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U.S. DOE ULTIMATE program developing Ultra-High Temperature Materials for efficient gas turbine in aviation

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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…...

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Laser ignition technology to enable scramjet propulsion for Hypersonic aircraft and spacecraft

Vehicles propelled by rocket engines are commonly called rockets. Rocket vehicles carry their own oxidizer, unlike most combustion engines, so rocket engines can be used in a vacuum to propel spacecraft and ballistic missiles. Compared to other types of jet…...

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Single-crystal turbine blade technology for aero engines, dominated by US now mastered by China and India

In 2018, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)  named the Pratt & Whitney single crystal turbine blade an historic mechanical engineering landmark. These blades, which can be found in many modern, high-performance gas turbines (a.k.a. jet engines)—including the ones powering…...

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US DOD employing Synthetic Biology based on Self-assembly for on-demand bio-production of new materials for military

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The COVID-19 pandemic, while demonstrating the nation’s vulnerabilities to biothreats, has also shown the fragility of the supply chain. The United States relies on foreign suppliers for a number of critical components including commodity chemicals, rare earth elements and active…...

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Defense Acquisition System Policy (DoD 5000.01) emphasize life cycle systems management

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The Department of Defense (DOD) acquires goods and services from contractors, federal arsenals, and shipyards to support military operations. The acquisition is a broad term that applies to more than just the purchase of an item or service; the acquisition…...

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RFSoC for Military 5G, Radar and Electronic Warfare

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We live in an increasingly interconnected world, one in which mobile communications provide a significant element of this interconnectivity. This increasing demand for high speed, low latency networks supporting mobile connectivity is leading the definition of 5th generation mobile networks.…...

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NASA Flight Opportunities program facilitates rapid demonstration of promising technologies for space exploration

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Two out of three missions to the red planet have failed. One reason there have been so many losses is that there have been so many attempts. “Mars is a favorite target,” says Dr. Firouz Naderi, manager of the Mars…...

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DARPA SAVaNT employing atomic vapors to develop Quantum Sensors at Room Temperature

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We are in midst of the second quantum revolution moving from merely computing quantum properties of systems to exploiting them. Researchers are developing new capabilities in secure communication, ultra-sensitive and high signal-to-noise physical sensing of the environment and Quantum Information…...

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Militaries race for Extreme cold weather vehicles for possible Arctic conflict and mountain warfare

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As the Global warming is melting the Arctic ice, and opening up new shipping trade routes and real estate, intense resource competition over an estimated $1 trillion untapped reserves of oil, natural gas and minerals has started. Human activities have…...

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Hardware-in-the-loop simulation

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Modeling and simulation (M&S) is the use of models as a basis for simulations to develop data utilized for managerial or technical decision making. Modeling is the process of representing a model (e.g., physical, mathematical, or logical representation of a…...

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