What high-temperature elastomer liner materials are available that can endure ablative environments?
What high-temperature elastomer liner materials are available that can endure ablative environments?
Advanced Materials
Traditional materials and processes for science, engineering, and technologies in the context of defense systems and military applications.
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What current technical methods are utilized to identify and monitor tactical nuclear weapons?
What current technical methods are utilized to identify and monitor tactical nuclear weapons?
What U.S. manufacturers have experience processing thermoplastic composites on large-acreage aerospace structures (i.e., 4-ft x 6-ft structures with simple or complex curvatures), and do any of them accept outside purchase-order/prototyping work from industry?
What U.S. manufacturers have experience processing thermoplastic composites on large-acreage aerospace structures (i.e., 4-ft x 6-ft structures with simple or complex curvatures), and do any of them accept outside purchase-order/prototyping work from industry?
Articles
LLNL Researchers Explore Future of Responsive 3D-Architected Materials
In the evolving fields of materials science and 3D printing, engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are exploring novel ways to create materials and structures that adapt and respond to their environments. A recent…
Peeling Back the Layers: Exploring Capping Effects on Nickelate Superconductivity
So-called “infinite-layer” nickelate materials, characterized by their unique crystal and electronic structures, exhibit significant potential as high-temperature superconductors. Studying these materials remains challenging for researchers; they have only been synthesized as thin films and then…
DARPA Demos Will Test Novel Tech for Building Future Large Structures in Space
Based on outstanding technical progress by research teams to date, DARPA has pivoted the third and final phase of its NOM4D (pronounced nō- mad) program from planned further laboratory testing to conducting a pair of…
Webinars
Computational Tools to Predict the Response of UHMWPE Composites to Impact
Ultra-high, molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites are advanced materials that lack experimentally driven, physics-based computational tools for predicting their response. This challenge exists for traditional fiber-based UHMWPE composites in a softer matrix material as well…
The Next Frontier in Energy and Materials: Turbostratic Graphene
Unlike conventional single- or few-layer graphene, turbostratic graphene, which is derived from biomass feedstock, can perform across a wide range of metrics and applications. To raise awareness and increase domestic production of turbostratic graphene, this…
Better, Faster, Cheaper Metallic Components: NSF’s HAMMER-ERC
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving from Evolution to Revolution Engineering Research Center (NSF HAMMER-ERC) is a collaboration between five universities to develop agile manufacturing systems that use new tools and advanced…
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SpaceCom
SpaceCom | Space Congress exclusively draws participation from industry leaders and organizations with the power to drive new space strategies, fuel forward progress, signal demand for continued innovation, inform policy, and institute a sustainable future…
2025 Space Technologies Independent Research & Development (IR&D) Technology Interchange Meeting
During the week of 24-28 March 2025, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), on behalf of the U.S. Department of defense (DoD) Space Community of Interest (COI), will host a virtual technology interchange meeting…
2025 National Fire Control Symposium
The National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with technical program lead advisory rotating among the services. The U.S. Navy will provide lead technical advisorship for the March 2025 event in its…