by AFRL PA | Sep 14, 2022 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
Naturally occurring bacteria convert urea and calcium chloride into “biocement” that can be used to stabilize soil “Biocement” can be applied with minimal heavy equipment and personnel reducing the logistics burden to create new infrastructure WHAT IS IT? AFRL is...
by AFRL PA | Sep 9, 2022 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
WHAT IS IT? The ARDS Program is a fully autonomous mobile collaborative robotic system that maps the local electromagnetic response of JSTARS radomes using the Advanced Microwave Mapping Probe (AMMP) RF sensor to indicate mechanical defects on the radome, such as...
by AFRL PA | Aug 13, 2021 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
The Structured Optical Materials Research Team uses recent developments in structured optics, machine learning, deposition, and patterning in capabilities to demonstrate new technologies and materials for controlling light. What is SOMPRT? The Structured Optical...
by AFRL PA | Sep 11, 2020 | Human Performance, Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
What is AFRL doing to protect Airmen from COVID-19? To ensure the health and safety of Airmen amid the pandemic, a team from the Air Force Research Laboratory evaluated various aircraft decontamination methods and identified the use of heat as the most promising...
by AFRL PA | Sep 9, 2020 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
ADVANCING THE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO DEFEND THE NATION What is DPA Title III? DPA Title III is a unique Presidential authority administered by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy. As one of three active authorities, first signed into law in...
by Patrick Londergan | Jan 15, 2019 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
Aircraft coatings are the first lines of defense when it comes to mitigating structural corrosion of an air platform. As new coatings are developed, particularly those that contain non-chrome primers, there is a need for researchers to qualify the coatings for use on...
