Armed With Science Saturday

Using Microbes to Generate Electricity

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

From the lights in our houses to our mobile devices, we are an energized society. And future energy sources could come from some pretty unlikely places.
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Armed with Science Saturday: Top Tech – The Flying Transformer

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

To be or not to be….a helicopter or an airplane? Join AWS blogger Jessica Tozer as she takes a closer look at the Naval Research Labratory’s Stop-Rotor Rotary Wing Aircraft.
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Tube food. ‘Nuff said. (Photo courtesy of the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center)

Armed with Science Saturday: Tube Food

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Air Force pilots eat it all the time, so Armed with Science blogger Jessica Tozer gathered up a few willing participants to answer the burning question: what does tube food taste like?
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To Infinity And Beyond – Honoring An Innovator

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jtozer

Naval Research Laboratory Space Science Division scientist Dr. George Carruthers has received the 2012 Medal of Technology National and Innovation.
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I love when the flying cow picture is applicable in one of my stories. (Photo from Twister, copyright Amblin Entertainment)

Armed with Science Saturday: Chasing the Winter Storm

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

There’s no such thing as an “off” season for the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters. When they aren’t chasing summer’s deadly cyclones, they’re gearing up for their cold, blizzardly cousins.
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