• New Materials Technology a Coat of a Different Color

    Working under an Air Force Research Laboratory Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract, Conductive Composites Company, LLC, produced new polymer coatings novel in their capacity to provide--via single-material solution--both the conductivity needed for effective electromagnetic

  • Nanolithography Nets Biopolymer EO Device Improvements

    Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the University of Arizona collaborated to demonstrate the first-ever fabrication of DNA biopolymer nanostructures via nanoimprint lithography, a technology of merit for low-cost, portable (in-field) production of chemical and optical sensors,

  • Micro AVIARI, Big Results

    In a May 2010 ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Air Force Research Laboratory launched the Micro Air Vehicle Integration and Application Research Institute, or µAVIARI, Indoor Flight Test Laboratory, the new $1.5 million facility dedicated to the advancement of Micro Air Vehicle technologies.The Indoor

  • Enlightened Treatment of Battlefield Injuries

    A new, light-activated nanosuture technology known as photochemical tissue bonding may soon facilitate more effective treatment of traumatic battlefield injuries sustained by Airmen. Developed as a result of research managed by Air Force Research Laboratory and funded by the Office of the Secretary

  • Out-of-Autoclave Method Cures Materials and Cost Concerns Alike

    Air Force Research Laboratory Manufacturing Technology engineers expect a recent breakthrough in bismaleimide resin technology to generate significant improvements in the cost and fabrication of high-performance composite aerospace structures. The discovery eliminates the need for BMI composites to

  • AFMC leaders told to seek efficiencies, get back to basics

    Challenging times ahead and developing efficiencies to accomplish the mission were among the key topics highlighted at the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders Conference here Aug. 23-25.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman led his center and wing commanders, along with other command

  • Veterans encouraged to submit claims for retroactive stop loss

    In working closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff on a congressional action involving veterans submitting claims for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay, major command and wing-level officials are working to inform veterans who were affected by stop loss. Eligible Airmen include

  • NASA astronaut to speak at Heritage Symposium and present flag from space

    A NASA astronaut will present the Air Force Institute of Technology with an American flag that flew in space aboard the Discovery STS-128 space shuttle at the second Heritage Symposium on Sept. 21 and 22.NASA Astronaut Dr. Kevin A. Ford, a retired Air Force colonel, will also give a presentation on

  • Aeromedical Consultation Service Keeping Aircrews Flight Ready

    A continual challenge facing the Air Force is finding the right personnel to fly its aircraft. Equally challenging is keeping aircrews at ready-to-fly status once they are selected and trained. A host of circumstances can crop up to ground aircrew members, and every time this happens, the Air Force

  • America’s First African-American Astronaut to speak at Heritage Symposium

    The Air Force Institute of Technology will host its annual Heritage Symposium on Sept. 21 and 22. Among the prominent and successful AFIT alumni set as key note speaker is former NASA astronaut and America's first African-American to fly in space, Dr. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.Dr. Bluford, a retired Air