ACCA First Flight

The Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft made its first test flight June 2 from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA is proof of concept technology demonstrator for advanced composite manufacturing processes in a full-scale, certified aircraft. It was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center photo/Carla Thomas)

ACCA takes flight for the first time

The Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft made its first test flight June 2 from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The ACCA is proof of concept technology demonstrator for advanced composite manufacturing processes in a full-scale, certified aircraft. It was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin. (Lockheed Martin photo/Denny Lombard)

JSHS #3

Female high school students edged out their male counterparts at the 47th National Junior Sciences Humanities and Symposium (JSHS), a four-day science research competition sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) held at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). Of the six first-place winners, four girls took home the top prize in their respective research categories. (U.S. Air Force photo/USAFA)

JSHS #2

Faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy Space Physics and Atmospheric Research Center demonstrate the equipment used in their lab to a small group of students as part of the 47th National Junior Sciences Humanities and Symposium held in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/LeAndrea White)

Team helps put tactical satellite in orbit

An Air Force Minotaur I rocket launches into orbirt carrying the Air Force Research Laboratory's TacSat-3 satellite, NASA's PharmaSat microsatellite and NASA's CubeSat Technology Demonstration May 19 from Wallops Flight Facility, Va. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force Funds New Generation of Energy Efficient UAVs

With AFOSR funding, a team from the University of Michigan is working on a project to integrate solar power cheaply and easily into the base materials used to build UAVs. The team is pictured above posing around a customized reel-to-reel coating apparatus they developed for making large quantities of fiber-based energy conversion devices. (Center) Max Shtein, an assistant professor working on optoelectronic materials and devices, thin-film processing (Left to Right) Kevin Pipe, an assistant professor working on thermal phenomena in materials and devices; Brendan O'Connor, a graduate student working on organic solar cells on fibers; Abhishek Yadav, a graduate student working on thermoelectric devices on fibers; and Steven Morris, a graduate student working on reel-to-reel deposition of films and devices on fibers. (Photo Credit: University of Michigan)

AFOSR MC Detecting Explosives and Guiding High Power Microwaves with Curved Laser Beams

An ideal finite-energy Airy Beam, a light beam that can bend and propagate without spreading.(Credit: Dr. Georgios Siviloglou, Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida)

AFOSR MC Detecting Explosives and Guiding High Power Microwaves with Curved Laser Beams

Dr. Pavel Polynkin aligning beam-shaping optics used in experiments. Credit: Kelly King, University of Arizona

Dr. Lyons (AFOSR)

Dr. Terence J. Lyons, program manager for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), in Arlington, Va. has been awarded the prestigious Louis H. Bauer Founders Award for his contributions in aerospace medicine.

Airman selected for triathlon team

2nd Lt. Mitchell Kieffer,an analytical scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory?s Munitions Directorate, competes in the bicycle portion of a race recently. Kieffer was selected to represent the Air Force in the Armed Forces Triathlon May 30 in Point Mugu, Calif. (Courtesy photo)

Officials test commercial fuel to replace JP-8 fuel

Mike Thiede uses a jet fuel thermal oxidation tester to test samples of commercial Jet A fuel in a lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers have launched an initiative to evaluate the use of commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel. Mr. Thiede is a a fuels quality assurance specialist with the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Officials test commercial fuel to replace JP-8 fuel

Janet Stewart tests for the concentration of fuel system icing inhibitor in a sample of commercial Jet A fuel in the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Air Force Petroleum Agency and Air Force Research Laboratory researchers are partnering on an initiative to evaluate the use of commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel. Ms. Stewart is a fuels quality assurance specialist with the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

Four 150 W fiber amplifiers

Four 150 W fiber amplifiers emitting far-field intensity for a sparse array with phase-locked feedback “on.” (U.S. Air Force)

Metallic carbon nanotubes removed from the semiconducting tubes

Transistors after processing: metallic carbon nanotubes have been removed from the semiconducting tubes (photo courtesy of DuPont).

Ground test under way

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SJX61-2 Mach 5 ground test under way at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center’s 8 ft high-temperature tunnel. (U.S. Air Force)

Beam steering module for low-band array critical component test

Beam steering module for Joint Aircraft Survivability Program Office low-band array critical component test. (U.S. Air Force photo)

CSAF at acquisition conference

Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, congratulates University of Dayton Air Force ROTC Cadet 3rd Class Daniel Hughes on his decision to pursue a career as an Air Force officer, while Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, looks on. Generals Schwartz and Shackelford came to Dayton, Ohio, April 21 to congratulate and to challenge the Air Force acquisition workforce during DOD Acquisition Insight Days. The event was organized by officials at Defense Acquisition University - Midwest Region and provided workshops, training and a forum for acquisition professionals to discuss ways to improve their processes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Al Bright)

AFOSR Program Manager Receives Web Intelligence Recognition

Dr. Hiroshi Motoda, program manager with the Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) — an international detachment of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) — has been awarded the 2008 Web Intelligence Consortium Outstanding Contribution Award. (Credit: AF Photo)

AFOSR MC Science Watch Highlights Article of AFOSR-Supported Physicist

AFOSR-supported physicist Dr. Emil Wolf 's article, "Unified Theory of Coherence and Polarizaiton of Random Electromagnetic Beams" is highlighted in the April 2009 issue of "Science Watch."

Air Force, universities look at alternative training methods

Dr. Ed Eveland (right, background), research physiologist with the 711th Human Performance Wing, observes Lt. Brad Kozenko on a specialized treadmill designed for research applications. Lt. Kozenko is attached to instruments that measure a test subject’s aerobic capacity. The Air Force partnered with Wright State University and the University of Dayton to study nontraditional training methods for improving warfighter performance. (Photo by Chris Gulliford 711 HPW)

711th Human Performance Wing celebrates first anniversary

Construction of office and lab space for the incoming missions of the 711th Human Performance Wing is ahead of its scheduled completion date as the Wing celebrates its first anniversary. (Photo by Chris Gulliford, 711 HPW)

711th Human Performance Wing celebrates first anniversary

Construction of office and lab space for the incoming missions of the 711th Human Performance Wing is ahead of its scheduled completion date as the Wing celebrates its first anniversary. (Photo by Chris Gulliford, 711 HPW)

AFOSR MC Communication Earplug Offers Hearing Protection to Pilots

AFOSR-sponsored research has led to a communication earplug that revolutionizes hearing protection for Air Force pilots and flight crews and could substantially reduce hearing loss and improve radio communication. (Credit:Sound Innovations, Inc.)

Next Generation Sensor (NGS) prototype system

Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate teamed up with Northrop Grumman and Universal Technology Corporation in creating a "first of its kind" portable nondestructive evalution hand-held measurement and maintenance sensor system. The ultra senstive system will allow for characterization of material below an aircrafts topcoat.