Energy

Harvesting Energy through Humping

Posted on November 9, 2016 by challer

The Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, along with a privately-held technology company, have developed a way for troops to fuel and replenish those power sources with their own moving bodies.
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Visiting Professor Discusses Energetic Materials at Army Seminar

Posted on October 24, 2016 by challer

Dr. Michelle L. Pantoya, a Texas Tech University mechanical engineering professor, visited the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to share research and collaborate on future discoveries in materials science Oct. 14, 2016.
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An artist's concept of the Air Force Research Laboratory/Boeing X-51A during flight. The X-51 WaveRider is an unmanned research scramjet for hypersonic flight. The X-51 program was a cooperative effort by the Air Force, the Defense Advanced Research Agency, NASA, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The program was managed by the Aerospace Systems Directorate in the Air Force Research Laboratory. X-51 technology will be used in the AFRL's high-speed strike weapon, a Mach 5-plus missile that's scheduled to enter service in the mid-2020s. (Photo Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory graphic)

Military Labs Developing World-Class Tech for Conflicts of Tomorrow

Posted on October 4, 2016 by glenn.selby

World-class scientists and engineers at military laboratories have been creating cutting-edge technologies for warfighters for nearly 100 years.

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Posted in Articles, Earth Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Featured, Rotator, STEM, Technology | Tagged Air Force Research Laboratory, ARL, Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Dr. Edward R. Franchi, Dr. Jeffery P. Holland, Dr. Philip Perconti, Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry | Comments Off

Down to the Wire: ONR Researchers and New Bacteria

Posted on August 20, 2016 by challer

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have genetically modified a common soil bacteria to create electrical wires that not only conduct electricity, but are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
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Massive Detrick Solar Array Only Fraction of Army’s Renewable Energy Capacity

Posted on June 26, 2016 by challer

A 59,994-panel solar array, spread over 67 acres of Army land that’s been leased to a private developer, provides 15 megawatts of electricity, or 12 percent of the power used by this central-Maryland Army base.
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NASA’s NICER Mission Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

Posted on June 11, 2016 by challer

An upcoming NASA astrophysics mission will uncover the physics governing the ultra-dense interiors of neutron stars. Using the same platform, the mission will demonstrate trailblazing space navigation technology.

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nGimat nanopowder technician Sam Smith transfers precursor solution during development of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet powder. Courtesy photo

Air Force Funds Efforts to Mature Nanopowders for Enabling Lasers

Posted on March 6, 2016 by glenn.selby

The Air Force Research Laboratory is funding the development of amplified lasers, leading to near instantaneous target engagement, an extremely low-cost per shot.
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Power Surge: ONR, Energy Efficiency in the Spotlight

Posted on February 28, 2016 by challer

A scientist sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has been named to the National Academy of Inventors for groundbreaking work in energy efficiency.

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