• New TRICARE Prime Enrollees Pay Adjusted Annual Fees

    In accordance with changes authorized in February 2011, the Department of Defense announced today military retirees enrolling in TRICARE® Prime after Oct. 1, 2011, will begin paying an additional $2.50 per month for individual members and $5 per month for members and family. This change does not

  • Flying on the Wings of Laureates

    The United States Air Force has a lot more in common with the Nobel awards than most people realize.One of the most highly coveted and recognized awards, the Nobel Prize recognizes those who contribute significant achievements in the areas of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature,

  • AFRL Toxicologist Wins Traveling Lectureship Award

    Dr. Saber Hussain, a senior research toxicologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory, has won the prestigious 2011 AstraZeneca Traveling Lectureship Award. The annual award, presented by the Society of Toxicology, recognizes excellence in research and service in toxicology. AstraZeneca Ltd.

  • Solar Cells Increase UAV Stamina, Flight Time

    Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are getting a power boost thanks to a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory and Microlink Devices Inc., which has developed technology to integrate lightweight, flexible, high-efficiency solar cells onto a UAV platform. The additional power provided by

  • Painting at the Atomic Level

    We are all familiar with what is required to paint a room: paint rollers, brushes, drop cloths, etc. But have you given thought to what is required to paint at the atomic level--a layer of "paint" that is one atom thick? That is what Steven M. George, a professor of chemistry and chemical

  • Human Performance Wing Wins Air Force SMART Award

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing has been recognized for its dedication to the Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program. The 711 HPW earned the United States Air Force SMART Sponsoring Facility of the Year for its

  • Human Effectiveness Deputy Honored by Peers with Prestigious Award

    United States Air Force Colonel Douglas Hodge, Deputy Director of the Human Effectiveness Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, received the American Academy of Physician Assistants' 2011 Federal Service PA of the Year

  • Memristor-Based Neural Network Fabricated, Characterized

    AFRL's in-house Computational Intelligence research group, led by Dr. Robinson E. Pino, has achieved a critical milestone in the design, fabrication, and characterization of a 100-synapse memristor-based neural network. In collaboration with Boise State University (BSU), the team fabricated and