February 01, 2019
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command will transition from the Army Materiel Command to the Army Futures Command Feb. 3, a process that officially began Jan. 31 during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The key goal of AFC, which began operations July 1, 2018 and is headquartered in Austin,...
January 31, 2019
ADELPHI, Md. (Jan. 31, 2019) -- Two researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), have been awarded the Publication Award from the International Test and Evaluation Association for their contributions to test and evaluation, or T&E, procedures that will better...
January 30, 2019
ADELPHI, Md. (Jan. 30, 2019) -- If you were convinced you knew the way home, would you still turn on your GPS? Army scientists recently attempted to answer a similar question due to an ongoing concern that artificial intelligence, which can be opaque and frustrating to many people, may not be helpful in battlefield decision making. "The U.S. Army continues...
January 29, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 28, 2019) -- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME, recently elected a researcher from the RDECOM's Army Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), as a fellow. Dr. Todd Bjerke received this recognition last fall for more than 30 years of research achievements in the field of...
January 15, 2019
ADELPHI, Md. (Jan. 15, 2019) -- The emergence of next generation virtual and augmented reality devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed reality to simulate training, enhance command and control, and improve the effectiveness of warfighters on the battlefield. It is thought that putting mission relevant battlefield...
January 10, 2019
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 10, 2019) -- A group of Singaporean researchers met with representatives from the RDECOM Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), at the Rodman Materials Research Laboratory and the Adelphi Laboratory Center during a two-day coordination visit Jan 8-9. Dr. Jeff Zabinski, the lab's director of...
December 20, 2018
WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2018) --The submission deadline to compete in the U.S. Army's second Expeditionary Technology Search, or xTechSearch 2.0, is Dec. 31. The Army held its first competition earlier this year and due to its successful outcomes is continuing its efforts to find the best technologies from small businesses and start-ups to incorporate into Army...
December 18, 2018
ADELPHI, MD. (Dec. 17, 2018) - Creative geniuses behind digital humans and human-like characters in Hollywood blockbusters Avatar, Blade Runner 2049, Maleficent, Furious 7, The Jungle Book, Ready Player One and others have U.S. Army-funded technology to thank for visual effects. That technology was developed at the U.S. Army Institute for Creative Technologies...
December 18, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. (Dec. 19, 2018) Researchers from the U.S. Army and top universities discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by igniting aluminum micron powders coated with graphene oxide. This discovery coincides with the one of the Army's modernization priorities: Long Range Precision...
December 17, 2018
ADELPHI, Md. (Dec. 17, 2018) -- This year has had its share of science and technology advances from Army researchers. The RDECOM Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), has the mission to discover, innovate and transition science and technology to ensure dominant strategic land power. The lab's chief scientist, Dr. Alexander Kott,...
December 17, 2018
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Dec. 13, 2018) -- Researchers from the RDECOM Research Laboratory, the Army's corporate research laboratory (ARL), recently partnered with Texas A&M University to work on artificial intelligence and machine learning as applied to material informatics (and genome). 1st Lt. Levi McClenny, a doctoral candidate in the university's...
December 04, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The United States Army is launching its second Expeditionary Technology Search competition, known as xTechSearch 2.0, as a catalyst to engage with the non-defense traditional small business sector, to drive American innovation for Army challenges and spur economic growth. xTechSearch 2.0 follows its highly successful predecessor launched earlier...
