• Nanostructuring Technology Creates Energy Efficient and Ultra-Small Displays

    University of Michigan scientists using AFOSR-funding have created the smallest pixels available that will enable LED, projected and wearable displays to be more energy efficient with more light manipulation possible and all on a display that may eventually be as small as a postage stamp.This latest

  • Physicists Observe Electron Ejected from Atom for First Time

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported physicists at the University of California, Berkeley in collaboration with researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, became the first researchers to observe

  • Wet Paint No Barrier to Timely, Accurate Measure of Coating Thickness

    A newly demonstrated technology providing the first-ever nondestructive means to measure the thickness of specialty paint coatings during their application will generate substantial savings for the Air Force. An Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineering team successfully demonstrated the

  • Air Force Marathon sets attendance record

    A record field of 12,000 runners registered for 2010 Air Force Marathon events Sept. 17 - 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This year's race participation shattered the previous 2009 Marathon record of 9,969 runners and by Sept. 14 had completely sold out at the pre-determined race cap of

  • Leaders say happy birthday, Air Force

    The Air Force's top leaders send a message to the total force to celebrate the Air Force's 63rd birthday and to remind them to remember the commitment and sacrifice of all the Airmen deployed around the globe.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz

  • USAF Marathon Saturday road and gate closures

    As previously reported in the base Skywrighter, this year's Air Force Marathon will bring 12,000 runners to the Dayton region Sept. 17  - 18.  Running of the Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K race on Saturday, Sept. 18 will necessitate a number of gate and road closures on and in the vicinity of the

  • U.S. Air Force Marathon sells out for all events as of Sept. 14

    All of the events at this year's Air Force Marathon sold out Sept. 14, 2010.The last spot was sold in the marathon's 5K event, closing out a field of 12,000 runners that will take part in the 14th annual event Sept. 17 and 18. "We are extremely proud that so many people have taken notice of this

  • Icarus Statue to be Rededicated on AFIT Campus

    On September 21, the statue of Icarus will be rededicated at its permanent home on the Air Force Institute of Technology campus.In 1998, the AFIT Foundation initiated, commissioned, and funded, through contributions, the construction of a memorial to graduates of the Air Force Institute of

  • AFIT Heritage Symposium to include Distinguished Alumni Award Banquet

    In conjunction with the Air Force Institute of Technology Heritage Symposium, to be held on Sept. 21 and 22, the AFIT Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet will recognize two distinguished AFIT alumni: Gen Robert T. Herres and Dr. Ray O. Johnson. AFIT's first Distinguished Alumni award was issued in

  • Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 21

    Base officials hope to attract military retirees from throughout the Dayton region to attend this year's Retiree Appreciation Day Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Hope Hotel adjacent to Gate 12A of the base.The annual event features guest speakers, free medical screenings, refreshments, information booths