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In this artist’s conception of the process, an automated deposition system places a new material onto a base material (purple beam, right) as the last sample that was made is analyzed and sent to the AI (green beams, brain, left). The AI tells the pulsed laser deposition machine what to do next (data cable, bottom). Credit: Chris Rouleau/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Researchers Harness AI for Autonomous Discovery and Optimization of Materials

Today, researchers are developing ways to accelerate discovery by combining automated experiments, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing. A novel…

Metal Alloys That Can Take the Heat

RICHLAND, Wash.—Cooks love stainless steel for its durability, rust resistance and even cooking when heated. But few know the secret…

U.S. Navy Showcases Sea Hunter Unmanned Surface Vehicle at LA Fleet Week

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Navy showcased Sea Hunter, part of the U.S. Navy’s unmanned surface vehicles (USV) prototype fleet,…

DoD Releases Open Announcement Through Other Transaction Authority for U.S. and Selected International Partners

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released a new Open Announcement through the Defense Industrial Base Consortium Other Transaction…

ULA's Vulcan VC2S rocket launch

Space Force Official Outlines Roadmap for Commercial Partnerships

Lt. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, the Space Force’s deputy chief of space operations, strategy, plans, programs, and requirements, said the…

woman standing in front of radar screen

Radar Is Advancing at Historic Speed. How Engineers Are Setting the Pace.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a whirling geopolitical landscape of new nuclear weapons, hypersonic weapons, drones, and satellites, the US is…

a bead of space glass

Neutrons Open Window to Explore Space Glass

Thanks to human ingenuity and zero gravity, we reap important benefits from science in space. Consider smartphones with built-in navigation…

The Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike)

Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike) Passes Key Milestone: Completes Gate 2 R3B

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. — The Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike) (FVL (MS)) program recently completed…

770-ton particle detector pictured above, called ProtoDUNE

Building a Better Neutrino Trap

First detected by Los Alamos researchers Frederick Reines and Clyde Cowan in a nuclear reactor in 1956, tiny particles dubbed…

opening remarks at the inaugural I2A Expo Day event in El Segundo, California, April 25, 2024.

SpaceWERX Completes Innovate to Accelerate Workshop

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – SpaceWERX completed the capstone event for its inaugural Innovate to Accelerate (I2A) program at the SpaceWERX…

Polymer-cased rounds

Lighten Up

Given the significant weight burden of weapons, ammunition, sustainment, protection, and mission command equipment that Warfighters carry, reducing Soldier load…

research physicist from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Quantum Optics Section attaches fiber-optic cables to deliver light into the compact laser-delivery system

NRL Charters Navy’s Quantum Inertial Navigation Path to Reduce Drift

WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have developed a patent-pending continuous 3-D-cooled atom beam interferometer derived from a…