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Using Mathematics to Make Computing on Encrypted Data Secure and Practical

In order to make computing on encrypted data more practical to use and more secure from attack, it is necessary to discover, develop, and understand the mathematics on which it is based and the mathematics that can be used to attack it.

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Software

SIPHER: Scalable Implementation of Primitives for Homomorphic Encryption

Prior to the Proceed program, the main challenges preventing practical demonstrations and use of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) were efficiency and scalability....

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Software

Secret Sharing Schemes and Advanced Encryption Standard

There are many secret sharing schemes and variations available to hide and reconstruct the given secret. Shamir’s Secret Sharing Scheme, making use of linear Lagrange interpolation on the dealer-generated polynomial, was used to reconstruct the secret from the stipulated threshold number of...

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Aerospace

Existing Navigation Data Can Help Pilots Avoid Turbulence

Detecting turbulence remains the Achilles' heel of modern-day aviation. The reports submitted by pilots, subjective and often very inaccurate, are the least expensive and the most...

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Software

Testing the Transition to Low-Carbon, Low-Noise, Electric Propulsion

As the industry’s appetite for electric propulsion continues to increase, so too does the need to understand the intricacies of the systems that are needed to make it...

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Aerospace

System Makes Airport Surface Traffic More Efficient

Researchers have developed an optimization system that identifies the optimal timing and taxiing sequences for runway use by a given aircraft. It plans detailed taxiing routes, recommends...

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Defense

The Future of Better Drones Is for the Birds

David Lentink, an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford, has been studying birds in flight with an eye toward applying the tricks birds use to navigate changing conditions in...

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Aerospace

Slim Wing Can Reduce Aircraft Fuel Use and Emissions by 50%

NASA and Boeing are designing a longer, thinner, and lighter wing that requires a brace, or truss, to provide it with extra support. The lower-drag wing will reduce both fuel burn...

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Aerospace

Design Software

Collier Research Corporation Newport News, VA 757-825-0000 http://hypersizer.com When announcing the completion of the Bell V-280 tiltrotor fuselage at a press conference, Bell Helicopter leadership applauded the Bell...

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Photonics/Optics

Next Generation FPGAs for Electronic Warfare Systems

Designers of virtually all electronic warfare system applications exploit CPUs and FPGAs, each offering unique strengths and advantages for handling a wide range of tasks. This diversity...

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Software

Probing Ways to Dampen Sonic Boom

One of the reasons there is not a supersonic plane flying in and out of an airport near you is because of that not-so-little thing known as a sonic boom. And that particular reason also has a lot to do with...

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Promise for an Electric Propulsion Aircraft Future

At first glance, it may seem that the excessive weight (i.e., low specific energy) of today’s batteries limits electric aircraft to, at best, a few trivial niches. However, the different...

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Software

Mentor Graphics Updates CFD Tool for Improved Productivity

Mentor Graphics recently released the latest version of its general-purpose computational fluid dynamics (CFD) FloEFD solution with updated features such as improved mesh handling,...

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Defense

From 3D Printer to Practice

Conventional 3D printers create objects layer-by-layer from the bottom up, which can be a challenge when printing parts with enclosed electronics and overhanging or protruding features. Such features must be...

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Defense

Aurora Flight Sciences, Stratasys Debut at Dubai Jet-Powered, 3D Printed UAV

Stratasys and Aurora Flight Sciences unveiled at this week’s Dubai Airshow an aircraft built using lightweight Stratasys materials to achieve speeds in excess of...

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Lockheed Martin Determined to Keep the F-16 Viable

It was around the middle of October when Lockheed Martin's F-16V completed its maiden flight. It was also the first time any F-16 flying equipped with Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 Active...

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Aerospace

"Fused Reality" Combines Simulation and Flying to Train Pilots

There are two ways for pilots to gain proficiency in an airplane and evaluate its handling qualities: climb into the cockpit and take off, or practice in a ground-based simulator....

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Tool Nondestructively Characterizes Structural Materials as they Deform

Materials scientists are busy developing advanced materials, while also working to squeeze every bit of performance out of existing materials. This is particularly true...

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Defense

Energid Actively Working on Simulation Technologies for Lunar and Planetary Rovers

For obvious reasons, conditions on lunar and planetary surfaces can understandably be hard to duplicate physically, even in the best case when they are...

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NASA System Would Enable Unmanned Aircraft to Fly in US Airspace

NASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace. The...

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Software

Dassault Systèmes on Everyone’s Side with 3D Visualization for Cabin Design

Dassault Systèmes announced just prior to Paris Air Show the launch of “Passenger Experience,” what it describes as a new aerospace and defense industry...

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Defense

Propulsion Performance Model for Efficient Supersonic Aircraft

For the design process of the class of aircraft known as an efficient supersonic air vehicle (ESAV), particular attention must be paid to the propulsion system design as a whole...

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Defense

Altair Optimizes 3D-Printed Structures for Complex, Lightweight Designs

Altair expects to better support the use of additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, by releasing new OptiStruct solver capabilities for topology optimization. The...

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Aerospace

Airflow Model Could Reduce Time on the Tarmac

New research could lead to more efficient takeoffs on airport runways and improve safety. A mathematical tool was developed to calculate the flow of turbulent air produced by a plane’s wing tips...

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Deploying Next-Generation UAS Platforms with 3U VPX

More powerful. Lighter. Cooler. These are the key criteria for the design of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) in next-generation Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platforms, which continue to grow in...

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Modeling and Simulation of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle Power System

Robotic vehicles such as unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have multiple sources of power, including batteries, fuel cells, combustion engines, ultracapacitors, and solar cells to...

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Aerospace

Pushbroom Stereo for High-Speed UAV Navigation in Cluttered Environments

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) rely on an external motion-capture apparatus that gives the vehicles almost perfect state information at high rates. Major challenges in...

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Defense

Rockwell Collins Launches New High-Fidelity Image Generator

In the launch of its EP-8100 image generating system for commercial and military simulation and training, Rockwell Collins said that the system addresses the key issues facing its...

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Defense

Boeing’s EcoDemonstrator 757 Used to Get the Bugs Out

Boeing is in the midst of several months of flights with its ecoDemonstrator 757 in a first-round effort to evaluate new technologies in 2015 that are expected to reduce environmental...

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