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Natural Rubbers for Propellant Binders

DSIAC staff connected the inquirer with a subject matter expert who performed a literature search and provided a report and bibliography. The publications included information on the use of natural rubber as a propellant binder,…

Shark-Resistant Materials for Combat Divers

  The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center was asked to identify shark resistant materials and technology in development or readily available that can be applied to combat diver wetsuits. The most recent breakthrough in this…

Alternatives to Using Hexavalent Chromium Coatings

  The Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) received a technical inquiry about approved hexavalent chrome replacements for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) applications.  DSIAC subject matter experts performed a study and identified several works…

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AFRL, Republic of Singapore Air Force Collaborate on Coating Systems

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH – The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Coatings and Corrosion Teams are dedicated to providing the latest state-of-the art coating systems for aerospace products to enable the Warfighter to…

Army Project Turns to Nature for Help With Self-Healing Material

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — An Army-funded project developed a self-healing material patterned after squid ring teeth protein. The biodegradable. biosynthetic polymer could be used to repair materials that are under continual repetitive movement, such…

Researchers Create Materials-by-Design for Future Army

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD — For centuries, the standard recipe for metals development has been to take useful metals and add a small amount of other elements to enhance performance. Today, materials scientists are seeking a new…