• Researcher wants to get to the heart of causal learning and causal reasoning

    An expert in cognitive science is leading the way in the study of causal learning and causal reasoning - how people learn about the causal structure of the world, and how they think about the world and understand and explain it in terms of their causal knowledge.Dr. David Danks, associate professor

  • Personnel encouraged to use Gate 19B, 1B during construction

    Personnel traveling to Area B may want to use alternate gates, especially during the morning commute, to help relieve congestion while Gate 22B undergoes construction The project to construct canopies over Gate 22B is expected to be complete by mid-September. Those normally traveling north on I-675

  • Improved Physical Training Uniform sized for both sexes

    The new physical training uniform has seen many improvements from the current PTU and sizing has also improved for both sexes."We have received much feedback from the field," said Maj. Eric Habersberger, deputy chief, Air Force Uniform Office. "We have made a strong effort to meet needs and ensure

  • The RISE of Phoenix

    AFRL's Enterprise Information Management Branch (RISE) is pleased to report that version 1.1.7 of its Phoenix information management (IM) services system has been released for use by Department of Defense (DoD) researchers, both internal and external. Phoenix provides a collection of IM services

  • Plasma Aerodynamics an Area of Fluid International Collaboration (Diversity)

    Setting a new standard for innovative collaboration between international research partners, US and Russian scientists are jointly engaged in a unique, AFRL-organized research effort employing high-speed wind tunnels to make key discoveries in the critical area of plasma aerodynamics. Specifically

  • Team Honor "STEMs" From Flash-Bang Research

    As part of the Department of Defense effort to outfit warfighters with nonlethal escalation-of-force capabilities, an Air Force team studying the human effects of the Improved Flash-Bang Grenade earned the AF 2009 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Award for Outstanding Scientist

  • A New (Color) Vision for Pilot Safety and Performance

    Air Force Research Laboratory human performance experts are working with industry to implement a new color vision test that addresses issues with current test methods and, consequently, improves warfighter--particularly pilot--safety and effectiveness. Dubbed the Cone Contrast Test, the

  • AFRL Untiring in Fatigue Countermeasure Pursuits

    Air Force Research Laboratory and industry partner Kettering Innovation Center are conducting state-of-the-art research investigating why some individuals are resistant to fatigue while others are not. The team's latest effort involves functional magnetic resonance imaging, the results of which will