Former AFRL director inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fam...
George P. Peterson served as Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate from 1974-1977 and then again from 1980-1985 and was instrumental in the development of advan... More
X-36 Carried Aloft by Helicopter during Radio and Telemetry Tests
Description: A Bell UH-1 helicopter lifts the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft off the ground for radio frequency and telemetry tests above Rogers Dry Lake at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, ... More
Air Force Organizational Emblem: Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Fo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release ... More
On the site of Launch Complex 34, key participants sign a Memorandum o...
On the site of Launch Complex 34, key participants sign a Memorandum of Agreement, formalizing cooperative efforts of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and federal agencies in ground-water cleanup initiatives. Seated a... More
Key participants in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement, formaliz...
Key participants in the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement, formalizing cooperative efforts of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and federal agencies in ground-water cleanup initiatives, gather on top of the block ho... More
On the site of Launch Complex 34, key participants sign a Memorandum o...
On the site of Launch Complex 34, key participants sign a Memorandum of Agreement, formalizing cooperative efforts of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and federal agencies in ground-water cleanup initiatives. Seated f... More
Walter W. Kovalick Jr., Ph.D., director of Technology Innovation Offic...
Walter W. Kovalick Jr., Ph.D., director of Technology Innovation Office for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, addresses representatives from Kennedy Space Center, the 45th Space Wing, and various federa... More
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Staff Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron operates the AirPlus, a new de-icing system dev... More
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Staff Sergeant Paul Fung of the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron operates the AirPlus, a new de-icing system dev... More
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic ...
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic ...
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic ...
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic ...
This modified F/A-18A is the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
NASA aircraft technician Don Herman completes placement of the first o...
NASA aircraft technician Don Herman completes placement of the first official U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission logo on an aircraft, Dryden's Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18.
NASA aircraft technician Donte Warren completes placement of the first...
NASA aircraft technician Donte Warren completes placement of the first official U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission logo on an aircraft, Dryden's Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18.
US Air Force (USAF) Airmen attending the First Term Airmen Center (FTA...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tijeras State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Todd Berenger, CIV Release Status: Released to Pub... More
US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Paul D. Nielsen (left), Comma...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More
US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Gregory S. Martin (left), Brigadier ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Melvin A. Baumgardner, CIV, USAF ... More
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Morgan Clyde, 377th Security Forces S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Todd Berenger, CIV, USAF Release S... More
Engineer by day, author by night: AFRL Materials and
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
Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) tested in the Ame...
Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE) tested in the Ames 11ft wind tunnel Test-11-0191 with Alex Giese and Jeff Aiello of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft crew takes a close look at a Mojave Desert hill during a March 2009 flight. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center worked with t... More
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft flies over Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center worked with the Air Force Resea... More
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft banks over NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a March 2009 flight. NASA Dryden worked with the Air Force Research Lab... More
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft eclipsed the sun during a flight in March 2009. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center worked with the Air Force Research Labora... More
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft cruises during a flight originating from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA Dryden worked with the Air Force Research ... More
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (A...
The U.S. Air Force's F-16D Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) aircraft banks over NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a flight in March 2009. NASA Dryden worked with the Air Force Research ... More
Senior military and civilian leaders break ground at the site of the n...
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (May. 06, 2009) Senior military and civilian leaders break ground at the site of the new Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Scott Cannon, left, Sk... More
AFRL seeks public input for a state-of-the-art mobile weather platform
AFRL’s APTO challenges the public to come up with an improved method for dropping humanitarian aid to the public and vital supplies to the warfighter. It will replace the current mobile weather system. (U.S. Ai... More
The Joint Training and Experimentation Center’s Les
The Joint Training and Experimentation Center’s Les Atkinson, repairs a vanguard robot at the facility, at the Wyoming National Guard’s Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, in Guernsey, Wyo. The Joint Training ... More
Fueling the future: Air Force Title III program working to “home-grow”...
The C-17 Globemaster III was certified for unlimited use of hydro-processed blended biofuels known as hydro-treated renewable jet fuels, officials announced Feb. 9, 2011. (U. S. Air Force courtesy photo/Staff S... More
Dr. Khanh Pham received the Leadership Award in the
Dr. Khanh Pham received the Leadership Award in the Engineer/Scientist of the Year (Government category) during the 2018 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers awards banquet.
Materion Corporation’s beryllium plant in Elmore, Ohio,
Materion Corporation’s beryllium plant in Elmore, Ohio, showcases Title III involvement which was instrumental in establishing the modern beryllium production facility.
AFRL senior scientist receives society’s highest honor
Dr. Daniel Miracle, a senior scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, will receive The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Fellow Award on March 14, 2018, in P... More
AFRL researcher honored with Presidential Early Career Award
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. Adam Pilchak, a materials research engineer at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, is the recipient of the 2017 Presidential ... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Jeffrey
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Jeffrey Calcaterra, the Structural Materials Evaluation Team Lead in the Systems Support Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laborat... More
Emerging leader named supervisor of the year
Amber Davis was selected as the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Supervisor of the Year.
Corps looks to increase comms, lethality with next-gen hearing system
The Marine Corps released a request for information for a suite of hearing enhancement devices to help Marines communicate better and increase their lethality on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command wi... More
AFRL researcher awarded for contributions to aerospace industry standa...
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 researcher honored with 2019 SASE award
Dr. Vikas Varshney of the Air Force Research Laboratory is one of four AFRL personnel chosen to receive the 2019 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers award.
AFRL bio-signature research may save firefighters' lives
Air Force Staff Sgt. Misty Hobbs, medical technician, Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH), and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jimenez, medical technici... More
AFRL senior scientist elected to National Academy
Dr. Richard Vaia of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate was recently elected a member to the National Academy of Engineering.
Recent National Academy of Engineers inductee appointed Chief Scientis...
Dr. Richard A. Vaia, Chief Scientist of AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2020.
Researcher Dr. Gavi Begtrup and University of Cincinnati
Researcher Dr. Gavi Begtrup and University of Cincinnati doctoral student Daniel Rose read Air Force Research Laboratory researcher Dr. Joshua Hagen's sweat sensor using a smartphone app. The sensor, which is w... More
AFRL demonstrates improved measurement capabilities for aircraft engin...
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
AFRL is researching game-changing technologies like
AFRL is researching game-changing technologies like autonomy, hypersonics, directed energy, and nanoscience to give Air Force warfighters the edge in any fight.
Air Force expeditionary energy demo forges ahead
Part of AFRL's Forward Operating Base of the Future demonstration is one complete expeditionary microgrid system at Basic Expeditionary Airmen Skills Training (BEAST), Lackland AFB, San Antonio. Monocrystalline... More
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Forward Operating Base of the Future demonstration focuses on alternative energy sources such as smart controllers, microgrids, advanced batteries and sola... More
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle, at ... More
AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office seeks innovative tech solutions
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
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien is Operations Flight Commander
Capt. Kevin W. O'Brien is Operations Flight Commander of AFROTC Detachment 520 and a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where he is doing research on using air pressure to morph... More
AFRL Damage Registration Sensor improves high-performance engine exhau...
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
Air Force Senior Technologist named ACS Fellow
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Timothy J. Bunning, Chief Scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, was elected to the 2017 Class of the American Chemical So... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Thomas Lockhart (center),
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Thomas Lockhart (center), Director, AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, and Chad Watchorn (right), Executive Director, Regional STEM Collaborative, speak with intern Conno... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Lawrence
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Lawrence Drummy, a material scientist in the Functional Materials Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Lab (left) provides an overvie... More
AFRL gives helping hand to operators with Tactical Fast Rope Gloves
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
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Brig. Gen.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Brig. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Director, Logistcs, Engineering and Force Protection, Air Mobility Command (center) learns more about additive manufacturing capabilities fo... More
AFRL researcher awarded by Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Air Force Research Laboratory scientist Dr. Steve Kim received the 2020 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers Professional Achievement Award for his innovative research and persistent drive to tackle challe... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Research System, or ARES, uses artificial intelligence to design, execute and analyze experiments at a pace much faster tha... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – The flexible lithium-ion
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – The flexible lithium-ion batteries developed by researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory are able to maintain a steady voltage discharge following extreme mechanical stress test... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – 1st Lt. Jason
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – 1st Lt. Jason Goins, a materials research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, shows a prototype of a new flexible body armor plate. The design makes the use of... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Dr. Michael Caton (left),
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Dr. Michael Caton (left), the Assistant Chief Scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses his mentoring philosophy with a pote... More
Capt. Lance Wilhelm creates a prototype design for
Capt. Lance Wilhelm creates a prototype design for a flexible, conformal body armor vest using the computerized sewing equipment available in the AFRL Maker Hub. The prototype will allow the AFRL research team ... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Team ETHOS’s
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Team ETHOS’s pumpkin chucking machine, the Phoenix, launches a pumpkin through the sky during the annual Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Pumpkin Chucking competi... More
AFRL-led aircraft coating project awarded as top-100 innovative techno...
Test specimens are prepared for coating with the Aerocron® 2100 Electrocoat Primer during a recent demonstration at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This water-based, chrome-free, primer offers protection comp... More
Metals Affordability Initiative Hub enhances data exchange for researc...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Clare Paul, Lead for Applications and Analytics of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate accesses the Metals Affordability Initia... More
AFRL Senior Scientist Emeritus elected to National Academy
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Dr. Sheldon (Lee) Semiatin handles metal samples in the Experimental Materials Processing Laboratory. It serves as both a state-of-the-art laboratory for basic and applied re... More
AFRL researcher achieves society honor
Dr. Sheldon (Lee) Semiatin, senior scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, uses a Gleeble machine for thermomechanical processing of aerospace alloys. This machine aid... More
AFRL program turns junior workforce into rapid innovators
1st Lt. Stuart Baker demonstrates the portability of the JFWORX-developed Roco Atlas Casualty Carrier. This strong and lightweight tactical ladder can also function as bridge between structures and as a stretch... More
AFRL leader named ASM International Fellow
Dr. Roland Dutton, chief, Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, was named an ASM International Fellow at a ceremony in Salt ... More
AFRL looks to fine tune process of 3D printing composite inks
The Polymer Matrix Composites Materials and Processing research team used beamline instrumentation at Brookhaven National Laboratory to capture real-time imaging data of 3D-printed composite inks that could be ... More
Dr. Shekhar Guha, senior scientist, Materials and
Dr. Shekhar Guha, senior scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, will be formally named an OSA Fellow in a ceremony in San Jose, California, May 2017. Guha designs exp... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio— Dr. Dan Berrigan
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio— Dr. Dan Berrigan points to an embedded antenna on an MQ-9 aircraft part made possible through functional applications of additive manufacturing. Flexible circuits, embedd... More
During the series of tests at the High Energy Laser
During the series of tests at the High Energy Laser System Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, the Demonstrator Laser Weapon System (DLWS), acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system,... More
The Remote Access Nondestructive Evaluation Snake arm
The Remote Access Nondestructive Evaluation Snake arm system is shown inspecting fasteners during a recent demonstration at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Charles Buynak)
AFRL LASER Research being conducted at Kirtland Air
AFRL LASER Research being conducted at Kirtland Air Force Base.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Zachary
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Zachary Farrell, a research scientist with UES in the Nanoelectronics Branch of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, examines l... More
Digital Thread laces decision-making, data for Air Force acquisition
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. John Wertz, a materials research scientist in the Materials State Awareness Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, demonstra... More
PEARL microgrid project demonstrates new possibilities in military ene...
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
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Members of
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Members of the Air Force, Army and Navy Research Laboratories visit the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate to learn of the unique cap... More
HyperThought poised to break down barriers in information sharing
AFRL researcher Matt Jacobsen (second from left), developer of the HyperThought data management and sharing software, strategizes with team members Kevin Porter, James Fourman, and Jason Thiese during a recent ... More
AFRL Materials researchers keeping Wright “B” Flyer aloft
AFRL materials engineer Alan Oquendo demonstrates the failed flywheel assembly and engine cooling fan that resulted in a non-injury incident involving the Wright “B” Flyer replica aircraft. Oquendo and the Mat... More
AFRL lighting the way for military air crews
New portable temporary landing zone lighting, designed by AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate junior force researchers, offers a portable, reliable, and more fully-featured solution to aging legacy por... More
A prototype of the Actuated Pin Antenna Reflector is
A prototype of the Actuated Pin Antenna Reflector is displayed. Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron at Fort Meade, Maryland, designed the prototype during his previou... More
Next generation coatings booth poised to save Air Force millions in en...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- A next generation F-35 coatings application booth at Hill Air Force Base is set to become initially operational by October 2017. The state-of-the-art coatings booth project, led by ... More
AFRL’s Advanced Power Technology Office efficiently ‘lifts’ C-5 mainta...
WARNER ROBINS AIR LOGISTICS COMPLEX, Georgia -- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a newly designed hybrid electric and battery powered mobile dock... More
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – A maintainer removes
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – A maintainer removes an air inlet on the underside of the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft during a periodic maintenance cycle. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Christopher
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Christopher Tabor discusses potential applications of liquid metal alloys during the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Open House, April 7. More than 200 guests... More
AFRL Celebrates a century of success at Open House celebration
Dr. Abigail Juhl, a researcher in the functional materials branch, experiments with her daughter in the STEM outreach area during the inaugural Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Direct... More
Metals Affordability Initiative brings together Air Force and industry...
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
SAMPE honors AFRL with inaugural Organizational Excellence Award
Mr. George Schmitt, Director of International Programs in AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, receives the inaugural SAMPE North America Organizational Excellence Award on behalf of the Directorate ... More
These energy-harvesting wind turbines in Kotzebue,
These energy-harvesting wind turbines in Kotzebue, Alaska, are part of the Energy Assurance at Remote Radar Sites project, a one-year effort managed by the AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office to demonstrate r... More
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AgilePod has commenced a series of flight tests aboard a Douglas DC-3 aircraft in preparation for integration on the Air Force MQ-9 ... More
AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office tests high-efficiency engine for...
The AFRL Advanced Power Technology Office’s High Efficiency Innovative Aviation Diesel Engine is shown here in the Arnold Engineering Development Center T-11 Test Cell. The Graflight engine, developed by Engine... More
LEGACY (Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships
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
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
AFRL team changing the paradigm of composites materials research
AFRL research materials engineer Dr. Dhriti Nepal of the AFRL Composites Performance team performs nano-IR characterization of a nanocomposite material in the microscopy laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Dixon)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, have demonstrated the ability to print solar cells on three-dimensional surface... More
AFRL ADAPTS performance platform supports COVID-19 tracking for Airmen
The Air Force Research Laboratory performance assessment platform ADAPTS, which stands for Airman Data Analysis and Performance Tracking System, is a helpful and flexible tool for COVID-19 data collection and m... More
Laboratory-produced examples of chafing into a titanium
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