Logistics

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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Barnacle Busting: ONR-Sponsored Research Targets Ship Biofouling

Posted on October 22, 2016 by challer

The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring work by Dr. Xuanhe Zhao and his team who have created an adhesive material that can help barnacle-fighting coatings stick to metal hulls better and longer; retain moisture and not dry out; and avoid the use of toxic chemicals and other pollutants.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research Dr. Melissa Flagg (left) presents Ms. Kristen Schario, AFRL, with the 2016 George Linsteadt Award Technology Transfer Achievement Award. Photo courtesy of US Air Force Tech Transfer

DOD’s 2016 Linsteadt Award Goes to Air Force Research Lab Tech Transfer Expert

Posted on June 30, 2016 by glenn.selby

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently named Ms. Kristen Schario as the 2016 George Linsteadt Technology Transfer Achievement Award winner.
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US Army Engineers Build Bridges Between Nations

Posted on June 22, 2016 by challer

The 361st Engineer Company, an U.S. Army Reserve unit from Warner Robins, Georgia, sharpens its bridge-building skills by constructing an Improved Ribbon Bridge on the Vistula River in Chelmno, Poland, as part of Exercise Anakonda 2016.
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Natick’s food packaging/processing will support Mars mission

Posted on May 30, 2016 by challer

When designing food processing and packaging for a future mission to Mars, researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, recognize the gravity of their task.
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B6O has been of considerable scientific interest in studies because it displays a range of outstanding physical and chemical properties, such as great hardness with low density, high thermal conductivity, and high chemical inertness. (U.S. Army photo by David McNally)

Army Researchers Collaborate with Industry on Next-Generation Ceramics

Posted on May 27, 2016 by glenn.selby

B6O, a super-hard ceramic material, has been of “considerable scientific interest in studies because it displays a range of outstanding physical and chemical properties.
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Posted in Articles, Featured, Logistics, Rotator, Technology | Tagged Anthony Nickens, B6O, Dr. James Zheng, Dr. Lionel Vargas-Gonzalez, Materials Research Campaign, U.S. Army Research Laboratory Ceramic Systems | Comments Off

FIST2FAC: The Future of Navy Combat Training?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by glenn.selby

FIST2FAC develops, tests and demonstrates simulator training technology blending live-action exercises with virtual assets and adversaries.
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Australian marines sleep alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) before training evolutions with Kingdom of Tonga, Indonesian, and U.S. Marines and Canadian soldiers. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Crosby/Released)

Armed with Sleep: The Importance of Sleep on Warfighter Performance

Posted on March 20, 2016 by challer

Scientists at the Naval Health Research Center’s (NHRC) Sleep and Fatigue Research Laboratory are studying the sleep concerns warfighters face.
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