• AFRL an Automatic Choice for AutoScan Assistance

    Air Force Research Laboratory aided industry partner Kachemak Research Development, Inc., in developing AutoScan, an under-vehicle inspection system designed to ensure the safety of military personnel by enabling reliable, remote detection of contraband, explosives, and other vehicle-borne threats

  • AFRL "MATRIXed" to Counter UAS Demonstration Activities

    Air Force Research Laboratory participated in a counter unmanned aerial system demonstration conducted at the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California. The event showcased the lab's capacity for using laser technologies to deny UAS mission success from mobile platforms. Using a high-energy

  • New Algorithm Adds Up to "Just Enough Testing" for Faulty Software

    Funded in part by Air Force Research Laboratory's Young Investigator Award, University of Nebraska researchers developed an algorithm and open source tool to address the issue of faulty software, a problem of urgency to deployed troops whose missions--and sometimes whose lives--depend on properly

  • Air Force Research and Development Award Goes to AFRL Lieutenant

    First Lieutenant Sean R. Majo, of the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate, won the Air Force Research and Development Award for 2009. He accepted the honor from the Vice Chief of Staff during a presentation ceremony conducted at the US Air Force Academy in September 2009.The award

  • Researcher Honored for Experimental Work in Nanotechnology

    Dr. Óscar Custance, an Air Force Research Laboratory-funded researcher working at the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, earned the 2009 Feynman Prize for Experimental Work in Nanotechnology. He shares the honor with team members and Osaka University Professors Yoshiaki Sugimoto and

  • Base announces alternate gate plan due to construction project

    Alternate gates will open Mar. 8 to help traffic flow during peak hours due to the closure of Gate 12A, (off SR 444, adjacent to AFMC Headquarters in Area A), and Gate 1B, (off Springfield Rd. in Area B).Gates 12A and 1B will close to make way for the construction of overhead canopies and guard

  • Military scientists study Ionosphere

    At a facility in a remote part of south-central Alaska, the largest radio transmitter on Earth sends high-frequency signals into the ionosphere to help scientists better understand the influence of charged particles on radio communications and satellite surveillance systems. Surprisingly, it also is

  • Lab Deepens Commitment to Latin American Science Community

    The Southern Office of Aerospace Research and Development, an international detachment of Air Force Research Laboratory, recently kicked off its first basic research initiative to discover talented researchers--and create meaningful partnerships--in the Latin American science community.

  • Patent Issued for Air Force Propulsion Technology

    Air Force Research Laboratory's Dr. Paul N. Barnes and coworker Dr. George Levin (UES, Inc.) recently earned a patent entitled "Machinery windings of yttrium barium copper oxide and related coated conductor." The recently issued patent is based on the pair's work in using a superconducting, tapelike

  • SBIR-Enabled Propulsion Technology Enjoys "R&D 100" Acclaim

    Air Force Research Laboratory propulsion research partner Synchrony, Inc., received R&D Magazine's esteemed R&D 100 Award for its Fusion® compact radial and axial magnetic bearing system. The company's breakthrough product replaces conventional lubricated bearings in a wide variety of power systems;