• Thermal Barrier Coatings Research could extend jet engine life

    A team of Princeton University scientists and engineers, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, are paving the way for the development of new and improved thermal barrier coatings (TBC) that could increase the lifetime of jet engines. To make their predictions, the team

  • OSR Funds Effort Toward Improving Retrial Queuing Computer Systems

    The mission of the Air Fore Office of Scientific Research here is to fund science and technology basic research that will improve and expand the capabilities of the Air Force. Within AFOSR mission parameters, one area of importance emphasized by Air Force is communication networks. In a battlefield

  • DoD Scientific Research Offices Review Chemical Propulsion Programs

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here and the Army Research Office, N.C., completed a thorough annual review of basic research investments in combustion and diagnostics at a conference recently in Arlington. More than 40 engineers and scientists attended the 2006 AFOSR/ARO Contractors'

  • Deception Detection Research Results Presented

    The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently hosted a final review of its 5-year, $4 million research grant in detecting deception. The grant was given by the Department of Defense through the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. The University of Arizona

  • AFOSR-Funded Team Makes Breakthrough in Hypersonic Computational Research

    An Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate science and engineering team, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, has made a significant breakthrough in its hypersonic computational research. The team is studying the aerodynamic characteristics of projectiles that