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Engineer by day, author by night: AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer TJ Turner demonstrates a conformal body armor prototype, part of a project he worked on to develop more comfortable armore More

Mr. Alan Fletcher of the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate has been named a recipient of SAE International’s Franklin W. Kolk Air Transportation Progress Award for his contributions toward the establ More

AFRL completed a series of tests to enable the use of the Terahertz Coating Thickness tool, shown here mounted on a robotic arm along with a spray attachment, for F-35 inlet production. This tool is a non-cont More

Through a recently-announced Advanced Research Announcement, AFRL’s Advanced Power Technology Office is reaching out to innovators for ideas to enhance energy security and readiness for Air Force installations More

An aircraft maintainer demonstrates the Auto-Scan: Inlet and Exhaust Damage Registration Sensor. This tool, developed through an AFRL Critical Small Business Innovative Research contract with Intelligent Automa More

A Tech Warrior participant uses Tactical Fast Rope Gloves, developed through the Junior Force Warfighters Operations program, to descend a rope during the 2016 Tech Warrior exercises, landing safely and experie More

A newly-installed 134 kW photovoltaic array at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, is part of the Pacific Energy Assurance and Resiliency Laboratory, a renewable energy microgrid project demonstrating new w More

Through a Metals Affordability Initiative project, AFRL and industry partners study advanced techniques to reduce cost and lead time for the production of aerospace metallic components. The Air Force Research L More

LEGACY (Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth) students enjoy a group activity as part of the program’s Craftsman camp events. AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate volunteers More

The additive manufacturing process involves depositing thin layers of composite materials on top of each other. AFRL Composite Materials and Processing team researchers used the ultra-bright X-ray at the Nation More

Laboratory-produced examples of chafing into a titanium tube, one of many tests conducted by AFRL researchers to replicate wear through cold-spray applied coating into tubing material beneath. AFRL helped devel More

AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate researchers Jim Hierholzer (left) and Corey Boltz review images from the Electrical and Electronic Materials Evaluation laboratory scanning electron microscope. The More

Researchers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, along with Northeastern University, developed an ultra-compact antenna smaller than a flea. This innovation could help miniaturize or add great More

Despite a soggy track, the race team from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Materials Integrity Branch successfully completed the 24 Hours of LeMons race in South Haven, Michigan, on October 14-1 More

Nobel Laureate Dr. Dan Shechtman visited the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate on November 8, 2017, to share his research, advice, and groundbreaking discovery of quasicrystals as part of the AFRL Te More

AFRL project researchers Dr. Joseph Slocik (right), Dr. Rajesh Naik, and Dr. Patrick Dennis review the recently-signed licensing agreement that grants locally-based innovators S.A.Wyze exclusive rights to use A More

The newly-approved Robotic Laser Coating Removal System vaporizes paint in a self-contained process that significantly reduces environmental hazards to maintainers. AFRL contributed technical expertise to help More

The student team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute poses with a tracked all-terrain chair, donated by Action Trackchair, that they will use to build their prototype robotic sentry as part of the AFRL Student More

The Air Force Research Laboratory is launching Express Licensing, a one-stop shopping approach that allows entrepreneurs to discover available AFRL-developed technologies and quickly and easily determine if a l More

The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Erosion Team conducted a series of coatings durability tests for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, pictured here in an artist’s rendition. (Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Dr. Candice Hatcher-Solis of the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing was recently honored with the Women of Color STEM Technical Innovation in Government award for her mentoring, leadership, and spirit of innovat More

A lightweight and foldable seat is one of two initial prototype designs created by Air Force Research Laboratory researchers in an effort to implement a safer and less fatiguing way for Air Force crew members t More

Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate Diversity Council Chair Miguel Maldonado (left) and Senior Research Engineer Edwin Corporan prepare to take the stage at the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Fe More

A student capstone team from Michigan Technological University discusses project challenges during an Oct. 19, 2018, brainstorming session. The team is participating in a collaborative effort with the Air Force More

AFRL and NASA researchers teamed to conduct low-pressure arc fault testing in support of a NASA effort to determine the effects of arcing in Earth-orbit conditions. Pictured from left to right: Erick Rossi De More

The new Molecular Beam Epitaxy chamber is at the center of AFRL’s Oxide Molecular Beam Epitaxy laboratory. This highly-specialized piece of equipment enables the growth of semiconducting materials for a new bre More

The Air Force Research Laboratory is working with Nextflex and industry startup Profusa, Inc., to advance wearable remote human performance monitoring technologies to benefit both the warfighter and consumer. ( More

An Air Force Research Laboratory research team has developed a 3-D printed polymer-based foam structure that responds to the force of a shock wave to act as a one-way switch. These images show the material’s fo More

Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory recently traveled to Israel to visit universities, researchers, and technology entrepreneurs, sharing AFRL research goals and advancing current and future More

Capt. Dharyl Monsalud, deputy chief of the AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate Combustion Devices Branch, received the Technical/Research/Business Achievement award from the Society of Asian Scientists and Engin More

Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate’s Junior Force Council pose for a photo while visiting Edwards Air Force Base, California in August. The “bluing” trip to the Rocket Pr More

The Air Force Research Laboratory-developed Variable Camber Compliant Wing successfully completed a series of flight experiments in September and October of 2019. This unique wing concept changes shape to impro More

Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Justin Reinhart completes final assembly of the Responsive Open Source Engine turbine in preparation for testing. ROSE is a rapid development effort executed within 13 mon More

The XQ-58A Valkyrie is pictured during second test flight on June 11, 2019. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., and the Air Force Research Laboratory received a 2020 Aviation Week Network Laureate Award More

A recent X-60A hot fire test, conducted at Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville, Florida. The X-60A, developed through an Air Force Research Laboratory Small Business Innovation Research contract, is an air-launched More

CubCrafters pilot Mark Keneston (left) and Air Force Research Laboratory pilot Dr. Eric Geiselman are pictured next to AFRL LASH Lysander XCub at the Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Greene County, Ohio, on More

AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer and author TJ Turner signs copies of his first book, Lincoln’s Bodyguard, in April 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lori Hughes)

AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate researchers Megan Imel, left, and Dr. Amanda Criner discuss laboratory test data. Air Force Women in Science and Engineering, or AFWiSE, is a resource group that giv More

The AFRL Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Processing team was granted the opportunity to work in collaboration with beamline scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National L More

Students participating in the Robotic Sentry portion of the 2017 AFRL Student Challenge prepare to demonstrate their robot on the obstacle course. This yearly AFRL-sponsored project enables college seniors to g More

Starting with an inoperable 1992 BMW 325, researchers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Materials Integrity Branch transformed a clunker into a racer for the 24 Hours of LeMons event on Octo More

AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate engineer Brian Shivers helps develop and test a new visual inspection procedure to determine the difference between acceptable chafing into cold spray-applied protec More

Music and dance ensemble Rondalla Puerto Rico is pictured at the 2018 Hispanic Heritage Festival in Dayton, Ohio. Miguel Maldonado, group member and Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate D More

AFRL-developed microencapsulated chemiluminescent materials were recently licensed to Battle Sight Technologies LLC for the production of glowing “crayons” that can be created in many colors for different uses. More

NASA project researchers Erick Rossi De La Fuente (left) and Christopher Kostyk look on as Air Force Research Laboratory electrical engineer Corey Boltz makes adjustments to a vacuum chamber test fixture. AFRL More

Dr. James Joo, AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate Advanced Structural Concepts team lead, received the Engineer/Scientist of the Year award from the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers for his work with a More

AFRL Materials Researcher Dr. Shin Mou shows off the laboratory’s new Molecular Beam Epitaxy chamber, a highly-specialized piece of equipment enabling the growth of semiconducting materials for a new breed of l More

The Air Force Research Laboratory is working with Nextflex and industry startup Profusa, Inc., to advance wearable remote human performance monitoring technologies to benefit both the warfighter and consumer. ( More

Representatives from the Air Force Research Laboratory recently traveled to Israel to visit universities, researchers, and technology entrepreneurs, sharing AFRL research goals and advancing current and future More

A student-built robot takes on the obstacle course as part of the final demonstration event of the 2017 AFRL Robotic Sentry Challenge. This project is one of many that make up the AFRL Student Challenge, which More

Starting with an inoperable 1992 BMW 325, researchers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Materials Integrity Branch transformed a clunker into a racer for the 24 Hours of LeMons event on Octo More

The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials Evaluation team generates an electrical arc fault in a vacuum chamber in support of a NASA research effort to determine the effects of arcing in Earth-orbit condition More

With technical expertise and a fresh coat of paint, researchers from the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Materials Integrity Branch transformed a 1992 BMW 325 into a race car for the 24 Hours of Le More