• Volunteer Recognition and Volunteer Excellence Award deadline approaching

    The deadline to submit entries to the Airman and Family Readiness Center for Team Wright Patterson Volunteer Recognition and the Air Force Volunteer Excellence Award is Mar. 30. Supervisors are encouraged to highlight their candidate's achievements in the form of a one page memorandum to the AFRC.

  • Air Force Supports Sugar-to-Hydrogen Research

    An AFOSR-funded scientist at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. is conducting research that will lead to creating low cost hydrogen gas from sugars. Dr. Percival Zhang of the Biofuels Laboratory at Virginia Tech and his team have developed a new technology enabling them to produce hydrogen by mixing

  • First Anniversary: 711th Human Performance Wing Looks Back, Looks Forward

    On March 25, 2009, the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) celebrated its first anniversary, embracing a challenging mission: Advance human performance in air, space, and cyberspace through research, education, and consultation. Fulfilling this mission required the

  • AFRL and AFOSR Named Top Supporters of Minority Institutions

    In a release issued late last week, US Black Engineer & Information Technology (USBE & IT) magazine announced the 2009 Top Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Office of

  • Communication earplug offers aircrews hearing protection

    AFOSR-sponsored research has led to a communication earplug that revolutionizes hearing protection for Air Force pilots and flight crews and could substantially reduce hearing loss and improve radio communication. The breakthrough research, led by Dr. Laura Ray of Dartmouth College, enabled the

  • The Thrill of Motorcycle Safety

    With motorcycle season fast approaching, ensuring that all motorcyclist are well prepared and properly geared becomes a main focus of base safety officials. First Lt. Brandon Snyder, UAV operator at the Air Force Research Laboratory and president of the Wright Wriders, is one of hundreds of base

  • NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES AIRCRAFT MATERIAL EVALUATION

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX), working with Northrop Grumman and Universal Technology Corporation, has developed a portable, nondestructive evaluation (NDE) hand-held measurement and maintenance sensor system to characterize materials beneath