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Embracing opportunity: additive technology for manufacturing
Dr. Mark Benedict, a senior materials engineer and America Makes Chief Technology Adviser at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate discusses the potential for additive manufacturing of aircraft components in metal. The complex geometry of the rocket nozzle benefits from the use of additive manufacturing due to its complex, specialized design. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
Embracing opportunity: additive technology for manufacturing
Dr. Dan Berrigan points to an embedded antenna on an MQ-9 aircraft part made possible through functional applications of additive manufacturing. Flexible circuits, embedded antennas and sensors are just a few of the potential manufacturing capabilities his team is exploring using additive technology. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
Embracing opportunity: additive technology for manufacturing
Dr. Dan Berrigan, the functional additive manufacturing lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, is exploring new ways to add functionality to existing objects through additive manufacturing. Flexible circuits, embedded antennas and sensors are just a few of the potential manufacturing capabilities provided by additive technologies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AgilePod ‘reconfiguring’ ISR mission
Air Force Research Laboratory’s AgilePod is a multi-intelligence, open architecture, reconfigurable prototype designed for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and Air Force Special Operations communities. The reconfigurable pod enables operators to customize sensor packages based on specific mission needs, enhancing the intelligence process. The pod capability will be tested on a medium altitude MQ-9 surrogate aircraft in May 2017. (Courtesy photo/released)
AFRL leader named ASM International Fellow
Dr. Roland Dutton, chief, Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, was named an ASM International Fellow at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 26. ASM is the world's largest association of metals-focused materials professionals. The fellow honor recognizes members for distinguished contributions in the field of materials science. (U.S. Air Force photo)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Team ETHOS assembles their pumpkin chucking machine prior to a competition here, Oct. 21. The team is comprised of researchers, engineers and students from the Air Force Research Laboratory and competes annually in contests across the U.S. The team earned a first-place finish at the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s 2016 annual competition with a 3,391 foot pumpkin toss and will compete in the World Championship ‘Punkin Chunkin’ competition in Bridgeville, Delaware, Nov. 4-6. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
David Mollenhauer, a senior research scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, surveys the landscape prior to a pumpkin chucking competition. Mollenhauer is the captain of Team ETHOS, a nationally-ranked ‘Punkin Chunkin’ team that uses cutting edge, modern materials and technology combined with advanced scientific analysis and classical Greek engineering to fling pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, launches a pumpkin through the sky during the annual Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Pumpkin Chucking competition, Oct. 21. The Phoenix is a type of torsion machine that generates power through the twisting of ropes at the root of a throwing arm. Team ETHOS uses the Phoenix’s built up torsion power to catapult pumpkins thousands of feet through the sky. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
AFRL researcher brings science, history to chucking pumpkins
Less than 100 pounds of rope are twisted together to generate the force needed by Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, to launch pumpkins distances greater than 3,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force Photo / David Dixon)
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
A materials researcher examines experimental data on the ARES artificial intelligence planner. The ARES Autonomous Research System, developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory, uses artificial intelligence to design, execute and analyze experiments at a faster pace than traditional scientific research methods. (Courtesy Photo)
Flexing in the line of fire: lightweight, flexible body armor for the force of the future
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – 1st. Lt. Jason Goins, a materials research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, shows a prototype of a new flexible body armor plate. The design makes the use of a ceramic ball matrix encapsulated in foam material, which is then backed with multiple layers of polyethylene sheets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Novobilski/released)
‘Speed mentoring’ matches mentors, protégés
Dr. Michael Caton (left), the Assistant Chief Scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses his mentoring philosophy with a potential future mentee. The directorate’s inaugural “speed mentoring” event took concepts from “speed dating” to help match mentors and future mentees for a year-long career enlightening opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
‘Speed mentoring’ matches mentors, protégés
Dr. Dan Miracle, a senior scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, meets with potential future mentee, Mark Walker (left) during a Speed Mentoring session, Oct. 7. The directorate’s inaugural “speed mentoring” event took concepts from “speed dating” to help match mentors and future mentees for a year-long career enlightening opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
The flexible lithium-ion batteries developed by researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory are able to maintain a steady voltage discharge following extreme mechanical stress testing. The flexible batteries have the potential to power countless flexible electronic devices under development, including human performance sensors and flexible displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
Ryan Kohlmeyer, a materials research scientist at Air Force Research Laboratory, subjects a flexible battery to mechanical stress testing. The batteries developed here have proven themselves to maintain uncompromised performance even after exposure to more than 250 rounds of extreme manipulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality
A researcher at Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrates the ability of a flexible lithium-ion battery to conform under stress. The batteries developed here have proven themselves to maintain steady voltage even after exposure to more than 250 rounds of extreme mechanical manipulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Research System, or ARES, uses artificial intelligence to design, execute and analyze experiments at a pace much faster than traditional scientific research methods. This robotic research machine is revolutionizing materials science research and demonstrates the benefits of human-machine interaction for rapid advancement and development of knowledge today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Novobilski).
Disrupting the research process: changing materials science with robotics, AI and autonomy
Dr. Benji Maruyama, a senior materials research engineer in the Functional Materials Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, displays a model of a carbon nanotube structure. Carbon nanotubes are of great interest to materials scientists due to their strong, light-weight structure and ability to conduct heat and electricity better than many other materials. These nanotubes can be used in a number of different applications, from airplane wings to computer fiber, dental implants and even for oil spill clean-up. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Novobilski).
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosts DARPA leadership
Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, discusses current research with local scientists during a visit to the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aug. 11. Tompkins viewed current research trends and activity in Nano tomography, materials characterization, additive manufacturing and the benefits of real-time analytics in development of technology for today’s warfighter. As the director of DSO, Tompkins maintains a strong interest in cutting-edge research that can accelerate the development of new technologies for national security. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Marisa Novobilski)
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate hosts DARPA leadership
Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Sciences Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, visited the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aug. 11 to view some of the on-going research throughout AFRL. Tompkins was briefed on current research trends and activity in Nano tomography, materials characterization, additive manufacturing and the benefits of real-time analytics in development of technology for today’s warfighter. As the director of DSO, Tompkins maintains a strong interest in cutting-edge research that can accelerate the development of new technologies for national security. Pictured L-R: Dr. Stephanie Tompkins; Dr. Morley Stone, AFRL Chief Technology Officer; Dr. Richard Vaia, Technology Director, Functional Materials Division; and Dr. Stephan Russ, Technical Director, Structural Materials Division. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Marisa Novobilski)