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March 10, 2021
AFRL partners with Cornell to use micro-beam scanning technology for inspecting composite materials

The Air Force research Laboratory, in partnership with the Materials Solutions Network at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) of Cornell University, has developed a tool that can look directly inside of and instantaneously inspect the structure of composite components while they are
March 5, 2021
AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb second flight demonstration

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs Feb. 19. A CSDB is a Small Diameter Bomb modified with networked collaborative autonomy
March 5, 2021
Striking a balance between nice and assertive is difficult says AFRL engineer

MAUI, Hawaii (AFRL) - Air Force Research Laboratory aerospace engineer Capt. Tara Crouch joined the military because she wanted to work for an organization that has a higher goal than profit. “I appreciate that the military takes a holistic view of the person’s value-added performance and does not
March 5, 2021
AFRL Space Vehicles, Directed Energy Directorate personnel honored

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates honored the outstanding achievements of 70 Air Force and Space Force individuals and teams during their 2020 Phillips Research Site Annual Awards. The virtual ceremony was held
March 4, 2021
Life is too short to waste time on a bad cup of coffee – microbes can help with that

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – On the latest episode of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s podcast – Lab Life, Dr. Rajesh Naik and Dr. Justin Gallivan from AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing discuss the perfect cup of coffee, microbes, DNA sequencing, and AFRL’s Biotechnology Grand
March 4, 2021
AFMC releases updated telework guidance

The Air Force Materiel Command has released an updated guide to provide employees and supervisors with a one-stop reference to policies and procedures governing telework activity across the mission set. The 25-page document covers all aspects of telework, to include eligibility, training, pay, leave
March 4, 2021
AFRL launches collaborative biosensor effort to detect stress and fatigue biomarkers

The Air Force Research Laboratory recently kicked off a $2M partnership with Case Western Reserve University. The joint project will accelerate biosensor development, with an emphasis on the detection of biomarkers for stress and fatigue.
March 3, 2021
Air Force discusses the future of energy efficiency

At this year’s Virtual Air Warfare Symposium, the Air Force Association held a panel on February 23rd with Department of the Air Force senior leaders titled “No Fuel, No Fight: The Future of Warfighting Energy Requirements.” The purpose of the panel was to discuss the inherent vulnerabilities fuel
March 2, 2021
To train medics to save lives, fuselage travels to WPAFB

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The fuselage of a Boeing 767 is being delivered from Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, to the 711th Human Performance Wing’s U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine around 2 p.m. on March 3. After its three-day journey through Clinton and
March 1, 2021
AFRL Star Team awards recognize the best of AFRL basic research

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFRL/AFOSR) – On behalf of the entire Air Force Research Laboratory, the leadership of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AFRL Star Team awards. The Star Team designation is awarded annually to the top 10% of AFRL