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Electrodeposition of Metal Matrix Composites and Materials Characterization for Thin-Film Solar Cells
Metal matrix composites can electrically bridge the cracks that appear in semiconductor substrates and the composite grid lines.
Articles Aerospace
Engineered Solutions for Enclosure Sealing and Insulation
Custom enclosure gaskets can meet a variety of mechanical shock and thermal requirements.
Articles Defense
Reducing the High Cost Of Titanium
With such great abundance, why is titanium so expensive?
Articles Materials
Streamlining Post-Processing in Additive Manufacturing
By focusing just on the AM build process, a fundamental part of the production process chain is often overlooked: post-processing.
Briefs Aerospace
Molecular Engineering for Mechanically Resilient and Stretchable Electronic Polymers and Composites
The ability to predict the mechanical properties of organic semiconductors is of critical importance for roll-to-roll production and...
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 Materials
Composite Metal Foam Outperforms Aluminum for Aircraft Wings
The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam (CMF) and epoxy resin...
INSIDER Defense
Army Hopes to Use AI to Create More-Efficient Fuel Cells
As part of an effort to address the gap the U.S. Army faces in its need for long-lasting power and batteries for warfighters, an Army-funded research team has developed an artificial...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Air Force Scientists Discover Unique Stretchable Conductor
The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain. Conductive...
Articles Aerospace
The Challenge of Replacing Hard Chrome
Replacing hard chrome requires aerospace companies to critically evaluate why they used it in the first place.
INSIDER Materials
Coating Improves Pilots’ Visibility in Rainstorms
An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product called HydroSkip repels water from aircraft transparencies, addressing the issue of limited visibility caused by heavy rain that can...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Air Force Begins 3D Printing Nonstructural Aircraft Parts
The 60th Maintenance Squadron (60th MXS) at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, is the first field unit in the United States Air Force to produce approved nonstructural...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Meta-Optics for High-Energy Lasers
The scope of this research radically changed the way novel components are designed and fabricated for high-energy applications. This 3D Meta-Optics platform was, and is, essentially engineering the...
Products Defense
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Mobile Workstation Eurocom's (Ottawa, Canada) latest mobile workstation, the Tornado F7W, features a modular MXM 3.1 slot-based GPU allowing easy reconfiguration of GPU capabilities. The GPUs offered are ISV-certified,...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Acceleration Resistant HiK Heat Spreader
As electronic technologies advance in defense and aerospace applications, heat fluxes are becoming larger and more centralized[1,2]. In order to meet the performance specifications of new technologies,...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Ruggedized Bioprinter
nScrypt Inc.Orlando, FL407-275-4755www.nscrypt.com nScrypt has partnered with the U.S. Military, the Uniformed Services University 4D Bio3 Program, and The Geneva Foundation to move bioprinting out of sterile biology...
INSIDER Aerospace
Space Weather’s Critical Effects on Satellite Materials
The Air Force Research Laboratory has investigated the effects of space weather damage to polyimides – materials used extensively in spacecraft construction due to their high heat...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
HondaJet Is the Most Delivered Very Light Business Jet in 2019
Honda Aircraft Company’s HondaJet is outpacing its competitors in the very light business jet category with the most aircraft delivered in the first half of 2019, according to...
INSIDER Defense
Air Force Scientists Study Artificial Silk for Body Armor, Parachutes
Who doesn’t like to feel warm in the winter and cool in the summer?
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Hybrid Ultra-Low VOC and Non-HAP Rain Erosion Coatings
Numerous military aircraft and shipboard surfaces, such as radomes, antennas, gun shields, wing leading edges, and helicopter blade leading edges, are coated with a specialized...
Application Briefs Materials
Tactical Communications System
Spectra GroupTysons, VA202-818-8429www.spectra-group.us Spectra Group (US), a specialist provider of secure voice, data and satellite communications systems, specifically optimized for use in remote and...
Articles Software
Peridynamic Modeling: An Alternative Approach to Analyzing Material Failure
A critical technology challenge for structural material applications is to have a means for the reliable analysis of material damage and failure.
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Preventing Ice Buildup on Electric Aircraft
Afaq Ahmed Abbasi of Northwestern Polytechnical University explains his innovative approach.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Thermal Conductivities of Some Polymers and Composites
Thermoset polymers are good electrical insulators that are used in applications ranging from electronics to composite armor. They are rather poor thermal conductors, however.
Podcasts Aerospace
Apollo 11
In this special edition of Here's an Idea, we explore the many tools and materials that began as one small step toward the Moon.
News Unmanned Systems
Honeywell Acquires TruTrak and Expands General Aviation Avionics Portfolio
TruTrak Flight Systems, an autopilot system developer specializing in experimental and light aircraft, will become part of Honeywell Aerospace’s BendixKing. The...
INSIDER Materials
Air Force Produces Light, Thin Transparent Armor
The Air Force Research Laboratory is manufacturing transparent ceramic armor for both air and ground vehicles. ALON is a transparent ceramic material composed of aluminum, oxygen, and...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Sciaky, Aubert & Duval, and Airbus Join Together to Combine High-Power Forging with Additive Manufacturing
Sciaky, Inc., Aubert & Duval S.A., Airbus SE, and the Saint Exupéry Institute for Research in Technology (IRT) have laid out a...
News Automotive
Aerospace Composites Experts Will Meet in Wichita This Month, Focusing on Validating Repairs Techniques
The amount of composite material in modern aircraft is staggering – nearly half of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s airframe is made up of...
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FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
Road ReadyPower
2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Energy
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
Software
Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
