Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design
Credit: Virginia Tech The motivations for using biology as inspiration to engineering vary based on the project, but for Ling ...
Tag: Weaponry
Gamma-ray laser moves a step closer to reality
Calculations by UC Riverside's Allen Mills predict metastable positronium bubbles in liquid heliumCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
SwRI-developed direction-finding antenna wins 2019 R&D 100 Award
AF-369 VHF/UHF terrestrial antenna boosts sensitivity and accuracy, reduces costCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 19, 2019 -- ...
Space-based radar suggests North Korean nuke equivalent to ’17 Hiroshimas’
Credit: ESA / ATG medialab North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It ...
SwRI’s Sees honored with AOC lifetime service award
Award recognizes distinguished service to Association of Old CrowsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO- Oct. 30, 2019 - The Association ...
Lost in combat?
Research team including Göttingen discover belongings of a warrior on unique Bronze Age battlefield siteCredit: Volker Minkus Recent archaeological investigations ...
Lithuanian scientists offer cheaper and safer solutions for defense training
Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have designed a field training equipment for short-range air defence ...
Pilot safety training technology wins Air Force grant for app-based simulator
Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Simulator technology aimed at advancing critical communication and safety for pilots and ...
Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers
Credit: University of Buffalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world's most exquisite ...
TRACER: Sailors use augmented-reality to train for combat
Credit: John F. Williams The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as ...
What do dragonflies teach us about missile defense?
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Be grateful you're not on a dragonfly's diet. You might be a fruit ...
DARPA grants ASU $38.8 million to create epigenetic tool for fight against WMD
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Arizona State University announced today that it ...
Using building materials to monitor for high enriched uranium
A new paper details how small samples of ubiquitous building materials, such as tile or brick, can be used to ...
Advanced computational modeling of the gut for biodefense
BLACKSBURG, VA, June 19, 2019 - The Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) has developed a high-resolution model of ...
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