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Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
Chemical weapons have the capacity to inflict enormous loss of life on military and civilian populations. They can negatively impact economies, constrain national budgets, and create geopolitical Read More
Success Stories
Department of DefenseArmy
Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
In December 1990, the United States Air Force grounded its fleet of Rockwell B-1 Lancer bombers after two engines failed in the span of just three months. The first incident, in October, occurred Read More
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Department of DefenseAir Force
Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
On August 19, 2000, internal corrosion caused a 30-inch-diameter pipeline, buried six feet underground near the Pecos River in New Mexico, to rupture. Escaping gas exploded, leaving a 20-foot-deep Read More
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Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
Thanks to a series of U.S. Air Force SBIR contracts, laser technology from the turn of the century, originally designed to monitor the upper atmosphere for nuclear detonations, is now being used for Read More
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Department of DefenseArmy
Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
The name may seem obscure, but the technology—used in everything from cell phones to light bulbs and satellites—is critical to modern life. And one company, backed by Department of Defense (DoD) Read More
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Department of DefenseAir Force
Feb
21
2020
February 21, 2020
The composite panels that make up the skin of the F-35 Lightning II are attached to its frame with tens of thousands of fasteners. To ensure that the aircraft meets operational specifications, every Read More
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Department of DefenseAir Force
Feb
20
2020
February 20, 2020
Behind some of the world’s most powerful missiles is a tiny, precision-wound component that ensures the payload reaches its target. And behind these components is a New Hampshire-based company, Airex Read More
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Department of DefenseAir Force
Feb
20
2020
February 20, 2020
On the morning of October 12, 2000, while in port for refueling in Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole—a 505-foot U.S. Navy destroyer—was attacked by suicide bombers who detonated explosives from a small boat Read More
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Department of DefenseNavy
Feb
20
2020
February 20, 2020
When 18-year-old Jordan Wells saw the Maryland State Police helicopter land that foggy night in 2008 she probably breathed a sigh of relief. Having just survived a violent car accident, she had every Read More
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Department of DefenseAir Force
Feb
20
2020
February 20, 2020
Who doesn’t love a good map? The borders, the spaces, the glut of visual information packed into every square inch. It’s not an uncommon interest. But not everyone can say they’ve had the chance to Read More
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Department of DefenseNavy
Feb
18
2020
February 18, 2020
There can be huge potential in tiny objects. Consider how much more memory today’s computers can hold than those of just a few years ago. Much of this added power comes from the emerging field of Read More
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Department of DefenseArmy
Feb
18
2020
February 18, 2020
About two decades ago, an electrical engineer formulated an algorithm that allowed her to cancel out unwanted noise in audio transmissions. Today, the technology she explored is almost ubiquitous— Read More
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Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency
