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Smaller than a grain of salt. Smarter than ever. @PennEngineers & @UMich researchers create world’s smallest autonomous robots, unlocking smart skin, battlefield sensors, & adaptive airpower. Read more about this foundational breakthrough: seas.upenn.edu/stories/penn-… #PartnerWithAFRL
A game-changing breakthrough from @CUNY + @UTAustin (supported by AFOSR) shows how to illuminate & control dark excitons at the nanoscale. This could drive faster, smaller, energy-efficient tech for DAF operations. Article: asrc.gc.cuny.edu/headlines/2… #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR
Breakthrough work at @BoiseState is improving the reliability of gated field emission arrays. Supported in part by AFOSR. Explore the impact: boisestate.edu/news/2025/12/…
#PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch
Can microwaves inactivate viruses? @AFResearchLab's 711th Human Performance Wing + AFOSR supported researchers tested high-power microwave pulses & found no evidence of viral inactivation in solution. Authors incl. AFOSR Chief Scientist Dr. William Roach: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Congrats to Dr. Hough from all of us at AFOSR! 👏We're proud to highlight his achievements as a recipient of the AFRL ProtoStar Award, an AFOSR program! His game-changing work exemplifies our commitment to high-quality, high-impact basic research for @usairforce & @USSpaceForce.
Dr. Hough's pioneering work is crucial in delivering faster and more robust capabilities to our warfighters, showcasing our commitment to winning at speed. 🦾
Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of excellence and innovation together! 🚀💡
#AFRL | #WinTogether | #FutureFaster
ALT Graphic that reads at the top: Supporting Warfighters - AFRL The middle showcases Dr. Alexander Hough's headshot. It reads at the bottom: AFRL ProtoSTAR: Dr. Alexander Hough Excellence in Basic Research Award
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Breakthrough physics for warfighter advantage. AFOSR backed Prof. Daniel Tsui in 1985, whose @NobelPrize-winning work on quantum effects, awarded alongside Robert Laughlin & Horst Störmer, drives next-gen sensing + secure comms for @usairforce and @SpaceForceDoD. #PartnerWithAFRL
With AFRL/AFOSR support, @TAMU researchers are 3D printing living lung cells to study how our airways respond to extreme pressure + heat, key for pilot + astronaut safety and future respiratory medicine. stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/1… #PartnerWithAFRL #FutureFaster
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A quantum breakthrough: AFOSR-supported research by Dr. Frank Huo at @UofR @URochesterChem reveals a new way to control chemical reactions, not with heat or light, but through the quantum environment itself. rochester.edu/newscenter/qua… #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #MaterialsScience
AFRL/AFOSR’s support in 1986 helped launch Ahmed Zewail’s groundbreaking femtochemistry research, earning him the 1999 @NobelPrize in Chemistry. We’re proud to back high-impact discoveries that change the game. #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch
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Today and every day, we’re grateful for the brilliant minds driving innovation across @usairforce and @USSpaceForce. From groundbreaking research to transformational tech, we celebrate the dedicated @AFResearchLab workforce who inspire us everyday. #PartnerWithAFRL #FutureFaster
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AFRL/AFOSR supported researchers @RiceUniversity created a flash Joule heating method to recycle lithium-ion batteries with high purity and low energy use. Plans to scale the process aim for large-scale implementation. More: news.rice.edu/news/2025/two-… #PartnerWithAFRL #FutureFaster
Congratulations to Professor Naira Hovakimyan on becoming an @IFAC_Control Fellow! She has been recognized for outstanding contributions to robust adaptive control, safe learning in autonomous systems, and technology transitions to practice. #PartnerWithAFRL #BasicResearch
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📣 Join us for the next virtual Chief Scientist Distinguished Lecture on Nov 20, 2025, at 10:30 AM ET featuring Dr. Jun Ye on "Lighting a Quantum Path for Clock & Fundamental Physics." 🗓️
🌐 Register: zoomgov.com/webinar/register…
🧬#PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #PhysicsResearch #Webinar
Congratulations to AFOSR PO Dr. James Joo and collaborators at @AeroMechND! Their paper on wing-folding tech won the 2024 @ASMEdotorg JMR Best Paper Award. 🏆 Research paper: asmedigitalcollection.asme.o… @ASMEJournals #AFResearchLab #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch
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Did You Know: AFOSR supported Professors Alan MacDiarmid (1970) & Alan Heeger (1988) years before their @NobelPrizewith Hideki Shirakawa. Their polymer breakthroughs power today’s advanced materials. #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch #FutureFaster
Self-Healing, Shape-Shifting and Stronger Than Steel? Smart plastic breakthrough by researchers @TAMU and @utulsa. With AFOSR support. Could transform defense, aerospace & automotive tech. 🚀 #PartnerWithAFRL #BasicResearch
Bold ideas change the game. In the late 1950s, AFOSR began funding Dr. Jack Kilby’s pioneering research that led to the integrated circuit. Kilby's invention earned the @NobelPrize (shared with Zhores Alferov and Herbert Kroemer) in 2000. #PartnerWithAFRL #BasicResearch
Game-changing neuroscience breakthrough at @UCBerkeley! Researchers discover bats use predictive mapping to navigate! Movement & sensation are key. Insights into memory & decision-making! #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch #Neuroscience #BioEngineering #Grants
