Jan. 15, 2021 New AFRL, NSF INTERN program opens aperture for recruiting top talent ALEXANDRIA, Virginia -- The Air and Space Forces will start 2021 with a fresh new partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) designed to advance the scientific and innovation skills of the United States and draw a whole new generation of
Jan. 13, 2021 AFRL commander discusses unicorns, Space Guardians and more on Lab Life podcast WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory commander Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle is the latest guest of AFRL’s Lab Life podcast hosted by Michele Miller and Kenneth McNulty of AFRL’s Public Affairs office.The Lab Life podcast provides listeners with insight into the
Jan. 13, 2021 AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab ROME, N.Y. – Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here have measured the energy relaxation and coherence times of superconducting quantum bits (qubits), two important characteristics that determine how long qubits can retain quantum information. This achievement
Jan. 8, 2021 AFRL completes successful precision airdrop flight test WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate reached new heights during a precision airdrop (PAD) flight test, Nov. 16-19, 2020, in Yuma, Arizona.This flight test studied AFRL’s precision airdrop design with optimized cargo
Jan. 7, 2021 AFRL demonstrates first-ever collaborative weapon technologies EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program completed the first-ever Air Force flight demonstration of collaborative weapons Dec. 15 using technology developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Scientific Applications & Research Associates (SARA). A team
Jan. 5, 2021 AFRL engineer award winner proclaims a first for the U.S. Space Force Air Force Research Laboratory senior engineer Dr. Odell Reynolds received the 2019 Harold Brown award from Dr. Richard Joseph, the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, in a ceremony held on Dec. 16, 2020 at AFRL’s Starfire Optical Range (SOR) located on Kirtland Air Force Base.
Dec. 29, 2020 Newly-acquired AFRL test aircraft to aid personnel recovery research WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A small aircraft that is poised to make a big impact on military personnel recovery made a brief stop in the Dayton, Ohio, area on its way to St. Mary’s County, Maryland, where it will be used to test the Air Force Research Laboratory-developed Low Altitude
Dec. 28, 2020 AFOSR awards 17 quantum research grants from Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator competition ARLINGTON, Va. (AFOSR) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently awarded 17 quantum information science grants, with a focus on basic research, to scientists and engineers at institutions across the globe. These awards were fast-tracked following a
Dec. 16, 2020 AFRL researchers, partners uncover hidden features in two-dimensional materials WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE – Nanomaterials continue to amaze scientists and engineers with their astounding properties for future sensors and electronics, making them faster, better performing and wearable on a human. Nanomaterials that arrange into a single atom-thick sheet, known as
Dec. 16, 2020 Air Force to host advanced manufacturing and sustainment technologies Virtual Collider Event WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate is holding a special Collider Event on Jan. 12, in response to the latest Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) open topic