Story by Donna M Lindner | Air Force Research Laboratory | 09.24.2020
Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Hanyang University are developing smart structural composites that are robust and photothermally responsive, enabling next generation composite materials that are repairable with the application of light sources....
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 07.17.2018
Providing approximately 20 square feet of protection, the skin is a human’s first layer of defense. But for warfighters, this isn’t enough. Their uniforms and personal protective equipment (PPE) provide a second layer of additional security, however, some are stifling and cumbersome. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department is developing......
Story by T'Jae Ellis | U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Army Research Laboratory | 06.06.2013
A new study by Army researchers is looking at inserting carbon nanotubes into the structural design of helicopter rotor blades in hopes this approach eliminates a list of deficiencies highlighted particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts....
