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AFRL partners with entrepreneurs to light the way for the warfighter
AFRL-developed microencapsulated chemiluminescent materials were recently licensed to Battle Sight Technologies LLC for the production of glowing “crayons” that can be created in many colors for different uses. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL partners with entrepreneurs to light the way for the warfighter
AFRL-developed microencapsulated chemiluminescent materials can be formed into large beads for a variety of potential “glow stick” applications. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL partners with entrepreneurs to light the way for the warfighter
AFRL Materials Engineer Dr. Larry Brott demonstrates the process through which he microencapsulates chemiluminescent materials for use in applications such as multi-use glow stick “crayons.” (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
Origami may be key to complex Air Force needs
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring origami concepts in relation to science, physics, mathematics and engineering to create new solutions for the Air Force. This image shows a printed frequency selective surface up close. Folding enables deployment and operational tunability. (Courtesy photo)
Origami may be key to complex Air Force needs
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring origami concepts in relation to science, physics, mathematics and engineering to create new solutions for the Air Force. This image shows a folded frequency selective surface composed of printed spirals on a polypropylene substrate, where a Miura-ori fold pattern has been imprinted through laser scoring. Folding enables deployment and operational tunability. (Courtesy photo)
Origami may be key to complex Air Force needs
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring origami concepts in relation to science, physics, mathematics and engineering to create new solutions for the Air Force. This image is a close-up view of a folded frequency selective surface composed of printed spirals on a polypropylene substrate, where a Miura-ori fold pattern has been imprinted through laser scoring. Folding enables deployment and operational tenability. (Courtesy photo)
AFRL helps enable laser paint removal technology
The newly-approved Robotic Laser Coating Removal System vaporizes paint in a self-contained process that significantly reduces environmental hazards to maintainers. AFRL contributed technical expertise to help enable the use of this technology for production F-16 aircraft. (Photo courtesy of University of Dayton Research Institute/Dale Jackson)
AFRL, NextFlex leverage open-source community to create flexible circuit system
An Air Force Research Laboratory-led project in conjunction with NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Institute, has led to the development of a new, flexible Arduino circuit board system that takes advantage of flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing processes. (Photo courtesy of NextFlex)
AFRL, American Semiconductor create flexible system-on-chip for ‘internet-of-things’
A collaboration between the Air Force Research Laboratory and American Semiconductor has produced a flexible silicon-on-polymer chip with more than 7,000 times the memory capability of any current flexible integrated circuit on the market today. The manufacturing takes advantage of flexible hybrid electronics, integrating traditional manufacturing techniques with 3D electronic printing to create thin, flexible semiconductors that can augment efforts in wearable technology, asset monitoring, logistics and more.
AFRL, Harvard researchers invent new method of hybrid 3-D printing for flexible electronics
A technique called Hybrid 3D Printing, developed by AFRL researchers in collaboration with the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, uses additive manufacturing to integrate soft, conductive inks with material substrates to create stretchable electronic devices. To create these, a 3-D printer prints conductive traces of flexible, silver-infused thermoplastic polyurethane. Then, a pick-and-place method using empty printer nozzles and a vacuum system sets microcontroller chips and LED lights into the flexible substrate. (Courtesy photo/Harvard Wyss Institute)
AFRL, Harvard researchers invent new method of hybrid 3-D printing for flexible electronics
The Air Force acronym pictured here was created using a technique called Hybrid 3-D Printing, developed by Air Force Research Laboratory scientists in collaboration with the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Hybrid 3-D printing uses additive manufacturing to integrate soft, conductive inks with material substrates to create stretchable electronic devices. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
AFRL to host Tech Warrior 2017 exercise
Participants provide critical care to a simulated combat casualty during the Air Force Research Laboratory's Tech Warrior 2016 exercise. AFRL will hold this year's home station deployment exercise at the National Center for Medical Readiness (NCMR) in Fairborn, Ohio, September 19-29. Tech Warrior 2017 provides AFRL scientists and engineers the opportunity to experience field, mobility and combat skills training to gain a better understanding of the operational environment. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
AFRL researchers trace history of innovation during Aviation Heritage Tour
Gerald Landis examines a flight exhibit at the Wright Brothers’ Bicycle Shop. A group of military and civilian scientists, staff and engineers from AFRL's Materials and Manufacturing directorate visited significant aviation history sites across Dayton during an Aviation Heritage Tour to gain a better understanding of the evolution of innovation in Dayton, the legacy of which the AFRL carries on today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AFRL researchers trace history of innovation during Aviation Heritage Tour
A group of military and civilian scientists, staff and engineers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate pose for a photo outside the Wright Brothers Mansion during an Aviation History Tour of Dayton, September 13. The event, coinciding with the directorate’s 100 year anniversary, traced the evolution of innovation in Dayton, with stops at significant aviation history sites across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AFRL researchers trace history of innovation during Aviation Heritage Tour
The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate’s Aviation Heritage Tour ended at the new AFRL Wright Brothers Institute, located in the growing downtown Dayton innovation district, where today’s AFRL scientists and engineers carry on the Wright brothers’ legacy of innovation while working alongside business and industry entrepreneurs to accelerate the pace of technology for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AFRL researchers trace history of innovation during Aviation Heritage Tour
Col. Charles Ormsby, Acting Director, AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, views displays at the site of the original Wright Brothers’ Bicycle Shop in downtown Dayton, September 13. Ormsby accompanied a group of military and civilian scientists, staff and engineers from the directorate on a visit to significant aviation history sites across Dayton during an Aviation Heritage Tour to gain a better understanding of the evolution of innovation in Dayton, the legacy of which the AFRL carries on today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
AFRL researchers ‘twist’ yarns for electrical energy, power
Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring the use of carbon nanotube-based twistron yarns for energy generation. This twistron yarn image, captured by x-Ray tomography, is a 3-D rendering of the coiled nanotube fibers and provides information on the structures, defects and interfaces internal to the fibers at the nanoscale. By examining the twistron yarns at the micro-level, researchers hope to better understand the dynamic process of energy generation by the yarns under deformation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matt Lucas)
Tri-Service effort leverages synthetic biology expertise to address future warfighter needs
Members of the Air Force, Army and Navy Research Laboratories visit the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate to learn of the unique capabilities and facilities available to support research efforts in synthetic biology. The tri- service Applied Research for the Advancement of Science and Technology Priorities Program on Synthetic Biology for Military Environments unites researchers from each of the service laboratories in an effort to create the organic capabilities and infrastructure within the DoD for synthetic biology for future defense technology. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
Tri-Service effort leverages synthetic biology expertise to address future warfighter needs
Dr. Chia Hung discusses current research in the biology lab at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing directorate during a visit of members of the tri-service Applied Research for the Advancement of Science and Technology Priorities Program on Synthetic Biology for Military Environments . The program unites researchers from each of the service laboratories in an effort to create the organic capabilities and infrastructure within the DoD for synthetic biology for future defense technology. (U.S. Air Force photo / Marisa Alia-Novobilski)
Linking form with function: AFRL’s flex team drives future tech capabilities for the warfighter
One of the most notable, recent projects by the Flexible Materials and Processes team is the transition of 3-D printed conformal antennas to enable Link-16 radio communication on the MQ-9 reaper platform. The team’s expertise in additive manufacturing and functional materials enabled them to create a quick-turn solution to meet a communication need for the Air National Guard. (Courtesy photo)