• Eco-Friendly Fuel Cells the "Thermopower Wave" of the Future (Diversity)

    Funded jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Science Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are exploring an exciting new technology of interest to the Air Force based on its potential for converting chemical energy to fuel cells for use in micro

  • Tip-to-Tail M&S ReINVENTs the Future of Aircraft Energy Optimization

    As part of Air Force Research Laboratory's Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology initiative, propulsion scientists demonstrated the first-ever practical application of aircraft tip-to-tail integrated thermal modeling and simulation. The tip-to-tail M&S approach enables researchers to understand

  • ManTech Leads DMS&T Pursuit of Better Cost Modeling Method

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense's Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology program, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Manufacturing Technology Division, managed the development of the Cost Modeling for Enterprise Transformation tool, which incorporates

  • Aerospace Parts Machining Gains an "AdvantEdge"

    While advances in the high-speed machining of aluminum materials have undeniably reduced the cost of aerospace structures, a recent breakthrough in the HSM of titanium (Ti) is likely to save the aerospace industry--and consequently, the Department of Defense--millions of dollars annually. Under

  • MURI in Clear View of Secure Cloud Computing (Diversity)

    With the help of Air Force Research Laboratory Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative funding, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas are exploring solutions for maintaining privacy in Web-based computing environments known as clouds, wherein all necessary resources are offered on

  • Tiny MAVs May Someday Explore and Detect Environmental Hazards

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-sponsored researcher, Dr. Robert Wood of Harvard University is leading the way in what could become the next phase of high-performance micro air vehicles for the Air Force. His basic research is on track to evolve into robotic, insect-scale devices for

  • Chief of Staff to participate in the Air Force Marathon 10K

    The Air Force Chief of Staff is putting himself on the starting line during Air Force Marathon events here, joining thousands of others ready to show their dedication to physical fitness.Gen. Norton Schwartz plans to return to the Air Force Marathon for the second year in a row, this time running

  • Portable Laser Backpack Revolutionizes 3D Mapping

    A portable, laser backpack for 3D mapping has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley, where it is being hailed as a breakthrough technology capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult interior environments.Research leading to the development of the

  • Social media warning: AF officials urge operations security vigilance

    Fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software, FBI officials said. One technique entices users to download an application or view a video that appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user responds