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New Plasma-Treated Aluminum Nanoparticles Will Improve Future Explosive Weapon Systems

April 13, 2021 Managing Editor

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new class of plasma-treated aluminum nanoparticles to be used to improve future explosive weapon systems.  […]

AVIATION

DARPA Awards Contracts For HEAT Project

March 16, 2021 Managing Editor

U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts for its High Enthalpy Aperture Technology (HEAT) project. HEAT will develop rugged RF radomes and infrared windows that will be able to withstand the extreme […]

DRONES

US Army To Field Test Tactical High Power Operational Responder

March 11, 2021 Managing Editor

The US Army plans to conduct field-testing as early as 2024 of THOR – Tactical High Power Operational Responder – a new microwave weapon designed to protect military bases from incoming drones. An on-site demonstration […]

AI & DATA

New Way To Link Materials May Enable Military Robots Made of Robots

February 25, 2021 Managing Editor

US Army researchers – working with MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms – have created a new way to link materials with unique mechanical properties that have the possibility of building military robots made of robots. The […]

GROUND

Army Natick Soldier Systems Center Seeks Exoskeleton Technologies

February 18, 2021 Managing Editor

The Army Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts recently released a request for information (RIF) for the development of  exoskeleton technologies to improve soldier performance in the areas of strength, endurance, and ergonomics – while […]

CITIES

Small, Light, Low-Cost Antenna For CubeSats Reduces Limitations for Next Gen Telecommunications

February 16, 2021 Managing Editor

Researchers at Pusan National University and the University of Alabama have developed a small, light, and low-cost deployable antenna for CubeSats that use state-of-the-art communications systems – such as 6G communications. Basing their work on […]

GROUND

Cloaking Skin Enables Wearers To Camouflage, Hide From Thermal Cameras

January 14, 2021 Managing Editor

Researchers at Seoul National University in South Korea are working on a new cloaking “skin,” that will enable wearers to camouflage themselves in the daytime and barely show up on thermal cameras at night. The […]

AI & DATA

Army Develops New Microwave Radiation Sensor 100,000x More Sensitive Than Existing

October 22, 2020 Managing Editor

A microwave radiation sensor with 100,000 times higher sensitivity than currently available commercial sensors has recently been developed. The Army partially funded the work to fabricate this bolometer – a sensitive electrical instrument for measuring […]

MARITIME

Patent Issued for 3D Printable Marine Biodegradable Base Polymer Material

October 6, 2020 Managing Editor

Researchers in the Biotechnology Research and Development Lab at the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center have been issued a 20-year patent for a 3D-printable material made of a marine-biodegradable base polymer. Using a combination […]

MATERIALS

NanoGraf To Develop Longer Lasting Batteries with SBIR Grant from US DoD

August 5, 2020 Managing Editor

Battery tech startup NanoGraf – formerly known as SiNode Systems – has received a $1.65 million SBIR grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop longer-lasting batteries that will provide better portable power for […]

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