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As a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Energetics Center, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is a leader in the Navy's Energetics Enterprise. Its mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation and in-service support of energetics and energetic materials for propulsion systems, ordnance & pyrotechnic devices and fuzing for Navy, Joint Forces, and the Nation. Capabilities include research, test, and engineering of chemicals, propellants, explosives, related electronic devices and associated ordnance equipment.
In short, the U.S. Navy and other Federal Government agencies and allied nations come to NSWC IHD for energetic systems solutions — the organization supports the warfighter of today, anticipates their future needs, and makes discoveries for the next generation.
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2011
10 Feb 2011
Making a point
Northwestern researchers have developed an innovative method for printing nanostructures using hard, sharp "pen" tips that float on soft polymer springs. The technique quickly and inexpensively produces patterns of high quality and with high resolution and density.9 Feb 2011
Versatilis improvement in semiconducting inks for printing electronics
Vermont company shows 5-fold improvement in printable electronic devices made with modified semiconductor inks, awarded patent3 Feb 2011
Printed electronics enters fast growth phase
Printed electronics is associated with some orders, investments and acquisitions that are one hundred times as big as the largest two years ago.25 Jan 2011
T3 series clean energy, electric stand-up vehicle
Pentagon deploys T3 series clean energy, electric stand-up vehicle for perimeter security25 Jan 2011
Breakthrough in converting waste heat to energy
Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such as vehicle exhaust systems, industrial processes and equipment and sun light more efficiently than scientists have seen in the past.20 Jan 2011
City Labs achieves product regulatory licence for betavoltaic battery
City Labs is the first company in the betavoltaic battery industry to be granted a Product Regulatory General License to manufacture, sell, and distribute betavoltaic batteries.20 Jan 2011
Epitaxial graphene shows promise for replacing silicon in electronics
Move over silicon. There's a new electronic material in town, and it goes fast.19 Jan 2011
Smart Skin for Land, Sea and Air Vehicles
Cars that glow in the dark and have far more passenger space, aircraft and submarines that monitor their complete outer surface, military vehicles that destroy missiles that hit them. The common factor here is smart skin.12 Jan 2011
World's fastest solar powered car
The University of New South Wales's Sunswift solar car has broken a Guinness World Record to become the world's fastest solar vehicle.7 Jan 2011
Printed Electronics for EVs - The money floods in
Printed electronics is now seeing a surge in transactions in the form of orders, government and industry-funded development programs, acquisitions and company fund raising.5 Jan 2011
Printed Electronics-Predictions for 2011
IDTechEx examines the Printed Electronics market for 2011.2010
30 Dec 2010
AeroVironment receives $46.2m order for UAS and digital retrofit kits
AeroVironment announced that it received an order valued at $46,226,984 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises 123 new digital Raven® small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages as well as 186 digital retrofit kits for the U.S. Marine Corps.24 Dec 2010
Engineers make artificial skin out of nanowires
UC Berkeley have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term "thin-skinned."15 Dec 2010
Electric vehicle centric energy systems
The idea of electric vehicles donating power to a planned supergrid brings a wan smile to the faces of those struggling to get batteries to provide adequate range without unpredictable parasitic drainage of power at the behest of a third party.15 Dec 2010
Printed electronics for energy harvesting - the money floods in
Printed electronics is now seeing a surge in transactions in the form of orders, government and industry-funded development programs, acquisitions and company fund raising.10 Dec 2010
Printed Electronics - The money floods in
Printed electronics is now seeing a surge in transactions in the form of orders, government and industry-funded development programs, acquisitions and company fund raising.8 Dec 2010
Printed Electronics USA 2010 Highlights
Last week the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics event was held in the heart of Silicon Valley in California. Almost 1200 people attended the conference and 49,000 square foot exhibition.8 Dec 2010
Versatilis acquires the assets of Nanometrix
Vermont high tech company acquires the assets of Montreal based nanotech company with a unique technology for manufacturing large area, flexible solar cells and solid state lighting panels.8 Dec 2010
Aurora Flight Sciences rolls out Orion UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences has unveiled the Orion unmanned aerial system, a flight vehicle demonstrator that will stay aloft for up to five days. Orion was selected by the US Air Force Research Laboratory in late August to meet the objectives of the Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications (MAGIC) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD).2 Dec 2010
Fibreglass buoys to harvest wave energy
Columbia Power Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Greenlight Energy Resources based in Virginia USA, designs fibreglass buoys to harvest energy from waves in the sea and is due to close a $2 million Series A round of investment led by $750,000 from the Oregon Angel Fund.