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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday issued a patent to Justine Yu and Tanner Wood, inventors of the new “Modular Assembly Shelter Kits,” known as the MASh Kit in reference to the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals portrayed in a famous novel, movie, and the television series M*A*S*H. Contrasting with traditional construction using wood […]
The post Army construction engineers invent ‘MASh Kit,’ sturdy buildings with 3D-printed parts appeared first on TechLink.
Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory have built software that allows a single operator to efficiently and effectively control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (known as UAVs or drones). The...
The post Air Force licensing out Vigilant Spirit software for controlling multiple UAVs appeared first on TechLink.
The Optical Sciences Division at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a new imaging method for LiDAR, allowing it to see through forest canopies and camouflage netting. LiDAR is...
The post See through the forest canopy with Navy’s advanced LiDAR appeared first on TechLink.
The Army wants its soldiers awake but operational requirements often mean the troops don’t get much sleep. In this episode of the High Speed, Low Drag podcast, Troy Carter, Laci...
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A team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana, has invented an ammunition dispensing backpack for belt-fed weapons that weighs in around nine pounds and can hold a...
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Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory observed an unexpected result while polishing a newly engineered aluminum nano-powder: it began to produce hydrogen. Hydrogen, the most plentiful element in the...
The post Nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder for hydrogen fuel cell power invented by Army scientists appeared first on TechLink.
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate in Florida has designed a steel formula with amazing properties. Known as AF-96, the steel is inexpensive compared to traditional ultra-high-strength steel, e.g., Eglin steel, because...
The post Air Force’s new ‘bunker buster’ steel formula available for commercial production appeared first on TechLink.
What kind of music do planets sing? Neptunes! Your business will too if TechLink helps it leverage government research to build new and better products. In this episode of High...
The post Lasers and other technology from the U.S. Air Force’s Space Vehicles Directorate appeared first on TechLink.
Two researchers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane Division have developed a unique way to identify a person, e.g., a downed pilot, when that individual does not have traditional...
The post US Navy’s Polygonal Asymmetric Reflector could help downed aircrews appeared first on TechLink.
Scientists and engineers at the Naval Research Laboratory work on a myriad of problems, from clearing sea mines and detecting homemade explosives to predicting ocean currents. In this episode of...
The post Oil spills, Eulerian mathematics, and a business opportunity with the Naval Research Laboratory appeared first on TechLink.
Invented at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate, dozens of companies have licensed the ATAK software for further development. ATAK, used across the Department of Defense, offers collaborative online and...
The post Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK) by the Air Force Research Laboratory appeared first on TechLink.
A research team at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing in Ohio has invented a device that helps study nanotoxicity. Why? Because nanoparticles are being used in...
The post In Vitro Nanoparticle Exposure System by Air Force Research Laboratory appeared first on TechLink.
Interested in growing your business with technology, but lack the resources to develop new products? Leverage the government’s investment in military laboratories by licensing cutting-edge inventions directly from the Department...
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Update: The Department of the Army has granted an exclusive license to Savit Corporation for U.S. patent 8,161,883. The U.S. Army is seeking a private-sector partner to license for commercialization...
The post Brighter, Safer Flash-bang Grenade by the Army appeared first on TechLink.
An engineer at the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers in California has developed a patented precision cutting tool for airframe mechanics tasked with repairing hard to access, and irregularly shaped spars....
The post Aircraft Spar Cutter by the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers appeared first on TechLink.
The Army’s Institute of Surgical Research has developed a patent-pending intubation mouthguard, which secures endotracheal tubes using an adjustable attachment rail that protects a burn patient’s facial tissue. The device...
The post Intubation Mouthguard by the Army’s Institute of Surgical Research appeared first on TechLink.
To address defects in traditional mooring cleats, Navy scientists and engineers have developed an improved cleat that allows for fast attachment of a line without the need to feed it...
The post Improved Mooring Cleat by the Naval Surface Warfare Center appeared first on TechLink.
The Multi-segmented magnetic robot (MSMR) has been designed by Navy researchers to address capability gaps by providing acoustically quiet climbing and turning ability over a typical ferrous hull that often includes discontinuities...
The post Multi-segmented magnetic robot by SPAWAR-SSC Pacific appeared first on TechLink.
The secretive National Security Agency now lists 34 software projects on the agency’s GitHub page, a substantial increase since the agency’s first open-source software release in 2005. “NSA uses open-source...
The post NSA releases dozens of code projects on GitHub appeared first on TechLink.
A team of military researchers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division – Patuxent River invented an over-the-shoulder retention harness that features two connection points. The front connector securely...
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