AFRL Provides Research Funding for Signal Processing Expert

AFRL-funded scientist Dr. Wil Myrick is conducting research that could ultimately provide the military with advanced remote sensing capabilities. Dr. Myrick is investigating the use of software-defined radio (SDR) technology in flexible adaptive signal processing architectures. First receiving AFRL

AFRL Supports Research of Materials for Use in Extreme Environments

AFRL supports leading-edge scientific research that precipitates new performance capabilities for materials used in extreme environments--materials having the potential to impact the future of hypersonics. AFRL-funded researchers are making significant headway in advancing this critical area of

AFRL Funds Research for High-Power Airborne Laser Systems

AFRL is funding research at the University of Notre Dame to advance the knowledge of near-field aero-optic deviations and their effect on directed energy. A team at the university is researching the effect of aero-optics and its implication to laser communication applications and other optical

AFRL Funds Academy Satellite Program

AFRL is funding a research program at the US Air Force Academy (AFA) that directly involves cadets in satellite design, construction, and launch. The most recent cadet-created satellite is FalconSat-3, which launched in the spring of 2007 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is currently conducting

Researchers Attempt to Overcome Signal Interference in Free-Space Laser Communications

An AFRL-funded research team from the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University is working to reduce atmospheric interference in free-space laser communications. The team of scientists has demonstrated new ways to deal with the fading effects that occur

AFRL-Funded Researchers Combine Terahertz Radiation and Metamaterial Technology to Detect Explosives

AFRL-funded researchers from the University of Bath, England, have developed wire structures that combine terahertz (THz) radiation with metamaterial technology to provide a straightforward explosives detection capability. The metawires guide THz wavelengths into narrow spaces or holes, where hidden

Base to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Base officials will honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a luncheon at the Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center here Jan. 14. The event is open to all personnel with base access, including Airmen, civilian and contractor employees, retirees and their families. Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake,

Air Force receives certification of Fischer-Tropsch fuel blends in the B-52H

Volunteers needed to ready for tax season

If preparing to file the federal income tax return is one of the post-New Year's Day traditions you look forward to, then the Base Tax Center has a deal for you. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Tax Center opens for business Jan. 28 at Building 219, Area C, but volunteers are being sought now to

Wright-Patt Airman provides medical support in Costa Rica

More than 600 patients were seen during a two-day medical readiness training exercise Dec. 18 and 19 in Costa Rica by Joint Task Force-Bravo American servicemembers from Soto Cano, Honduras. The team, made up of 28 Airmen and Soldiers spent two days in the village of Piedra Mesa operating a