Assault Ladders & the Open-Architecture Composite Structures Used to Improve Them
Introduction In the early morning of April 7, 1776, after fighting through the night, Capt. John Barry and his crew…
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4-D Printing: Potential Applications of 3-D Printed Active Composite Materials
Introduction With the advent of 3-D printing, structurally complex objects that were once unbuildable can now be easily manufactured. However,…
3-D Printed Body on a Chip for Military Applications
Introduction Animal studies and conventional cell cultures have been used in biomedical research for decades. However, organon-a-chip (OoC) devices imitate…
Red Teaming & Disruptive Innovation: Anticipating the Unexpected
Introduction In October 2016, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency revealed efforts by the naval wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
Trust Management for Cyber-Physical Systems
Introduction The internet of things (IoT) is a growing network of billions of connected devices. In 2015, approximately 15.4 billion…
Preparing for the Threat of Ammonia & Chlorine
Introduction Ammonia and chlorine are essential to modern life. Processes relying on ammonia and chlorine provide safe public water supplies,…
Conformal, Wearable Batteries: Powering Warfighter Equipment
When the U.S. first arrived in Afghanistan more than two decades ago, a typical unit required 2.07 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to…
Wearable Thermoelectric Generators Powered by Body Heat
Wearable thermoelectric module manufacturing is an emerging field with applications including self-powered wearable electronics, self-powered health and performance monitoring devices,…
Detection of Large Scale Man-Made Explosions by the Global Navigation Satellite System
As the U.S. military stands prepared to respond to emerging threats and remains deployed throughout the world, our adversaries are…
Nanotechnology & the New Arms Race
Background The 100th anniversary of the day the United States entered into World War I is a good time to…
Improving Cognitive Performance in Aviation & Other Military Applications
Background Optimal cognitive performance is critical to warfighter success. Methods to improve cognitive performance could enhance decision making, improve perception…
Creating a Face From a DNA Sample
The Department of Defense (DoD) continually seeks new and emerging methods to improve biometrics for enhanced security and identification. Biometric…