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Air Force licensing out Vigilant Spirit software for controlling multiple UAVs
September 25, 2018

Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory have built software that allows a single operator to efficiently and effectively control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (known as UAVs or drones). The...

See through the forest canopy with Navy’s advanced LiDAR
August 07, 2018

The Optical Sciences Division at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a new imaging method for LiDAR, allowing it to see through forest canopies and camouflage netting. LiDAR is...

Army researchers develop mobile app that helps optimize caffeine levels
June 09, 2018

The Army wants its soldiers awake but operational requirements often mean the troops don’t get much sleep. In this episode of the High Speed, Low Drag podcast, Troy Carter, Laci...

Ammunition backpack for belt-fed weapons by NSWC-Crane
May 12, 2018

A team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, has invented an ammunition dispensing backpack for belt-fed weapons that weighs in around nine pounds and can hold a...

Nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder for hydrogen fuel cell power invented by Army scientists
March 30, 2018

Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory observed an unexpected result while polishing a newly engineered aluminum nano-powder: it began to produce hydrogen. Hydrogen, the most plentiful element in the...

Air Force’s new ‘bunker buster’ steel formula available for commercial production
March 06, 2018

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate in Florida has designed a steel formula with amazing properties. Known as AF-96, the steel is inexpensive compared to traditional ultra-high-strength steel, e.g., Eglin steel, because...

Lasers and other technology from the U.S. Air Force’s Space Vehicles Directorate
February 16, 2018

What kind of music do planets sing? Neptunes! Your business will too if TechLink helps it leverage government research to build new and better products. In this episode of High...

US Navy’s Polygonal Asymmetric Reflector could help downed aircrews
February 08, 2018

Two researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane Division have developed a unique way to identify a person, e.g., a downed pilot, when that individual does not have traditional...

Oil spills, Eulerian mathematics, and a business opportunity with the Naval Research Laboratory
January 31, 2018

Scientists and engineers at the Naval Research Laboratory work on a myriad of problems, from clearing sea mines and detecting homemade explosives to predicting ocean currents. In this episode of...

Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK) by the Air Force Research Laboratory
December 21, 2017

Invented at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate, dozens of companies have licensed the ATAK software for further development. ATAK, used across the Department of Defense, offers collaborative online and...