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Using Composite Material Samples, NRL Scientists Predict Aspects Of F/A-18 Performance

2015-04-17 03:59:13| rfglobalnet Home Page

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has built a robot to pull, bend, and twist samples of the composite materials used to build F/A-18s and other aircraft. Dr. John Michopoulos leads the project.

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US NRL assesses new rubber types to provide corrosion protection for AAVs

2015-03-19 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Tests performed by the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have found that certain types of rubber, called polyureas, could offer better corrosion protection for amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs).

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NRL Researchers Pattern Magnetic Graphene

2015-03-17 06:31:28| rfglobalnet Home Page

Graphene, an atomically thin sheet of carbon, has been intensively studied for the last decade to reveal exceptional mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. Recently, researchers have started to explore an even more surprising property—magnetism.

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US NRL researchers build robotic fin for autonomous underwater vehicle

2015-01-30 01:00:00| Naval Technology

US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have designed and developed a new bio-inspired, actively controlled curvature robotic fin, which aims to deliver a low-speed propulsion system to scaled-down autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

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Space Station Astronauts Launch SpinSat; NRL Starts Getting Data

2015-01-13 04:41:28| rfglobalnet Home Page

On November 28, 2014, astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully deployed SpinSat into orbit. SpinSat is a beach ball-like satellite, built by Andy Nicholas and others at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

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