by Isiah Davenport | Jan 15, 2019 | Human Performance, Success Stories
Air Force Special Operations personnel face a number of challenges in the battlefield. Many of these can be attributed to complexity and weight (over 100 pounds) of the gear they carry on a typical mission. The Rapid Prototyping Cell program works to eliminate these...
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...
by Patrick Londergan | Jan 15, 2019 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
We’re “turning up the heat” in the field of polymer additive manufacturing. Our team successfully printed the highest-temperature capable, reinforced polymer composite parts using additive manufacturing. These 3-D printed parts can withstand temperatures greater than...
by Patrick Londergan | Jan 15, 2019 | Materials and Manufacturing, Success Stories
Our researchers are working on the next-generation of wearable sensors for human performance monitoring. Commercial products, such as activity trackers and other smart watches, focus primarily on sensing movement and heartrate and have limited sensing modalities and...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | Basic Research, Success Stories
Researchers are developing origami antennas deployable in space….all thanks to basic research! A small basic research investment by the Air Force Research Laboratory, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), created a community of origami researchers...
by AFRL PA | Jan 15, 2019 | S&T Strategy, Success Stories
*Quantum | Legacy Program | Content Archive* The SANDS program is investing in Quantum Timing and Sensing components that can improve the DoD’s Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) warfighting capability. In the area of timing, the need and requirements for...
