A cycloidal diffractive waveplate (50) comprising first and second substrate layers (52, 54), a liquid crystal layer (60 C, 60 H) provided between the first and second substrate layers, and ...

News | Jun 3, 2019 US Army researchers are turning it ‘up to 11’ to make hypervelocity firearms Patented technologies are scalable and available to industry partners ...

Two engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio have invented an improved technique for 3D printing strain gauges so they can monitor and characterize wings or structures under load. U.S.

The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center announced on Wednesday that Benjamin Wilcox, a mechanical engineer for the Shore Technical Department, has been awarded two 20-year ...

The technology readiness level is a helpful knowledge-based standard and shorthand for evaluating the maturity of a technology or invention.

In recent headlines, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to join forces with Anduril, an American defense technology company specializing in autonomous systems, to develop mixed-reality (MR) devices ...

In science news that matters, on Tuesday the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio was granted U.S. Patent 11,198,927, titled “Niobium alloys for high temperature, structural applications.” ...

When a business seeks to develop a device, software, or other intellectual property owned by a branch of the military, they must often first secure a patent license. Read this article to determine ...

International law has banned the use of chemical weapons since the Hague Convention of 1899, but that hasn’t stopped their use. In March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with ...

A group of U.S. Army engineers have invented a mechanical box that can house a quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on top of a normal ground vehicle for instant deployment. The new invention, ...

A VA staffer in Cinncinnati has invented a novel eye-dropper to help people who would otherwise struggle with the tiny bottles of medicine. Terri Ohlinger is a nurse and case manager at the Cincinnati ...

U.S. Army researchers have packed a net into a 40mm grenade so they can take down enemy drones. The new invention, which was patented on Tuesday, brings high-tech engineering to the tried-and-true ...