• 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

  • X-51A Waverider Honored with National Space Society’s Pioneer

    The National Space Society has awarded the 2011 Space Pioneer Award in the Science and Engineering category to the X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator - Waverider team for their historic accomplishment during 2010.This Space Pioneer Award was given specifically to the X-51A team (Air Force, Boeing,

  • Battlespace Environment Laboratory Dedicates New Location

    The Air Force Research Laboratory celebrated the grand opening of the Battlespace Environment Laboratory with a technology outreach event and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Battlespace Environment Laboratory, or BEL, will house the Battlespace Environment Division (RVB) of the Space Vehicles

  • Researchers Develop Groundbreaking Flexible Solar Cell Technique

    A groundbreaking research technique demonstrated by the Air Force Research Laboratory detects performance variability at a microscopic scale during operation of flexible solar cells. This technique will be essential in evaluating new materials and architectures for organic solar cells, and improving

  • Mosquito Becomes Easily Portable with Mounting, Towing Prototype

    An urgent warfighter requirement developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory provides the capability to perform quick and efficient ground-hardness surveys needed for landing-zone preparation in support of remote operations. AFRL researchers developed prototype methods for mounting and towing the