonation Engines that could one day propel the next generation of airplanes and rockets....
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Researchers Develop Innovative Tools to Accelerate Composites Certification
In partnership with industry, a team of Air Force Research Laboratory/Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) personnel are developing the capability to...
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NRL Researchers’ Golden Touch Enhances Quantum Technology
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2-D) crystals over pores in a slab of gold. This...
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Army Leverages New Alliance for 3-D Printing Goals
Top university and industry researchers met recently at Carnegie Mellon University to forge a collaboration designed to improve on-demand 3-D printing. As part of a newly formed Research...
INSIDER Materials
Understanding Condensation Leads to Better De-icing Materials
Water repellency is needed for surfaces to shed condensation buildup. New research by the University of Illinois and North Carolina State University shows that the necessity of...
INSIDER Aerospace
Acetone and Light Create a Green Jet Fuel Additive
Common nail polish remover combined with light upgrades it to higher-mass hydrocarbons, creating an additive that can be blended with conventional jet fuel with environmental benefits. Los...
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Changing the Face of UAV Communications
The increase in unmanned aircraft (UA) traffic is leading to an increase in communications disruptions because too many vehicles are trying to use the same limited number of frequencies.
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Collins Aerospace to Provide Critical Subsystems for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to provide critical subsystems to support production...
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Airbus Announces Expansion of Aircraft Manufacturing in the U.S.
Airbus announced that, as part of its plan to produce 63 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2021, the company will expand its industrial footprint in the U.S. by increasing the...
INSIDER Materials
Dowty Propellers Opens New Headquarters and Production Facility
Dowty Propellers recently opened a new facility in Brockworth, England to provide a modern operation for the company's development, manufacture and support of state-of-the-art...
INSIDER Materials
Making Airplane Parts Without the Massive Infrastructure
A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials that must be wheeled into warehouse-sized ovens where the layers fuse together to form a...
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NASA Technologies Improve Drone Design
Taking to the sky is what NASA does best. The agency is offering drone design improvements that can help create the next wave of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Technologies are available that...
INSIDER Aerospace
Starliner Completes Test Objectives
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner did not reach its planned orbit and dock to the International Space Station last month but completed test objectives related to NASA’s Commercial Crew Program including a...
INSIDER Aerospace
X-59 Supersonic Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly
NASA’s first large-scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades entered final assembly and integration of its systems. The X-59 will be flown above select U.S. communities to...
INSIDER Aerospace
Nano-Barrier Could Strengthen Spacecraft Payloads
The University of Surrey developed a robust, multi-layered nano-barrier for ultra-lightweight and stable carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) that could be used to build high precision instrument structures for future space missions.
INSIDER Materials
New Standards Developed to Improve Metal Detector Testing
Metal detectors now appear routinely in the entrances of many schools, airports and even houses of worship. They serve as portals to correctional facilities, prisons and courthouses,...
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Novel Instrument Enhances Ability to Measure Nuclear Materials
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) designed and built an instrument called NAUTILUS to provide new measurement capabilities to measure nuclear,...
INSIDER Materials
Researchers Shine a Light on Wearable Technology
Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center are looking at LEDs to help warfighters battle chemical warfare agents (CWA). Co-primary...
INSIDER Aerospace
Memory Metals Shape the Evolution of Aviation
Shape-memory alloy (SMA) is a functional metal with unique properties that allow it to be trained to move on its own. Researchers at NASA Glenn partnered with Boeing to test how shape-memory...
INSIDER Aerospace
Researchers Turn to Carbon Nanotubes to Build Better Heat Shields
The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites to build the structures of satellites, rockets, and jet aircraft. But the life of...
INSIDER Materials
“Circulatory” Air Conditioning Could Keep Planes Cooler
The complex network of veins that keeps us cool during the heat of summer has inspired engineers to create novel thermal management systems. A new computer program could be key to...
INSIDER Aerospace
System Prevents Speedy Drones from Crashing
MIT researchers developed a trajectory-planning model that helps drones fly at high speeds through previously unexplored areas, while staying safe. The model — named “FASTER” — estimates...
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