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A new formula from Army scientists is leading to new insights on how to build an energy-efficient legged teammate for dismounted warfighters.

 E-Mail COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The U.S. Army plans to cooperate in artificial intelligence research with teams led by the University of Maryland, College Park and in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The cooperative agreement brings together a collaborative of nearly 30 diverse experts in engineering, robotics, computer science, operations research, modeling and simulation, and cybersecurity. With the Armys goal of seeking transformational advances in artificial inte...

Ultrathin Gold Film is an Ideal Candidate for Perovskite Solar Cells Written by AZoMMay 31 2021 According to an international team of researchers, designing new ultrathin metal electrodes has enabled scientists to make semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly effective and can be paired with conventional silicon cells to considerably increase the performance of both devices. Scientists found using a chromium seed layer allowed them to grow ultrathin gold film that serves as a tran...

A new medical technology stops traumatic bleeding without requiring wound compression for Soldiers on the battlefield. Hemorrhaging is a leading cause of preventable death for Soldiers in combat. The simplicity, potential for deployability and proposed affordability of this technology under development allows Soldiers to carry a life-saving solution in their pocket.

 E-Mail IMAGE: New Army-funded synthetic biologic research manipulate micro-compartments in cells, potentially enabling bio-manufacturing advances for medicine, protective equipment, and engineering applications. view more  Credit: Courtesy Monica Olvera de la Cruz, Northwestern University RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- New Army-funded synthetic biology research manipulated micro-compartments in cells, potentially enabling bio-manufacturing advances for medicine, protective equipment...

 E-Mail IMAGE: With Army funding, scientists invent a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water, potentially solving waste management challenges at forward operating... view more  Credit: Courtesy University of California, Berkeley RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water. This advance will potentially solve waste managem...

Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMIs 1st Black leader by The Associated Press Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 3:44 pm EDT LEXINGTON, Va. — Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute amid the controversy over the school’s Confederate ties and the removal of a statue of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, was voted unanimously Thursday to become the first Black man to lead the school. Wins, a 1985 graduate of VMI, took over for retired Army ...

 E-Mail RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Joint Army- and Air Force-funded researchers have taken a step toward building a fault-tolerant quantum computer, which could provide enhanced data processing capabilities. Quantum computing has the potential to deliver new computing capabilities for how the Army plans to fight and win in what it calls multi-domain operations. It may also advance materials discovery, artificial intelligence, biochemical engineering and many other disciplines needed for t...

A new technology will speed up development of 3D-printed components for a variety of Army applications.

5 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A U.S. Army-funded researcher who developed a mathematical theory for complex systems such as networks, power grids and the human brain, received a prestigious scientific award. A new approach for solving dynamic problems will allow advancements, predictability and system protection in a wide range of fields, including network security, fluid dynamics, soft robotics and energy-efficient design, researchers said. Igor Mezić, professor in the Dep...