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NRL Develops Laser Processing Method to Increase Efficiency of Optoelectronic Devices
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new method to passivate defects in next generation optical materials to improve...
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Army Turns to Smart Technology to Protect Military Installations
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Alex Beehler doesn't need proof of threats to military and government installations. He is reminded...
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AFRL Achieves “Shocking” Materials Technology Breakthrough
The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with research partners at Los Alamos National Laboratory, are working to change the shape of materials technology with a breakthrough...
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NASA Funds All-Electric Aircraft Research
The University of Illinois is leading a NASA-funded project to develop an all-electric aircraft. The project, called the Center for Cryogenic High-Efficiency Electrical Technology for Aircraft...
INSIDER Propulsion
Hydraulic Propulsion an Alternative to Drone Batteries
Drones require heavy batteries or lots of electrical components, which leaves little room for the actual payload. A Purdue University team came up with a method to use fluid power...
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NASA’s New UAV is 80% 3D-Printed
One of the keys to Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is exploring how different technologies and configurations of aircraft will perform in the urban environment. NASA’s newest modular unmanned aerial system, the...
INSIDER Materials
US and Japanese Scientists Conduct Joint Composites Study
Dr. Keisuke Umezawa of the Air Systems Research Center in the Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMoD) recently joined the Air Force Research Laboratory on an engineers and scientists...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
Projection System to Study Insect Vision Could Lead to New Navigational Aids
Development of a virtual reality-like projection system to study insect vision could eventually provide the U.S. Air Force with a new type of navigation system.
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Wearable Sensors Could Monitor Personal, Environmental Data
In an effort to enhance soldier lethality, Army researchers are developing biorecognition receptors capable of consistent performance in multi-domain environments with the ability...
INSIDER Aerospace
Insect-Inspired Arm Improve Drones
Most drones are not able to withstand wind because of their fixed-arm design. But a new drone design works in windy conditions, is more energy-efficient, and can handle a larger payload. It was inspired by...
INSIDER Aerospace
How Flying Cars Could Change the Aerospace Industry
A new study of the environmental sustainability impacts of flying cars (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or VTOLs) finds that they wouldn’t be suitable for a short commute...
INSIDER Aerospace
Bell and Rolls-Royce Collaborate on Advanced Propulsion Systems
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, recently announced a teaming agreement with Rolls-Royce for the development of an optimized propulsion system and continued risk...
INSIDER Materials
Thermoplastic Drive Shaft System Developed for Aerospace Applications
herone GmbH, (Dresden, Germany) recently won the prestigious 2019 JEC Innovation Awards, in the Aerospace application category. The winning application was the company's...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA to Advance Unique 3D Printed Sensor Technology
Mahmooda Sultana recently won funding to advance a potentially revolutionary, nanomaterial-based detector platform. The technology is capable of sensing everything from minute...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Public-Private Partnership to Improve Liquid Rocket Engines
NASA awarded a $5.2 million contract to Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence to develop additive manufacturing processes and techniques for...
INSIDER Materials
NASA Unveils Radically New Airplane Wing
NASA built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. It could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance...
INSIDER Aerospace
Scalable Agile Beam Radar Migrates to Multiple Platforms
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully integrated the advanced AN/APG-83 SABR system onto multiple configurations of F-16 aircraft and is now taking the next step in expanding...
INSIDER Aerospace
Boeing Introduces New Unmanned System for Global Defense Customers
Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. Designed for global defense customers by Boeing Australia, it is the company’s...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
MAPS-Enabled Countermeasures Defeat Threats in U.S. Army Field Tests
In a series of live-fire tests, systems equipped with MAPS-enabled countermeasures defeated 15 out of 15 anti-tank guided missiles by jamming their signals, causing them...
INSIDER Aerospace
AFRL, Universities Partner on 3D-Printed Composites
Joining forces with various universities, the Air Force Research Lab has demonstrated additively manufactured epoxy/carbon fiber composites used in many structural parts on aircraft and...
INSIDER Aerospace
Liquid Crystals Could Deflect Laser Pointer Attacks on Aircraft
The sudden flash of a laser beam can incapacitate a pilot, risking the lives of passengers and crew. But because attacks can happen with different colored lasers – such as...
INSIDER Aerospace
Making Flight Safer With the “Internet of Airplanes”
The Virtual Sky platform was developed to fuse and analyze flight sensor data correctly, reliably, and quickly. Virtual Sky would serve as a model extension of the FAA’s Next...
INSIDER Robotics, Automation & Control
Fort Hood Soldiers Put Army's Latest Robot to the Test
Chemical, engineer, and explosive ordnance disposal unit soldiers are joining a National Guard Civil Support Team to put the Army's latest robotic system to the test.
INSIDER Communications
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract for Next-Generation Navigation System
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $59 million contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Embedded Global...
INSIDER Defense
Snipers Field Test a More Accurate, Ergonomic Rifle
Eight Ivy Division snipers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team field tested an upgrade to the Army's sniper rifle in the shadows of the fabled Rocky Mountains.
INSIDER Aerospace
Ultra-lightweight Ceramic Withstands Extreme Temperatures
An extremely light, highly durable ceramic aerogel was developed that could ultimately be an upgrade for spacecraft insulation. The new material is made of thin layers of boron...
INSIDER Propulsion
Fuel Cell Boosts Electric-Powered Drones and Aircraft
Engineers developed a direct borohydride fuel cell that operates at double the voltage of today’s commercial fuel cells. Using a pH-gradient-enabled microscale bipolar interface...
INSIDER Aerospace
New Flight Strategy Could Land Heavier Vehicles on Mars
The heaviest vehicle to successfully land on Mars is the Curiosity Rover at 1 metric ton. Sending more ambitious robotic missions to the surface of Mars, and eventually humans, will...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA and Partners Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft Technologies
NASA has signed contracts with three industry partners to demonstrate progress in the use and eventual certification of systems critical to the safe operation of Unmanned Aircraft...
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