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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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2021
9 Aug 2021
ADA Technologies: Aligned Carbon Fiber TIMs
At the Advancements in Thermal Management Conference (04/08/21-05/08/21) IDTechEx learnt more about ADA's QiFlo carbon fiber thermal interface materials (TIMs).2 Aug 2021
Bipedal Robot Learns to Run and Completes 5 Kilometres
Cassie the robot has made history by traversing 5 kilometers, completing the route in just over 53 minutes.2 Aug 2021
Longest eVTOL Flight to Date
Joby Aero Inc has achieved an important milestone in the development of its aircraft, flying a full-size prototype vehicle more than 150 miles on a single charge, including a vertical take-off and landing.2 Aug 2021
3D Printing of Multilayered Materials for Smart Helmets
A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor is developing advanced helmets to ensure that members of the military are as protected as possible from blasts and other types of attacks.9 Jul 2021
Markforged
Markforged is a company that specialize in 3D printing of composites and metals. IDTechEx visited their facilities and spoke with Michael Papish (Head of Marketing) and Elissa Silverman (Senior Product Marketing Manager).7 Jul 2021
Orbital Composites
Orbital Composites is a 3D printing company focussing on composite material.6 Jul 2021
Continuous Composites
Continuous Composites is a start-up company that work on continuous fiber 3D printing with a thermoset resin.18 Jun 2021
Swift Solar USA
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar PV technology company Swift Solar announced today that it secured more than $8 million in Series Seed 2 funding, with an additional $1.5 million expected to close soon, for a total of $9.6 million.10 Jun 2021
ZPower
Founded in 1996, ZPower develops and commercializes silver-zinc batteries. In 2013, ZPower introduced silver-zinc rechargeable batteries for the hearing industry.9 Jun 2021
Royal Navy Uses Artificial Intelligence at Sea for First Time
For the first time, Artificial Intelligence is being used by the Royal Navy at sea as part of Exercise Formidable Shield, which is currently taking place off the coast of Scotland.8 Jun 2021
Digital Fabric has Memory, Temperature Sensors and a Neural Network
Researchers have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze, and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt.3 Jun 2021
The Powerhouse Future is Flexoelectric
Researchers have demonstrated "giant flexoelectricity" in soft elastomers that could improve robot movement range and make self-powered pacemakers a real possibility.31 May 2021
Alfa Chemistry Materials: Wide Choices for 3D Printing Materials
With the prevalence of 3D printing technology, the demand for 3D printing materials has increased. Earlier this month, Alfa Chemistry Materials, a professional supplier of various materials and chemicals, announced it would provide wide choices of 3D printing materials for customers worldwide.27 May 2021
ZPower, LLC
Founded in 1996, ZPower develops and commercializes silver-zinc batteries. In 2013, ZPower introduced silver-zinc rechargeable batteries for the hearing industry.26 May 2021
Qnovo
Qnovo are a small, US-based company developing and commercialising software for Li-ion battery management systems that can help to improve overall battery performance and safety. IDTechEx caught up with CEO, Nadim Maluf.18 May 2021
Stoicheia
Stoicheia has developed a process to accelerate materials discovery by rapidly generating unprecedentedly large high-quality nano-materials datasets to train proprietary AI algorithms. IDTechEx spoke with Prof. Chad Mirkin (Founder), Dr Andrey Ivankin (Founder & CTO), and Andrew Mirkin (Director of Business Development).18 May 2021
Ultrasound Stimulation to Reduce Inflammation in COVID-19 In-Patients
Researchers have begun a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and reduce COVID-19-related inflammation, decreasing the length of hospital stays.6 May 2021
Robust Artificial Tissue Mimics Lobster Underbelly's Stretch
Researchers have fabricated a hydrogel-based material that mimics the structure of the lobster's underbelly. The researchers ran the material through a battery of stretch and impact tests, and showed that, similar to the lobster underbelly, the synthetic material is remarkably "fatigue-resistant," able to withstand repeated stretches and strains without tearing.3 May 2021
Robotic Seafloor Survey Completed
An expedition led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography mapped more than 36,000 acres of seafloor between Santa Catalina Island and the Los Angeles coast in a region previously found to contain high levels of the toxic chemical DDT in sediments and the ecosystem. The survey identified an excess of 27,000 targets with high confidence to be classified as a barrel, and an excess of 100,000 total debris objects on the seafloor.1 May 2021
Slender Robotic Finger Senses Buried Items
Discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a taller order. To do that, a robot would need fingers that were slender enough to penetrate the sand, mobile enough to wriggle free when sand grains jam, and sensitive enough to feel the detailed shape of the buried object.