• Additive Manufacturing System Laser-Precise with Aerospace Parts

    Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) developed a world-class hybrid laser deposition and machining system. The metal additive manufacturing system integrates laser deposition with machining processes to form a hybrid

  • Commercialization of Improved Optical Fiber Expands Capabilities

    An AFRL-managed Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has developed a new kind of optical fiber that enables the commercialization of high-power, two-micron Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) sources. AdValue Photonics of Tucson, Ariz., developed the new fiber, which allows for the

  • AFIT students use talents to serve community

    A group of Engineering Management students from the Air Force Institute of Technology put their education to use on June 25 helping an elderly Dayton resident in need.First Lt. Zach Schiff designed the wheelchair ramp and collaborated with fellow project leader, Capt. Aaron Zorn, and other AFIT

  • CCR receives major grant to study health information initiative

    The Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Cyberspace Research has received a major research grant to study ways to more effectively manage health information. The $4.1 million award from the TRICARE Management Activity to support MHS Cyberinfrastructure Services partnering with the Force

  • Boot Camp develops future cyber warriors

    Thirty-one Air Force ROTC Cadets and Navy ROTC Midshipmen are today fast on their way to becoming DoD's newest cyber warriors at the Air Force Institute of Technology. The future officers, already midway through the 8-week Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp, will be soon be

  • Air Force Marathon opens new transfer program

    For a limited time starting today, any Air Force Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K registered runner who is not able to participate in the September 17 event can transfer their entry to a non-registered runner through the marathon's new Transfer Program. The online transfer form is available at

  • Maui Center Tailors Weather Forecast Data to Telescope Needs

    When you're dealing with highly sensitive telescope operations, just knowing if it's going to rain is not enough. Weather plays a critical role in determining the effective use of AFRL's Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site. The National Weather Service provides forecasts, but the

  • AFOSR Awards Grants to 15 Universities for Design Challenge Program

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research announced that it will award $300,000 in grants to 15 Universities to participate in the Air Force Research Laboratory's University Design Challenge (UDC).The UDC program will run for 3 years, and in each academic year will pose a new challenge to a small

  • A Brief History of the Military Photomedicine Program

    The Greek physician Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was responsible for a scientific or rational approach to medicine. Like all great thinkers, he was ahead of his time, categorizing illnesses and introducing medical terminology still in use today. Due to his efforts, the practice of