May 29, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD. (May 29, 2018) – When engineers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory brainstormed on how to improve Soldier lethality, the idea of a third arm seemed like something that might help. Mechanical engineer Dan Baechle carefully planned out a device that doesn't need batteries, is lightweight and can evenly distribute the load...
May 24, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 23, 2018) -- Researchers and engineers from the U.S Army Research Laboratory participated in a three-day "hands-on" project management training course at APG where they created a project plan using the "consensus approach," May 1-3. Using the consensus approach, participants said as a team, they yielded a project plan that...
May 23, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. (May 23, 2018) -- According to Robin Sharma, "Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers." For the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, one leader in...
May 11, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 10, 2018) -- The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, along with its partners in the ARL South region, held summit to highlight ARL South's research partnerships and achievements for the past year. The meetings at Rice University in Houston, Texas, April 24-25, focused on research partnerships in the areas of power and energy,...
May 10, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 10, 2018) -- Dr. Stephen B. Bayne, Texas Tech University professor and joint U.S. Army Research Laboratory South faculty member, recently received the President's Excellence in Research Professorship at the annual faculty awards convocation in Lubbock, Texas. The professorship is for faculty that have demonstrated excellence...
May 09, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 9, 2018) -- A new research agreement between ride-sharing company Uber and the United States Army may result in quieter unmanned aircraft for the future force. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory has aeronautical engineers and scientists working to solve some of the toughest technology challenges in delivering the rotorcraft...
May 08, 2018
LOS ANGELES -- Uber and U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Army Research Laboratory, announced today a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to advance technologies supporting Future Vertical Lift. As part of this agreement, Uber and RDECOM ARL also signed their first joint work statement to jointly fund and collaborate on research...
May 01, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. (May 1, 2018) -- The National Science Foundation recently selected a student intern from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory for its graduate research fellowship program. Sabrina Curtis, a University of Maryland materials science and engineering master's candidate, was awarded an NSF graduate research fellowship to support her future educational...
May 01, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD. (May 1, 2018) — Scientists at two major national laboratories have demonstrated a new method for testing explosives stored in weapons stockpiles, a step they say will help reduce accidental detonation and ensure the weapons perform as expected. Stored small-scale and large-scale explosives, from blasting caps to nuclear...
April 29, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 29, 2018) -- The battlefield of the future will be complex, with mountains of data moving rapidly between commanders, operations centers and the joint warfighter. In this multi-faceted environment, Army researchers and their partners are seeking solutions. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory formed an alliance in 2010 with...
April 26, 2018
ADELPHI, MD. (April 26, 2018) -- New technology allows U.S. Soldiers to learn 13 times faster than conventional methods and Army researchers said this may help save lives. At the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, scientists are improving the rate of learning even with limited resources. It's possible to help Soldiers decipher hints of information faster and...
April 25, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 25, 2018) -- In the future, materials scientists will use advanced software to specify the properties they desire and a program will deliver a choice of optimized chemical compounds. Dr. B. Christopher Rinderspacher, a theoretical chemist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, recently published a paper describing the...
