News - Page 27

Aug. 31, 2022
Air Force executes first in-flight Next Generation Aircrew Protection test in F-15E Strike Eagle

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron executed an in-flight vapor purge test in a F-15E Strike Eagle, Aug. 16-19, 2022.
Aug. 30, 2022
AFRL experiments with heat flow to manipulate quantum materials

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Nano Electronic Materials Branch, part of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, used heat flow experiments to manipulate quantum materials into functioning in new and different ways at higher temperatures.
Aug. 25, 2022
AFRL partners with NASA, academia, industry on spacecraft flight experiment

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Research Institute, or GTRI, NASA and DuPont de Nemours, Inc., has a brand-new spacecraft materials experiment flying on the International Space Station.
Aug. 24, 2022
AFRL's Oscillating Heat Pipes are even cooler in space

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has released the results from its Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader Two, or ASETS-II. The AFRL experiment was 100% effective in testing the most recent version of the revolutionary Oscillating Heat Pipes, or OHPs, and the results of the more
Aug. 12, 2022
AFRL Inspire event with TEDx-style talks to be livestreamed

AFRL Inspire, a three-hour special event presented by the Air Force Research Laboratory with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall, Aug. 23, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT.
Aug. 8, 2022
AFRL commander headlines digital summit in Dayton

The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation office, in partnership with the University of Dayton Research Institute, Sinclair Community College and several Dayton area businesses, co-hosted the Dayton Digital Transformation Summit at Sinclair’s downtown Dayton, Ohio, campus Aug. 2-4,
Aug. 4, 2022
AFRL Sensors Directorate hosts Air Camp students

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Sensors Directorate staff recently hosted 44 Air Camp students to tour their facility and learn about science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, careers within AFRL.
Aug. 4, 2022
AFRL-developed cross-domain access system expands across federal government

SecureView, an Air Force Research Laboratory-developed cross-domain solution that provides access to multiple classified networks from the same device, now has more than 16,000 users throughout the federal government. First deployed in 2011, the user base of this operating system has doubled since
Aug. 1, 2022
AFRL nurse scientist selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

Dr. Melissa Wilson, a nurse scientist and civilian executive officer to the vice director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing (711HPW), has been selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Induction into the academy is a significant milestone in a nurse
July 20, 2022
AFRL-hosted Space Delta 2 Detachment welcomes new commander

U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command’s Space Delta 2 Commander Col. Marc Brock officiated a change of command ceremony July 7, 2022, for Delta 2, Detachment 2 in which Maj. James Banta relinquished command to Maj. Jin Kim.