Over the past century, exploitation of the air domain’s speed, vantage, maneuverability, flexibility, and range changed the nature of warfare. Militarily, operating in the air domain provides hypersonic speeds, vantage: the ability to see not only over the next hill but also over the horizon. It provides maneuverability unencumbered by mountain …
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November, 2021
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20 November
Sustainable food technologies for future need to feed the 10 billion global population by 2050, amid threats to global food supply chain
The global population grows from 7 billion in 2010 to a projected 9.8 billion in 2050, and incomes grow across the developing world, overall food demand is on course to increase by more than 50 percent, and demand for animal-based foods by nearly 70 percent. Yet today, hundreds of millions …
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19 November
polaritonics
Between electronics and photonics there exists a frequency gap of approximately two octaves, i.e., the frequency range between 100 GHz and 10 THz, across which there are limited capabilities for signal generation, control, guidance, and processing. Researchers have demonstrated e that phonon-polaritons in ionic crystals like LiNbO3 or LiTaO3 may …
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19 November
Israeli arms industry uses Gaza strip as their testing laboratory for new weapons development and to sell them as battle proven weapons
An outbreak of violence in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict commenced on 10 May 2021, though disturbances took place earlier, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It was marked by protests and rioting, police riot control, rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, …
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18 November
US Aerospace industrial base Challenges and Way ahead
The U.S. Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of technologically advanced aircraft, space systems and defense capabilities. Since the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight in 1903, the aerospace industry has grown by leaps and bounds and produced iconic achievements such as …
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15 November
CMOS image sensor (CIS) advancements enabling big growth in Smartphone camera, machine vision, medical imaging and security applications
Innovations in CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology continue to enhance digital imaging landscape. While the demand has been driven by smartphone makers, leveraging enhanced photo-taking capabilities to differentiate their devices from the competition, there is also a growing market for applications in the automotive, security, medical, and manufacturing sectors. Smartphone camera …
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13 November
DARPA SQUIRREL exploiting robots relays for military communication in caves or jungles with heavy foliage
Mobile robots used by the military and law enforcement agencies require a robust communications link for successful mission executions. Such mobile robots are increasingly used in life-threatening situations and hazardous environments, rendering a solid communications link to be of vital importance. Tactical mobile robots used in military and law enforcement operations …
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12 November
U.S. DOE ULTIMATE program developing Ultra-High Temperature Materials for efficient gas turbine in aviation
The jet engine is the most complex element of an aircraft and one of the most complex human-made products ever developed, housing thousands of individual components — and ultimately determining fuel efficiency for aircraft All turbines operate on similar principles: A gas or other fluid turns a rotor, which …
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12 November
Mobile User Objective System(MUOS) fully operational for U.S. DOD’s military satellite communications in Mountains, Jungles, Urban areas and Arctic
Satellite communication is a technology that is used to transfer the signals from the transmitter to a receiver with the help of satellites. Communications via satellite have the unique characteristic of the ability to cover the globe with a flexibility that cannot be duplicated with terrestrial links. Mobile satellite service …
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11 November
Autonomous and Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) for Security
National security has been described as the ability of a state to cater to the protection and defence of its citizenry. It includes Human security which means freedom from pervasive threats to people’s rights, safety, and lives. Homeland security means protecting the nation against terrorism, natural or man-made disasters, as …
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