Halting Unstable Sound Waves' Impact on Engines

A combustion instability problem that has caused liquid and solid rockets, military jet engines, missiles and gas turbines to be destroyed has been carefully investigated by a team of Air Force-funded scientists. The team, led by Dr. Ben Zinn, an aerospace engineering professor at Georgia Institute

Child seat checks save lives

AFRL Explores Barrier Coatings for Protecting Military Facilities and Personnel

Researchers from AFRL, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) joined forces to conduct extensive research on materials technologies with the potential to protect military structures against chemical warfare agents. The research, which is

Model Developed to Aid Research of High-Noise-Environment Hearing Protection

Researchers funded by the Air Force, Army, and Navy are investigating ways to improve communication links for people wearing headphones, helmets, and other protective equipment in noisy environments. Their research has been an especially important collaboration for the military because many serving

AFRL engineer honored

WPAFB to conduct free child seat safety checks for base employees

Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for children in the U.S., but many deaths and serious injuries can be prevented through the proper use of child safety seats. Base officials are teaming with Chrysler to host free SeatCheck child safety seat inspections for base employees,

AFRL-Demonstrated Metamaterials Technology Transforms Antenna Radiation Pattern

AFRL researchers demonstrated the capacity of electromagnetic metamaterials to tailor antenna radiation patterns. Metamaterials have inherent properties not present in naturally occurring materials. This distinction usually stems from the way in which a given metamaterial's constituents are

AFRL Tests 3D-LZ Risk Reduction Technology

AFRL tested an industry-developed receiver preprocessor built for an upcoming three-dimensional landing zone (3D-LZ) program aimed at mitigating helicopter brownout via high-performance LADAR [light amplification for detection and ranging]-based technology. The Office of the Secretary of Defense

AFRL engineer honored with prestigious von Kármán Medal

Air Force Research Laboratory air vehicles engineer Dr. David Moorhouse was recently awarded the Theodore von Kármán Medal by NATO's Research and Technology Organization (RTO) for his significant contributions during his 35 years of service to RTO and the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and

Burn designed to restore native prairie grasses

Gray smoke briefly rose over Huffman Prairie here today from a planned burn designed to spur growth of native grasses.The prescribed burn of about 24 acres of prairie was done in coordination with and under the watchful eyes of Forestry Division officials from Ohio's Department of Natural