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How the Navy is Preparing Drones for the Future

The Art of the Possible

The team of scientists and engineers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) located in Washington D.C. keep breaking their own records as they take lessons from past prototypes to build new autonomous systems to expand the capabilities and options available to the warfighter.

Battling the Military’s Most Ancient Foe by Nurturing Gut Bacteria

Slaying the Traveler’s Demon

When soldiers deploy to different parts of the world, they must contend with many different threats and challenges. Combat comes to many people’s minds when they think of the hardships of deployment, but another major problem soldiers face is the unwanted encounter of getting sick from bacteria or other pathogens in food or water.

Air Force Research Laboratory's STRONG team is developing the world’s first sweat-based biosensors to monitor the content of a person’s sweat in real-time

Sweating the Small Stuff

In today's ever-changing, fast-paced digital world, it is clear that every aspect of people’s lives are being transformed through emerging technologies that impact the way they work, learn and live.

Educators explored problem-based learning and the engineering design process

MDA Hosts Inaugural STEM Ed Workshop

The Missile Defense Agency Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program Office hosted a successful inaugural STEM Education Development (STEM ED) workshop in Tysons, Virginia, on July 17-21.

Maximizing Playtime with STEM Toys

This year, many Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) toys have been introduced to help develop skills such as critical thinking and spatial awareness in a fun and engaging way.

Dr. Polcawich recognized for outstanding and distinguished accomplishments in the piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems field

ARL Scientist Honored as DoD Lab Scientist of the Quarter

Dr. Ronald G. Polcawich from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Micro & Nano Materials & Devices Branch, was recently honored as the 2017 fourth quarter winner of the DoD Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter Award.

USAF Academy Professor Honored as DoD STEM Advocate

U.S. Air Force Academy professor honored as the Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Outreach Advocate of the Quarter.

Girl Scouts of the USA Capitol Hill event

Girls Scouts Prepare Girls to be Next Gen Cyber Experts

In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and Palo Alto Networks held an event on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building.

USNA Hosts Girls Only STEM Day

The USNA STEM Center hosted 230 girls from Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, New York, and New Jersey middle schools and provided them with the opportunity to meet female technologists, both civilian and military faculty members, who highlighted relevant academic programs and discussed their STEM careers working on cutting-edge technology.

Air Force Research Lab Scientist Honored for Human/Machine Interaction Research

Dr. Joseph B. Lyons from the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing, Human Trust and Interaction Branch, was recently honored as the 2017 third quarter winner of the Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory Scientist of the Quarter Award. Lyons was recognized for his outstanding and distinguished accomplishments in the areas of human machine interaction and trust.