Oct. 2, 2019 Air Force scientists discover unique stretchable conductor WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain.Conductive materials change their properties as they are strained or stretched. Typically,
Sept. 13, 2019 38th CEIG hosts airspace security drone demonstration A small drone is flying over a military installation, when suddenly, like a bird of prey, an X-3 Drone Hunter swoops down and shoots a net at the drone, ensnaring it in the webbing and carries it back to the controller on the ground. Sound like a scene out of the latest spy thriller movie? No. It
Sept. 10, 2019 AFIMSC seeking to transform AF environmental program with latest UAS technology The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leveraging the latest unmanned aerial system technology to transform the Air Force environmental program.
Sept. 5, 2019 SAF/CO, AFIMSC Enable Readiness Through Cloud-based Visualization Tool The AFMISC Innovation Office and the Air Force Chief Data Office successfully built the highly successful Installation Health Assessments using the Tableau visualization tool hosted on the Air Force’s Visible, Accessible, Understandable, Linked, and Trusted, or VAULT, Data Platform. This effort
Aug. 21, 2019 Alliance improves mission support capabilities An alliance between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and the Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation office is improving mission support capabilities.
Aug. 12, 2019 Simulator teaches large vehicle, manual transmission driving The SimuRide, the $7,800 driving simulator puts Airmen into the “seat” of a semi-tractor trailer or 44-passenger bus without leaving the office.
Aug. 9, 2019 Students showcase innovation research for Air Force at AFRL summer poster session WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – About 70 student researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate displayed their research objectives, efforts and learning experiences at the directorate’s summer student researcher poster session Aug. 1 in the
Aug. 5, 2019 AFRL’s Digital Hangar to support lifecycle management of aerospace systems WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – There is a new hangar under construction at Wright-Patterson AFB, but this one will not be made of steel and concrete, but rather digital ones and zeros.The Air Force Research Laboratory’s “Digital Hangar,” a concept created by Dr. Rick Graves, an Aerospace
Aug. 2, 2019 B-1 tool born out of necessity Sometimes tasks aren’t chosen, but are instead predestined.Melvin Pruitt, a sheet metal mechanic for the 567th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, said in 2015, he was tasked with repairing the nutplates on the inboard cockpit kick panels for the B-1 bomber. During that process he found that the area was
July 22, 2019 Eglin showcases its innovation AFMC leadership gets hands on view of Eglin's innovative instruments.