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

Air Force licensing out Vigilant Spirit software for controlling multiple UAVs

Sep 25th, 2018 11m 28s

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 Vigilant Spirit Ground Control Station so

See through the forest canopy with Navy’s advanced LiDAR

Aug 7th, 2018 7m 12s

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 an exciting branch of photonics that offers imaging c

Army researchers develop mobile app that helps optimize caffeine levels

Jun 9th, 2018 30m 36s

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 McDowell, and Quinton King, discuss the Army’s 2B-Alert mobile app

Ammunition backpack for belt-fed weapons by NSWC-Crane

May 12th, 2018 4m 26s

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 650 round-belt of NATO 7.62mm.The best part, they built it using

Nano-galvanic aluminum-based powder for hydrogen fuel cell power invented by Army scientists

Mar 30th, 2018 19m 5s

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 universe, has the potential to powe

Air Force’s new ‘bunker buster’ steel formula available for commercial production

Mar 6th, 2018 6m 16s

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 it

Lasers and other technology from the U.S. Air Force’s Space Vehicles Directorate

Feb 16th, 2018 5m 7s

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 Speed, Low Drag, we hear from Dr. Wellesley Pereira, a senior scien

US Navy’s Polygonal Asymmetric Reflector could help downed aircrews

Feb 8th, 2018 6m 12s

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 communications systems, like a radio, or cannot use such

Oil spills, Eulerian mathematics, and a business opportunity with the Naval Research Laboratory

Jan 31st, 2018 8m 28s

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 TechLink’s High Speed, Low Drag Podcast, research

Android Tactical Awareness Kit (ATAK) by the Air Force Research Laboratory

Dec 21st, 2017 5m 20s

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 offline mapping a

In Vitro Nanoparticle Exposure System by Air Force Research Laboratory

Oct 19th, 2017 26m 26s

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 A

5 Available Technologies from Defense Laboratories

Oct 6th, 2017 14m 58s

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...The post 5 A

Brighter, Safer Flash-bang Grenade by the Army

Sep 22nd, 2017 6m 19s

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 Grenad

Aircraft Spar Cutter by the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers

Sep 15th, 2017 7m 11s

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 N

Intubation Mouthguard by the Army’s Institute of Surgical Research

Aug 25th, 2017 8m 47s

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

Improved Mooring Cleat by the Naval Surface Warfare Center

Aug 18th, 2017 3m 54s

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 Warfa

Multi-segmented magnetic robot by SPAWAR-SSC Pacific

Aug 1st, 2017 6m 37s

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

NSA releases dozens of code projects on GitHub

Jul 26th, 2017 4m 52s

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 co

Retention Harness by Naval Air Warfare Center

Jul 12th, 2017 3m 42s

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...The post Retention Harness by

Multiple Bundle Sling Load System by Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center

Jun 26th, 2017 3m 38s

The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center has developed the multiple bundle sling load system to address payload delivery in military operations. The critical nature of rotor-wing military resupply...The post Multiple Bun

Fast Break Introducer Needle by Air Force Medical Service

Jun 20th, 2017 2m 15s

The six-step Seldinger wire technique is used for inserting catheters into central veins, installing pacemakers in the heart, inserting chest drains, visualizing the blood vessels, and other advanced medical procedures....The post Fast Break I

Virally-encoded Protein Therapeutics by Air Force Research Laboratory

Jun 2nd, 2017 2m 30s

Air Force researchers have developed a DNA-based therapeutic for treating diseases that have promoter sequences unique to the pathogen and not the host organism, i.e., a human. Such diseases include,...The post Virally-encoded Protein Therapeu

Ruck Dock by Air Force Research Laboratory

May 31st, 2017 2m 42s

The Air Force Research Laboratory seeks companies to license and manufacture the Ruck Dock, a load carriage connector system designed to enable rapid mounting and demounting of personal load bearing...The post Ruck Dock by Air Force Research L

Lightweight 3-D Vehicle Armor by Naval Surface Warfare Center

May 23rd, 2017 2m 44s

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, has developed a lightweight armor assembly for resisting penetration by both fragments and high velocity, sharply pointed projectiles. This military technology is available...The post Light