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UAVForge reveals challenge of developing ‘perch and stare’ UAV

Posted July 2, 2012 by

DARPA’s UAVForge, a crowdsourcing competition to design, build and manufacture an advanced small unmanned air vehicle, set out to determine if a loosely-connected community of UAV enthusiasts could develop a militarily relevant back-pack…

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Multiscale modeling research seeks atom-to-application understanding of materials

Posted August 15, 2012 by by Joyce P. Brayboy

At the U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists and engineers have been studying how they can enhance Soldiers' battlefield effectiveness without placing an extra load on their backs...

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NASA seeks space technology research fellowship applicants

Posted October 15, 2012 by

NASA is seeking applications from graduate students for the agency’s Space Technology Research Fellowships. Applications will be accepted from students pursuing or planning to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at accredited U.S. universities. The fellowship awards, worth as much as $68,000 per year, will coincide with the start of the…

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Antelope Valley robotics teams helping seniors

Posted December 7, 2012 by Linda KC Reynolds

Jedi Masters, Titanium Tigers, Panthers, F-22 Raptorbots and other robotic teams gathered at Joe Walker Middle school in Quartz Hill, Calif., to participate in the 3rd Annual AV Techno Classic LEGO Tournament. The 2012 theme was ëSenior Solutions: Independent. Engaged. Connected. First Lego League is a robotics program designed to excite students 9 to 14…

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DARPA Experimental Aircraft Program to develop next generation of vertical flight

Posted February 25, 2013 by

One of the greatest challenges of the past half century for aerodynamics engineers has been how to increase the top speeds of aircraft that take off and land vertically without compromising the aircraft’s lift to power in hover or its efficiency during long-range flight. The versatility of helicopters and other vertical take-off and landing aircraft…

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NASA extends environmental testing, integration services contract at Goddard

Posted May 17, 2013 by

NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. This extension increases the maximum ordering value of the cost-plus award-fee indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by $81.1 million to $328.1 million. The period of performance is from May 15…

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Lockheed Martin completes key milestone on GeoEye’s new satellite

Posted April 17, 2012 by

The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye’snext-generation Earth-imaging satellite successfully initiated power-on testing for the GeoEye-2 spacecraft bus. This program milestone continues the team’s on-time and on-budget performance in support of GeoEye’s plan for on-orbit operations in 2013. The power-on testing of the GeoEye-2 spacecraft bus demonstrates initial electrical integration, validates the satellite’s interfaces and paves…

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Army scientists energize battery research

Posted June 5, 2012 by by David McNally

Army scientists are squeezing more power from batteries by developing new methods and materials with incredible results. "Our battery group has recently developed some new materials that could potentially...

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One of AFIT’s own designs top word game app

Posted July 13, 2012 by by Cindy Holbrook

Wouldn’t it be cool to design your own app? And wouldn’t it be cool if the app was among the top 50 to be downloaded? Maj. (Dr.) Kennard Laviers, an assistant professor of computer science in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, recently developed a new app…

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Hiding in plain sight

Posted August 28, 2012 by

This robot is made of silicone. It can walk, change color and light up in the dark. It can even change temperature. In the future, robots like this might be made for just a few dollars.....

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