• Researchers Conduct Terahertz Research at IDCAST

    AFRL and several local Ohio universities--the University of Dayton, Miami University, and Wright State University--are conducting and/or funding research in the emergent area of terahertz (THz) pulse technology. This mutual scientific focus recently yielded the first-ever THz pulse to be generated

  • AFRL Develops Transportable Waste-to-Energy System

    AFRL researchers are developing a transportable waste-to-energy system (TWES) to produce electricity from renewable energy at forward military operating locations. The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management program is supporting the effort. By reducing the amount of fossil fuels required

  • New Nanopatterning Method Impacts AF Needs of Today and Tomorrow

    Princeton University professor and AFRL-funded researcher Dr. Craig Arnold is investigating a new approach to optical nanopatterning, the process of forming nanometer-scale patterns on a substrate. Standard nanopatterning creates highly precise patterns in controlled, clean, and vibration-free

  • AFRL Demonstrates Robotic Perimeter Security System

    AFRL researchers participated in the Robotic Physical Security Experiment, conducted at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. For their role in the effort, the researchers demonstrated the capabilities of the Defender, a robotic platform that performs reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting,

  • Spread the Word team addresses workforce concerns

    The commander of the Air Force Personnel Center brought her Spread the Word briefing team here Nov. 12 to 14 to communicate personnel changes with diverse groups of customers. Maj. Gen. K. C. McClain, is personally traveling with the team initially to each Air Force major command headquarters base

  • Fly ear-inspired sensors benefit MAVs and UAVs

    A professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland is researching miniature acoustic sensors and sound localization techniques using the hearing mechanisms of flies as a model. "We have found that the fly ear indeed represents a 'nature designed optimal structure' for obtaining the

  • AFRL execs garner four Presidential Rank Awards

    Four senior Air Force Research Laboratory personnel have been honored with 2008 Presidential Rank Awards. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced the awards Oct. 1, which honor the top executives in federal government for outstanding program results and executive leadership. Dr. Don Paul,

  • Bus transport schedule announced for AFMC change of command

    Officials have announced the availability of bus transportation for base Airmen and civilian employees to attend the Air Force Materiel Command change of command ceremony, to be held at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Modern Flight Gallery here Friday, Nov. 21. Gen. Donald Hoffman