“The powder used now in most ammunitions can be tweaked, so it runs at a higher pressure, but the guns can’t handle it,” Michlin said. “That’s why we designed the new breech, so we can take existing ...

1921-27 After World War I, Spanish forces used air-dropped mustard gas to quell the Berber rebels in the Rif region of northern Morrocco, which was then claimed as a territory by Spain. The targets of ...

The science and technology community employed by the Department of Defense uses the abbreviation TRL in reference to “technology readiness level.” It’s a helpful knowledge-based standard and shorthand ...

UPDATE: On September 10, U.S. Army researchers Adam L. Foltz and James E. Burke were issued U.S. Patent 10,408,579 for their directed energy modifications to the blank firing adapter used on M4 rifles ...

U.S. Army researchers have packed a net into a 40mm grenade so they can take down enemy drones. The new invention, which was patented on Tuesday, brings high-tech engineering to the tried-and-true ...

Two researchers working for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have come up with a drone design that shoots out of a 40mm grenade launcher. On Thursday, the Army’s patent application for the GLUAS ...

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, located in Natick, MA, recently granted a non-exclusive commercial patent license to SafetySpect, Inc., a dual-use ...

Two researchers at the U.S Army’s Armament Center have invented novel 40mm grenade cartridges for kinetically disabling or destroying small UAVs. The related intellectual property and technical data ...

Are you an entrepreneur or business wondering how to license technology from defense laboratories? If so, you’re in the right place. The Department of Defense invests over $70 billion on research and ...

Building a business is hard work, particularly in the first year when resources are scarce. You’ve got a dream, and if you’re lucky, a co-founder, but little or no experience. This is exactly why ...

CLEVELAND ­– In health care, the double helix is usually associated with DNA, but the architecture has been twisted into a unique implant that can read your blood pressure. Steve Majerus created the ...

For decades, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been developing innovations to improve the lives of those who’ve served — and these discoveries have not only improved the health and ...