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Tips for Choosing CBN Grinding Wheels
Learn about the most common bond systems for CBN wheels: resin, vitrified, and electroplated matrixes.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Why Heat Exchanger Manufacturers Need to Rethink Design and Fabrication
Brazing isn't efficient, says an industry expert, and it's time for a change.
Articles Materials
Increasing Innovation Efficiency with Additive Manufacturing
AM is a revolutionary technology that is changing the way that the aerospace industry is designing and producing parts.
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Optical adhesives, radar test equipment, welding positioners, and more.
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Hybrid Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Improved Ceramic Composites
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or...
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Purdue, U.S. Army Collaborate on Next-Generation Energetic Materials
Advancing technology associated with explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics — what the scientific community calls energetic materials — is the goal of a new joint...
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3D Ultrasound Shows Aircraft Defects
A two-in-one technology provides 3D images of structural defects in metallic structures that can develop in aircraft. The system, developed by Tohoku University researchers in Japan in collaboration with...
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Network analyzers, FPGAs, mobile surface measurement, and more.
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Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing System
ADDere printing not only a rocket combustion chamber and nozzle, but seamlessly merged them into one full size rocket thrust chamber assembly.
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Analysis of Broadband Metamaterial Shielding for Counter-Directed Energy Weapons
Given the importance of electronics in modern warfare, the ability to rapidly develop a counter to such weapons will be essential to sustaining military operations.
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Mission Will Test Drag Sail to Bring Rocket Back to Earth
A drag sail, developed at Purdue University, will be onboard a rocket and deploy at the end of the rocket’s mission to accelerate the vehicle’s deorbit. A drag sail passively...
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Army Fields New Chemical Detection Technology
Chemical weapons pose a serious threat to civilian and warfighter lives, but technology from the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program reduces those risks. Researchers developed a...
Articles Electronics & Computers
From DC to Daylight — How Innovations in Microwave Absorbers Shield the Warfighter
While the flashiest military innovations like new fighter jets attract the most attention, advancements in RF/microwave absorbers are crucial enablers of these larger innovations.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Army Advances Materials for New Low-Profile Antenna
Army scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind antenna that could change how ground vehicles and airborne systems communicate, transmit, and receive radio frequency communications.
Application Briefs Energy
Solar-Powered Structures
Pvilion, a solar-powered fabric provider, was recently awarded a contract by the United State Air Force (USAF).
Articles Materials
New Diamond Super-Material Enhances Aircraft Survivability
A diamond composite is the ultimate optics and semiconducting super-material.
Application Briefs Defense
Rear Fuselage Packer
To date, the rear fuselage packers have been used in the production of over 500 aircraft.
Articles Materials
Virtual and Physical Testing of Third-Generation High Strength Steel
Developing lightweight, stiff and crash-resistant vehicle body structures requires a balance between part geometry and material properties. High-strength materials...
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Carbon Fiber Research Eyes Roof Frames, Doors
It’s not just for exotic “supercars” and motorcycles anymore. The performance-enhancing attributes of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics continue to be explored by global automakers as they seek...
Articles Energy
Vanadium: A Green Metal Critical to Aerospace and Clean Energy
From jet engine components to high-speed airframes, vanadium alloys are deployed in virtually every jet aircraft flying today,
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Miniature sensors, 3D printing platforms, lightning test systems, and more.
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Multifunctional Nanofiber Protects Against Explosions
Since World War I, the vast majority of American combat casualties has come not from gunshot wounds but from explosions. Today, most soldiers wear a heavy, bullet-proof vest to protect...
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A Morphing Airplane Wing Built by Tiny Robots
Ben Jennet is a PhD student at MIT and a former space research fellow at NASA. He is working with NASA to develop a new kind of aircraft wing that's flexible and changes mid-flight.
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Nanoscale Experiments Create Optimism for Stronger, Lighter Soldier Armor
Soldier armor, such as bulletproof vests and helmets, depends upon high-performance ballistic fibers for its strength and effectiveness. Army researchers are...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tesla Casts a New Strategy for Lightweight Structures
Aluminum is synonymous with “weight-saving” in most contemporary automotive-engineering reference points. But apart from a few applications – most notably Ford’s F-Series...
Articles Test & Measurement
Does Your Coating Thickness Meet Spec?
Coatings play a critical role in preventing the corrosion or wear of metal substrates. Make sure they meet specifications.
Articles Materials
Getting the Most Out of Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) powder-based systems aren't the only ways to print metals.
Articles Materials
Scaling Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Production with Oxidation Technology
Few materials used in manufacturing today are as versatile and desirable in performance applications as carbon fiber.
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Industrial metal 3D printers, force testers, machining centers, and more.
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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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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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance