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 E-Mail IMAGE: Army researcher Michael Golt receives the Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene Award for Innovation. view more  Credit: U.S. Army ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- A U.S. Army researcher won the Armys top award for innovation, using a futuristic approach to more quickly identify the best protective materials for Soldiers. Using robotics and machine learning, Michael Golt, a scientist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Labora...

6 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Kombucha tea, a trendy fermented beverage, inspired researchers to develop a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of bacteria and yeast similar to the kombucha mother used to ferment tea. With Army funding, using this mixture, also called a SCOBY, or symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, engineers at MIT and Imperial College London produced cellulose embedded with enzymes that can perform a variety of functions, suc...

Share this article Share this article MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To address Americas shortage of lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE), American Mask Company has successfully tested surgical masks and face shields to meet U.S. government standards and have begun manufacturing in plants across the United States using domestically sourced and manufactured materials. American Mask Companys products are available for bulk order by organizations in need of PPE, including k...

FirePoint Brings First Hacking for Defense Program to Kansas FirePoint Leverages Army, DoD & Academic Partnerships to Give Students Hands-on Experience in Solving Real-World National Security Challenges News provided by Share this article Share this article WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This semester, students at Wichita State University have become the first in Kansas to put their innovation skills to work in solving real-world national defense challenges as part of the Hacking ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: With Army funding, researchers developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of bacteria and yeast similar to the kombucha mother used to ferment tea. view more  Credit: Tzu-Chieh (Zijay) Tang, MIT RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Kombucha tea, a trendy fermented beverage, inspired researchers to develop a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of bacteria and yeast similar to the kombucha mother used to ferment tea....

Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn slated to command US Army Pacific, and 14 other promotions January 26 Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, assistant deputy chief of staff for G-3/5/7, has been tapped to lead U.S. Army Pacific. (Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet/Army) Fifteen general officer assignments were announced by the Army chief of staff Monday, including the ascension of Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn to command U.S. Army Pacific out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Flynn, who currently serves as deputy chief of staff ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A new modeling approach allows engineers to simulate an entire vortex collision without needing to do extensive data processing on a supercomputer. view more  Credit: Purdue University/Carlo Scalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Design of Army aerial vehicles and weapon systems relies on the ability to predict aerodynamic behavior, often aided by advanced computer simulations of the flow of air over the body. High-fidelity simulations assist engineers in maximizing how ...

January 23, 2021 – The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Research Laboratory (ARL), has recently announced that it is employing the use of augmented reality (AR) overlays in its research for the detection of roadside explosive hazards, such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), unexploded ordnance and landmines. Route reconnaissance in support of convoy operations remains a critical function to keep Soldiers safe from such hazards, which continue to threaten op...

5 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Under the guidance of a new leader, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center will continue to deliver what the Army has come to expect from the Warfighter-focused valued team of world leaders in aviation and missile technologies and life cycle engineering – excellence. “We’re supposed to be the smart scientists and engineers that provide the very best data and analysis to our customers,” said DEVCOM Avi...

Turbulence model could help design aircraft capable of handling extreme scenarios Note to journalists: A video about the development of this model is available on YouTube. For a copy of the paper, please contact Kayla Wiles, Purdue News Service, at wiles5@purdue.edu or 765-494-2432. Photos and video of the research process and simulations are available via Google Drive. Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. Engineers make it possible to simulate complete ‘dance�...