News

Jan. 3, 2018
AFRL's advanced multi-junction solar cells deliver high efficiency, reduced costs for space

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Experts at the Air Force Research Laboratory continue to expand the scope of their technological expertise, rising above the Earth’s surface to meet the power needs of next generation military spacecraft. A collaborative effort between the AFRL Materials and
Dec. 21, 2017
AFRL, American Semiconductor create flexible system-on-chip for ‘internet-of-things’

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As the ecosystem of everyday objects embedded with technology to connect, communicate and transfer information continues to expand, scientists are challenged to find ways to enable even more physical objects to become ‘smarter’ and connected. Leveraging the
Dec. 5, 2017
AFRL research to enable next-gen flexible, wireless communications

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Next generation military and civilian applications require the ability to transfer more data, faster, at a high level of quality. As the size of devices continue to decrease and unique form factors enter the technology space, researchers are challenged to find
Oct. 30, 2017
Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineers bring advanced exposure surveillance to the front lines

Modern battlefields have many sources of potentially harmful airborne substances, but that is not the only place that Airmen can be exposed to harmful environmental factors. Air Force bioenvironmental engineers are developing technology to track, catalogue, and provide useful data about
Oct. 17, 2017
AFRL, Harvard researchers invent new method of hybrid 3-D printing for flexible electronics

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It is often said that ‘two heads are better than one;’ for the Air Force, leveraging the expertise and insights of academia has led to advances in materials development and processing destined to be a game changer for the future fight.A collaboration between
Oct. 16, 2017
AFRL developing AgilePod ‘family’ to augment sensing grid

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Building on the recent success of AgilePod ‘1.0,’ Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have embarked on a new “mini” AgilePod effort to increase the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of the platform by decreasing the footprint of
Sept. 27, 2017
Tri-Service effort leverages synthetic biology expertise to address future warfighter needs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Taking advantage of Department of Defense research laboratory expertise in chemistry, biology, computer science and material science and engineering, a collaborative, $45 million tri-service effort is changing the way the DoD exploits biological systems to
Sept. 18, 2017
AFRL to host Tech Warrior 2017 exercise

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory will hold a 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,
Sept. 11, 2017
AFRL researchers ‘twist’ yarns for electrical energy, power

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory have ‘twisted’ upon a new way to harvest mechanical energy using ‘yarns’ that weigh less than a common housefly. Carbon nanotube-based “twistron” yarns, developed in collaboration with researchers from the AFRL’s
Aug. 21, 2017
AFITC Conference slated for Aug. 28-30

The Air Force IT and Cyberpower Conference is from Aug. 28-30, 2017, at the Renaissance Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center, Montgomery AL.