Levitated Optomechanics

Levitated Optomechanics

HIGH-TECH HARMONIC OSCILLATORS AFRL’s Quantum Sensing & Timing (QST) group seeks to use optically-levitated nanoparticles to develop solutions for critical problems in navigation and communication. The focus is on employing cutting-edge physics to develop sensors...
Atomic Clocks & Timing

Atomic Clocks & Timing

ATOMIC CLOCKS & TIMING AFRL’s Quantum Sensing & Timing (QST) group looks into the development of advanced atomic clocks to further improve time measurements and investigates ways to use and distribute the precise time. What time do you have? Our team is...
Space University Research Initiative

Space University Research Initiative

The Space University Research Initiative (SURI) program is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Chief Technologist Office and encourages participation between academia, the Air Force Research...
COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS

COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS

The Air Force Research Laboratory has been supporting COVID-19 Operations and R&D Activities, mostly in our 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), since the beginning of the pandemic. Researchers evaluated the past and present R&D efforts, repurposed them to...