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National security can look different when viewed from different perspectives. Sometimes it looks like an F-35 roaring overhead; other times it looks like domestically produced powerlines, [...]

At depths of 10,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, electrical connectors must withstand crushing pressures exceeding 4,400 PSI while immersed in highly corrosive seawater—conditions that would [...]

The U.S. electric grid is buckling under growing demand that our aging infrastructure can barely handle. Recent blackouts from Texas to California have exposed dangerous weaknesses that threaten [...]

The U.S. is facing an energy reckoning: electricity demand is projected to surge by 50% by 2035 and double by 2050, driven by the rise of artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and [...]

When a fighter jet breaks the sound barrier at 40,000 feet, every component must perform flawlessly—from its advanced avionics down to the smallest plated polymer part. A single failure could [...]

The story of aircraft materials reads like a timeline of innovation. What started with traditional metals like aluminum has evolved into a sophisticated world of composites and advanced polymers. [...]

Satellites are the unseen and unsung heroes of modern life, allowing us to find the fastest way home in rush hour traffic while we check the weather and listen to Sirius XM. Yet, their operation [...]

All modern aircraft – regardless of whether they’re military, cargo, or passenger – are incorporating an increasing number of composite materials into the design and fabrication processes. [...]

Plating has always been an important part of the aerospace and defense industry. With the recent focus on lightweighting components, different plating techniques such as electroless plating have [...]

The push to modernize the US industrial base has come in recent years with the main impetus being the COVID pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This movement to modernize all aspects of [...]