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Preparing Our Ports for the Future of Alternative Maritime Fuels

The future of net-zero carbon emission fuel for the maritime sector is coming. According to a new S&T market research…

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CDMRP Funds Innovative Research to Better Understand and Treat Brain Injuries

Over 500,000 service members experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 2000 and 2023, and more than 185,000 veterans receiving…

New National Lab Algorithm Enables Faster, Safer Inspection of Nuclear Materials

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D-printing, can enable the domestic fabrication of complex nuclear parts in a short time. The quality…

soldier operating the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle, named CHAPPIE

CHAPPIE: An Innovative Advancement in CBRN Defense

BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) – Buckley Space Force Base is home to one of the Defense Department’s only…

The Relief Well Sustainment Deployable Resilient Installation water Purification and treatment System

ERDC Researchers Design, Test New Mobile Treatment for Relief Wells

VICKSBURG, Miss. – A multiagency team of researchers and specialists from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC),…

Young Arabidopsis plants from the same transformation experiment expressing a red reporter pigment, demonstrating the variability that can occur in transformation outcomes. Increasing the efficiency of transformation and control over outcomes can greatly help real-world plant biotechnology applications. Photo: Matthew Szarzanowicz

New Plant Engineering Method Promises to Dramatically Improve Biofuel and Bioproduct Development

The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper:  a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium in…

Tech. Sgt. Collin Stratton, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, secures his single-point nozzle adapter to an R-11 fuel truck Nov. 6, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The SN adapter, an innovation created by Stratton, makes fuel sampling easier and safer by reducing the steps required to gain the sample. Fuel samples are taken to ensure aircraft fuel is free of water and other contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King.)

Airman Brings Fuel Sampling Innovation to Eglin, Possibly AF

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With a few snaps, turns and clicks, a new fuels innovation is sealed in…

HDIAC Journal Release

HDIAC is excited to announce the release of our latest HDIAC Journal. This journal features exclusive articles on: • Breakthroughs…

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Enhancing Army Combat Effectiveness and Survivability Through Microgrids

Summary As the U.S. Army seeks to improve combat effectiveness and survivability, innovative energy systems are becoming more critical. This…

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Modern Renewable Resources For Alternative Energy Generation

Summary This article explores existing alternative energy capabilities that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) can leverage to ensure technological…

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Breakthroughs in Wearable Molecular Monitoring

Background Homeland defense and security depends on peak performance of field personnel and early detection of exposure to chemical/biological threats….

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The New CBRN Paradigm: Accelerating Development on Both Sides

For over a century, the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) enterprise focused on chemicals, biological agents, radiological isotopes, and…