• Nanosatellites Expected to Benefit from Advanced Propulsion Technology

    A University of Michigan professor is developing an electric rocket thruster, NanoFET, that uses nanoparticle electric propulsion and enables spacecraft to travel faster and with less propellant than previous technology allowed. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding Professor Alec

  • AFOSR Deepens Commitment to the Latin American Science Community

    The Southern Office of Aerospace Research and Development, an international detachment of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, recently conducted its first basic research initiative meeting to discover talented researchers and create meaningful partnerships in Latin America. This program

  • Advanced Appraisal of Protective Eyewear a Foreseeable Field Capability

    Air Force Research Laboratory and Physical Optics Corporation took a good look at eyewear worn to prevent laser-related damage and, through their resulting double vision--or rather, DOUBLET (Dual Optical Ultrawide Band Laser Eyewear Transmission) vision--provided field personnel a user-friendly

  • Laser Modeling With Wolfram Mathematica

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists at the Directed Energy Directorate's Laser Division developed an extensive modeling and simulation software package in Mathematica to model fiber laser amplifiers. The modeling package is one of the world's most comprehensive.  Mr. Clint Zeringue, AFRL's

  • Reducing Power System Weight for Combat Controllers

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Electrochemistry and Thermal Sciences Branch manages the Battlefield Renewable Integrated Tactical Energy System program. The program was developed to reduce the power system weight of combat controllers by 50 percent for a standard 72-hour mission. Before the

  • Energy projects abound at Wright-Patterson AFB

    October is energy awareness month and base energy program officials here are reminding everyone to do their part to help meet national goals to reduce peak energy consumption 30 percent by 2015. With new, more aggressive mandates for energy conservation in federal facilities and an increased

  • Brooks wing reorganizes as base takes next step toward closure

    In a move designed to better manage Air Force operations at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio as the installation moves toward the BRAC-mandated 2011 closure, officials have reorganized the 311th Human Systems Wing into the 311th Air Base Group.  Brooks officials held a ceremony Oct. 6 to commemorate

  • Old appliances go towards purchasing Habitat for Humanity houses

    Appliances and other items from the Green Acres housing complex on area C of the base will go towards financing new homes for Habitat for Humanity. The project is currently in progress and demolition will begin soon.Green Acres, base housing located just east of the base hospital, had its last