• AFRL officer creates free iPhone deployment app

    The Apple Corp. now features a free application that an Air Force Research Laboratory officer created in his spare time. The app, called "iDeploy" and available through iTunes, serves family, friends and military members as a deployment countdown timer for iPhones, iPads and iPods. Maj. Torrey

  • F-35: Newest fighter much more than just 'stealthy plane'

    The engines roared overhead as an F-35A fell into formation. Although this is a basic maneuver for the test pilots, the possibilities for combat environments created by these elite aircraft working together are anything but mundane.The F-35, which features three variants to be used by the Air Force,

  • Lightweight Metal CVD Coated Nonwovens Work Well, Cost Less

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and Conductive Composites Company have developed a continuous commercial reel-to-reel process for metal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coated nonwoven composites, used for electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding. Coated nonwovens are as light and

  • High-Yield Assembly of Gold Nanorod Pairs is Quicker, Cheaper

    An Air Force Research Laboratory collaboration has developed a solvent-based method for assembling large quantities of gold nanorod pairs, significantly decreasing the time - and therefore cost - required by the traditional process of top-down electron beam lithographyThe optical and electrical

  • AFRL Leads Transition from Film to Digital Inspection

    Engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory are paving the way for acceptance of digital radiography as the industry standard for radiographic inspection for aerospace parts. Air Force ManTech, the Defense Logistics Agency's ManTech, the Air Force Metals Affordability Initiative, and Original

  • Nanotechnology-Enhanced Lubricants Extend Life of Radio Frequency Switches

    Nanoparticle lubricant (NPL) technology, developed by scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), resulted in improvements in the lifecycle of noble metal ohmic contact radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches developed for tactical radios.

  • Automated Aerial Refueling Team Tests Advanced Sensors

    Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) team recently tested an updated Precision GPS (PGPS) algorithm, gathering valuable sensor data during a series of successful flight tests. The AAR program is developing technology to enable unmanned aircraft to refuel from

  • AIAA Honors AFRL Engineers as 2012 Fellows

    AFRL engineers Dr. David Doman and Dr. Miguel Visbal have recently been named AIAA Fellows for their longstanding excellence and service in the field of aerospace.Dr. Doman is a Principal Aerospace Engineer and serves as the Director of the Control Science Center of Excellence. He is an

  • AFRL Honors Researchers with 2012 Fellows Designation

    Seven of the Air Force Research Laboratory's top scientists and engineers have been chosen as 2012 AFRL Fellows, the organization's most prestigious honor. The Fellows Program recognizes outstanding career accomplishments while providing support for future endeavors by awarding each honoree

  • AFRL SBIR Program Technology Earns R&D 100 Award

    A new kind of optical fiber has been developed by AdValue Photonics, Inc., through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program managed by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The new optical fiber enables the commercialization of high-power two micron Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE)