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June 28, 2007
Research Study Targets Improved Command and Control Network Strength, Availability

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, in cooperation with Binghamton University, recently began funding a new research project targeted at improving the strength and availability of command and control networks. The team of Dr. N. Eva Wu, professor, department of Electrical and Computer
June 28, 2007
Air Force Notches Successful Joint Review of Basic Science Portfolios in Atlanta

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently completed in Atlanta its annual Joint Program Review of basic research funded projects. Hundreds of notable researchers and scientists from throughout the United States attended this year's program representing universities, the Air Force
June 28, 2007
Air Force-Funded Research Team Demonstrates Increased UAV Capabilities

A Brigham Young University team of scientists and engineers, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, has recently demonstrated increased consensus capabilities among unmanned air vehicles. "This research on cooperative control involves developing methods to enable multiple UAVs
June 28, 2007
Numerical Simulations Hoped to One Day Cut Expensive Flight Test Costs

An Arizona State University scientist, together with colleagues from Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Cobalt Solutions and funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here, is working on computer simulations hoped to one day save precious defense dollars used for flight experiments and
June 28, 2007
Marren Calls Basic Research, Collaboration, Imagination Critical to Advancing Technology

It would have been understandable had Dan Marren appeared rattled as he addressed hundreds of world-renowned scientists gathered in Atlanta recently to attend the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's Joint Program Review. Marren, after all, had about 45 minutes to prepare a 30-minute speech
June 28, 2007
Air Force Launches Young Investigators Research Program With $6.3 Million Investment

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here today announced it will award approximately $6.3 million in grants to 21 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's new Young Investigator Research Program. The program is open to scientists and engineers
June 28, 2007
Computer Mouse, Kalman Filter Trace Origins to Air Force Basic Research Funding

More than four decades after development, most technologies become distant memories after having been replaced by generations of newer and better products. Two developments from the early 1960s, however, brought about with the help of Air Force Office of Scientific Research funding, are still going
June 28, 2007
Waste-Eating Bacteria Research Explored as Power Source for Air Force Systems

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently awarded a 5-year grant to the University of Southern California worth approximately $4.5 million to lead a study on bioengineered fuel cells. USC will collaborate on the multidiscipline university research initiative - or MURI - with Rice
June 27, 2007
Air War College, Futures Groups Meet, Discuss Technology Impact on Defense Industry

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research here recently hosted a conference with representatives from the Air War College and the Air Force Futures Group. Participants included Air War College students who have been researching nanotechnology, biotechnology, directed energy, and cyberspace as part
June 27, 2007
Research Managers Skillfully Navigate, Execute the Basic Research Funding Process

Providing U.S. warfighters with a technological edge in battle is a huge responsibility and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research here is actively involved in the process. Each year, AFOSR program mangers evaluate thousands of basic research proposals received from scientists and researchers