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AFRL research to enable next-gen flexible, wireless communications
Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory have demonstrated the growth and transfer of flexible Gallium Nitride devices which can be used to amplify communication signals for next-generation wearable electronics, flexible sensors and radar systems. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
AFRL researcher named optical society fellow
Dr. Shekhar Guha, senior scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, will be formally named an OSA Fellow in a ceremony in San Jose, California, May 2017. Guha designs experiments incorporating laser beam propagation through linear and nonlinear media, which are useful for predicting experimental results. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donna Lindner/released).
AFRL researcher named optical society fellow
Dr. Shekhar Guha, senior scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, will be formally named an OSA Fellow in a ceremony in San Jose, California, May 2017. Guha designs experiments incorporating laser beam propagation through linear and nonlinear media, which are useful for predicting experimental results. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donna Lindner/released).
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 researcher achieves society honor
Dr. Sheldon (Lee) Semiatin, senior scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, uses a Gleeble machine for thermomechanical processing of aerospace alloys. This machine aids projects that require solid state joining of nickel-based superalloys.
AFRL researchers improve production of thin, efficient solar cells
The AFRL research team of Dr. Santanu Bag and Dr. Michael Durstock developed a process to create thin, more-efficient, and defect-free transparent solar cells that could open up new possibilities for wearable electronics and other power applications. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Holly Jordan)
AFRL researchers improve production of thin, efficient solar cells
Dr. Santanu Bag holds a thin-film perovskite solar cell developed by the AFRL research team. These transparent and more-efficient solar cells could play an integral role next-generation Air Force power applications. (U.S. Air Force Photo/David Dixon)
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 program turns junior workforce into rapid innovators
1st Lt. Stuart Baker demonstrates the portability of the JFWORX-developed Roco Atlas Casualty Carrier. This strong and lightweight tactical ladder can also function as bridge between structures and as a stretcher to transport injured personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Holly Jordan)
Metals Affordability Initiative Hub enhances data exchange for researchers, teams
Clare Paul, Lead for Applications and Analytics of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate accesses the Metals Affordability Initiative hub. The hub is a collaborative platform that helps exchange information between materials suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (U.S. Air Force photo / Donna Lindner).
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)
"Finding the intersections"
Analysts participate in a training research exercise, or T-REX, created by the 711th Human Performance Wing's Warfighter Readiness Research Division at Wright-Patt. These trainings better equip analysts by simulating real-world intelligence fusion/collaboration, and test the integration of multiple research and development testbeds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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)