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June 14, 2013
Nanocomposite Coating Offers Protection Against Assortment of Agents

Research funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory has resulted in a coating that shields surfaces from myriad liquids, including toxic hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. The coating also provides protection against the coffee, soy sauce and vegetable oil, and has proved resistant to resistant to
June 14, 2013
Smaller Antennas Could Further Shrink Hand-held Electronics

Just when it appeared that our hand-held electronic devices could not get smaller or more efficient, a research program funded by the Air Force Research Lab developed an innovative fabrication process to produce small, efficient antennas about the size of a quarter. Dr. Anthony Grbic leads a team of
June 13, 2013
Air Force Announces Basic Research Awards

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research granted seven awards to various academic institutions to perform multidisciplinary basic research. The AFOSR awards, totaling $67.5 million, are the result of the Fiscal Year 2013 competition conducted by AFOSR, the Army Research Office, and the Office of
June 12, 2013
AFRL STEM Team Wins National Recognition

The STEM team from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy and Space Vehicles Directorates are this year's top national award-winner, taking home the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer's 2013 STEM Team Award. This honor is is one of the FLC's top recognitions, with
June 12, 2013
AFRL University Nanosatellite Program Manager Wins Prestigious National Award

Larry K. Martin, a graduate student at the University of Hawaii-Manoa and manager of the AFRL University Nanosat Program there, has been recognized as the most outstanding electrical engineering student in the nation. Martin, an electrical engineering graduate student, has won the 2011-12 Alton B.
June 11, 2013
OBVA Laboratory to Test Aviators’ Visual Capabilities

The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently completed the installation of a high fidelity flight simulator in its Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) laboratory. The simulator will be used to quantify the relationship between
June 5, 2013
Day on the Job: EOD techs

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians deployed to Afghanistan perform counter-improvised explosive device operations in harsh conditions daily. Equipment and supplies are an essential element to this mission and without the modular supply depot here at the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer
June 3, 2013
711 HPW Assists Air Force Recruiting Service in New Ad Campaign

The Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) is currently developing a campaign called "Collaboratory." It's an initiative that encourages Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) inclined students, influencers and people to engage and collaborate with the Air Force to solve real-world
May 30, 2013
International Visitors Attend Human Performance Summit at 711th Human Performance Wing

Approximately 45 international visitors from 14 different countries visited the 711 Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) on 9 and 10 May to attend the Human Performance Summit, co-chaired by the Air Force Surgeon General and the 711 HPW Commander. Traveling all the way from Europe, Asia, and Australia,
May 29, 2013
Air Force to consolidate F-22 depot maintenance at Hill

The Air Force today announced it is consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, Utah. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, Calif. "Palmdale has made a storied contribution to