What research is available on replacing conventional graphite in lithium-ion batteries with silicon oxycarbide?
What research is available on replacing conventional graphite in lithium-ion batteries with silicon oxycarbide?
Advanced Materials
Traditional materials and processes for science, engineering, and technologies in the context of defense systems and military applications.
Recent Inquiries
What experiments and models exist for liquid fuel injection or spray in hypersonic fuels?
What experiments and models exist for liquid fuel injection or spray in hypersonic fuels?
Which missiles and/or solid rocket boosters utilize carbon/carbon-silicon-carbide (C/C-SiC) ceramic matrix composite (CMC) thrust vector control vanes for maneuvering?
Which missiles and/or solid rocket boosters utilize carbon/carbon-silicon-carbide (C/C-SiC) ceramic matrix composite (CMC) thrust vector control vanes for maneuvering?
Articles
Screening Low-Flammability Polymers Through Chemistry-Aware ML
Marine and aerospace vessels have stringent flammability requirements, defined through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1354 Cone Calorimetry standard [1], to protect those onboard Navy vessels in case of fire emergencies.
A New Platform for Developing Advanced Metals at Scale
Companies building next-generation products and breakthrough technologies are often limited by the physical constraints of traditional materials. In aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial tooling, pushing those constraints introduces possible failure points into the system, but…
Researchers Capture Nanoparticle Movements to Forge New Materials
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers can now observe the phonon dynamics and wave propagation in self-assembly of nanomaterials with unusual properties that rarely exist in nature. This advance will enable researchers to incorporate desired mechanical properties…
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…
Events
Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Training (Newark, CA)
This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class applies…
Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD-810) Training (Oxnard, CA)
This four-day Military Standard 810 (MIL-STD 810) training focuses on the purpose of each test, the equipment required to perform each test, and the methodology to correctly apply the specified test environments. This class applies…
High-Speed/Hypersonic Subarea of the Air Platforms Community of Interest Technical Roadmap Interchange Meeting 2026
Registration is now closed for the 2026 event. We hope you consider registering next year for the 2027 event.