Army Research Laboratory

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas G. Lafon, USA Civilian Rele More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas G. Lafon, USA Civilian Rele More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Doug G. Lafon, USA Civilian Release More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas G.Lafon, USA Civilian Relea More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas G. Lafon, USA Civilian Rele More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas G. Lafon, USA Civilian Rele More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Douglas Lafon Release Status: Relea More

Aberdeen, Md. (Apr. 25, 2005) Staff Sgt. Leslie Moore assigned to the 16th Ordnance Battalion tests new flexible arm and leg protective armor at the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) mobility/portability course More

Aberdeen, Md. (Apr. 25, 2005) Sgt. 1st Class James Burcham assigned to the 16th Ordnance Battalion tests new flexible arm and leg protective armor at the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) mobility/portability co More

Aberdeen, Md. (Apr. 25, 2005) Staff Sgt. Anthony J. Manske assigned to the 16th Ordnance Battalion wears a new flexible arm and leg protective armor at the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) mobility/portability More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Doug Lafon, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Doug Lafon, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Doug Lafon, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Doug Lafon, US More

Research through the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program, results in a product to accurately detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels. It is now being used by National Guard units th More

Dr. Ron Polcawich, team lead for Piezoelectric-Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (PiezoMEMS) Technology, Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, at U.S. Army Research Laboratory has worked with Ryan Rudy and L More

Army Research Laboratory Science and Technology Campaign Plans 2015 - 2035.

A micro-robotic fly wing hangs off the right front of a circuit board held by Dr. Ronald Polcavich at the Army Research Laboratory, in Adelphi, Md. The wing is just above his middle finger.

Lauren Boteler is a thermal/packaging engineer for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate. (U.S. Army Photo)

Researchers from the U.S. Army and the University of Wisconsin-Madison team up to develop new hybrid-electric vehicle designs with customized engines and electric drivetrains like this one credited to work perf More

A Soldier demonstrates the new laptop-based sexual harassment/assault response and prevention, or SHARP training. The techniques include a virtual human instructor to deliver up-front instruction on new key con More

Dr. Kristopher A. Darling, a materials scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory earns the title of DOD Lab Scientist of the Quarter for his published findings in the journal Nature of a revolutionary pr More

Cutline: Dr. Kristopher A. Darling, a materials scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory earns the title of DOD Lab Scientist of the Quarter for his published findings in the journal Nature of a revolut More

Army researchers brief a Japanese industry delegation on a unique robot with strong, dexterous arms during an Oct. 5, 2016, visit to the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Using nanotechnology inside gel samples scientists will see what happens to the brain during an explosion — at the cellular level.

U.S. Army Research Laboratory engineer Tim Vong (center), explains the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle to DOD Strategic Capabilities Office Director Dr. William Roper (right) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, More

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Juan Herreragonzalez works with 3-D printed molds at an Army research facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Jan. 12, 2017.

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory and its partners at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab held a ceremony Feb. 22 to celebrate a milestone in the Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin, or WIAMan program wi More

Dr. Kris Darling (left), a nanomaterials scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, briefs Brig. Gen. Allan E. Day (right), commander of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, during a facilities tour at Abe More

Dr. Krista Limmer, a scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, hopes to discover technology solutions to mitigate magnesium alloy corrosion using supercomputer modeling and a DOD intern.

Brig. Gen. Cindy R. Jebb, Dean of Academics, U.S. Military Academy, visits the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 10, 2017.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Rahman (Left), commander of the Western Cyber Protection Center, part of the Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group (ARCOG), 335th Signal Command (Theater), receives the command colors from More

Dr. Victor Champagne (left) and Dr. Dennis Helfritch pioneered much of the CCDC Army Research Laboratory’s work in cold spray technology during the 2000s.

Dr. Courtney Webster makes adjustments to the Warrior Web physical augmentation suit from Harvard's Wyss Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. The research, funded by DARPA, and tested at the U.S. Army Research L More

Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, and industry partner—DTS, commemorated the delivery of four new manikins known More

Dr. Steve Nogar experiments with a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle that can transform in flight from hovering to horizontal flight at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, June More

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory plans to license its discovery of a nanogalvanic aluminum powder for hydrogen generation.

ARL South, part of the ARL Open Campus initiative, is an effort to co-locate Army research and development personnel in the south central U.S. to gain access to subject matter experts and technical centers and More

Brandyn Phillips, a graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland, discusses his team’s research into a unique micro air vehicle that transforms from vertical to horizontal flight.

Dr. Anit Giri, a physicist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, observes a sample of a unique aluminum nanomaterial powder that reacts with water to produce hydrogen and oxygen.

Taylor Wagley, a student at North Bay Haven Charter Academy High School in Panama City, Florida, prepares a 3-D printed sample she just made at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory as part of a two-week internship More

Army researchers learn about the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, or AACUS, an innovative autonomous helicopter program from Aurora Flight Sciences from Fritz Langford (right) Aug. 15, 2017, during a tou More

Army Research Laboratory officials and visiting research partners observe micro-robotics demonstrations at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Drs. Charles Kamhoua (left) and Daniel Cole from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory speak before nearly 200 guests and participants at the DOD Basic Research Office's Science, Technology and Innovation exchange More

Dr. Kang Xu, who specializes in electrochemistry and materials science, develops innovative solutions for tomorrow’s Soldiers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Adelphi, Maryland.

Army researcher Anthony J. Roberts adds one gram of aluminum nano powder to urine to release hydrogen from a chemical reaction. Researchers engineering the nano powder at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Ab More

ARL's Dr. Nandi O. Leslie was part of the team that studied empirical data on actual successful cyber intrusions committed against a number of different organizations.

The Virtual Training Agent for Veterans, or VITA4VETS, is a virtual simulation practice system designed to build job interviewing competence and confidence, while reducing anxiety. Virtual humans conduct the in More

U.S. Army Col. Robert S. Powell, Jr., incoming commander for the new Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group, 335th Signal Command (Theater), receives the command colors from Brig. Gen. Nikki L. Griffin-Olive, depu More

A group of Army researchers traveled to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to demonstrate 3-D printed drones and gather feedback. The team is creating a catalog where future warfighters can create low-cost, rapidly More

Brig. Gen. Anthony (Tony) Potts, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, visits the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 5, 2017.

U.S. Sen. Richard (Dick) Durbin, the senior senator from Illinois, gives remarks Nov. 10, 2017 at ribbon cutting for the Army Research Laboratory Central the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at More

ARL meteorologist Dr. Xiping Zeng works in ARL's Atmospheric Modeling Branch located at the lab's headquarters in Adelphi, Maryland.

Dr. Jaret C. Riddick leads the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Vehicle Technology Directorate and its science and technology efforts to develop advanced capabilities and improved reliability for Army air and gr More

Cynthia (Cindy) M. Bedell, director of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Computational and Information Sciences Directorate takes the oath of office Feb. 27, 2018 in an induction ceremony at the Adelphi Labor More

Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 14, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, gives the keynote address to more than 600 attendees of the 2018 Program Formulation Meeting March 20 More

Inside a gas turbine engine's combustor, scientists use the world's strongest X-ray source at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to peer inside formally unseen processes.

U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins (right) shakes hands with Northeastern University President Dr. Joseph E. Aoun after signing an agreement on a new collaboration More

Prof. Tonghun Lee, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, demonstrates the Army Research Combustor M1 machine, designed and built at his campus in collaboration with the CCDC Army Research Laboratory. The mac More

Laser-Induced Plasma: Snapshots from high-speed video showing the formation of a laser-induced plasma (8.9 mm tall) on an explosive residue; the resulting shock wave is shown in the first frame. (U.S. Army illustration)

Army researcher Dr. Rajneesh Singh discusses modeling and simulation challenges in vehicle technology development.

Dr. Karthish Manthiram, assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Chemical Engineering speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Gutierrez, from the U.S. Army Research, Developm More

Principal investigators and researchers from the Army’s Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance meet at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia June 5-7, 2018, to coordinate efforts.

ARL researchers Drs. Maggie Wigness and John Rogers pose with a small unmanned Clearpath Husky robot in their lab at the Adelphi Laboratory Center in Maryland. (U.S. Army photo by Jhi Scott)

Dr. Christopher Reardon, robotics researcher, U.S. Army Research Laboratory moderates panelists Dr. Nikolai Atanosov from the University of California at San Diego, Dr. Timothy Chung from the Defense Advanced R More

Dr. J. Corde Lane, director, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo)

The Durham County Bomb Squad simulates a response to the facility during the Army Research Office’s annual anti-terrorism and force protection exercise. (Courtesy Photo)

Dr. Chad Hornbuckle, a materials scientist with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, specializes in atom probe tomography, which analyzes ceramics or metal 1,000 times smaller More

Newly arrived Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. David Snipes (left) meets Dr. Robert Haynes, of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s Vehicle Technology Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2018.

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists Dr. Fikadu Dagefu (left) and Gunjan Verma (right) pose with one of the robots used to validate a new algorithm they developed, which enables localization of humans and r More

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists Dr. David Baker and Dr. Joshua McClure pose in their lab at the Adelphi Laboratory Center, where they are working to lighten the load and enhance the power of Soldier de More

University of Michigan doctoral candidate Brittany Essink adjusts her vibration dampening experiment during testing Sept. 25, 2018, at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (U. More

Brazilian post-graduate researcher Isabella Costa (left) works alongside Dr. Victoria Blair, a materials engineer with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, on the hunt for materials science breakthroughs.

Army scientists and engineers have been busy in 2018 discovering, innovating and transitioning science and technology solutions to modernize the force and support the Soldier of the future.

A Martian meteorite named Black Beauty recently shared secrets hidden deep inside thanks to powerful X-ray scanners at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory at Aberdee More

Army researchers working at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, analyze complex flight challenges unique to rotorcraft and tiltrotor aircraft.

Army scientists and researchers have been busy in 2019 discovering, innovating and transitioning science and technology solutions to modernize the force and support the Soldier of the future. (Photo Credit: U.S More

A new machine learning framework could pave the way for small, mobile quantum networks.

Army electrical engineer Wosen Wolde installs the 2.5 kilowatt-hour lithium battery system designed by CCDC Army Research Laboratory. The battery fills one-third of the vehicle’s internal volume.

A new metaferrite antenna (center) replaces the X-wing antenna (left) and the egg beater antenna (right)

Researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tested their individual biocontainment unit during a simulated isola More

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory electronics engineer Tim Gregory sets up the Military Tactical Radios for the experiment. (Courtesy)

Two U.S. Army research projects at the University of Chicago advance quantum networking, which will play a key role in future battlefield operations. (Courtesy of the University of Chicago, Nancy Wong)

Army illustration of ground robotic vehicles trained to receive demonstration commands instead of verbal commands as part of ongoing Army-led research.

With Army funding researchers at the University of Rochester have developed an aluminum panel that angled at the sun purifies water. (Courtesy University of Rochester)

Patrick Hogan, Veloxint senior engineering manager, operates a lab scale powder mill to produce nanocrystalline alloy powder.

Chambers of the Captive Aerosol Growth and Evolution System (CAGES) at the Albuquerque, New Mexico, test site. Through CAGES, scientists examine how simulants of biological threat agents decay upon interacting More

Army-funded research into sleep deprivation may help leaders assess the effects of sleep on mission accomplishment. Spc. Alec Nitollama, 25th Infantry Division, directs his squad through smoke Aug. 30, 2019 at More

Researchers from the U.S. Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory and Texas A&M University developed a first-of-its-kind, 3-D printable and stimuli-responsive polymeric material More

A new method for landmine identification, funded by a U.S. Army small business tech transfer program, could greatly reduce false alarm rates. The technology can be easily transported to conflict areas via Army More

Examples of high dynamic range luminance in views of a cave opening, where combinations of indoor and outdoor luminance can exceed a 10,000-to-1 maximum-to-minimum luminance ratio. The scene at the right is a b More

The CCDC Army Research Laboratory collaborates with the University of Illinois Chicago on research to develop algorithms for small drones that will lead to software to help small UASs autonomously return from m More

Black female scholars studying science, technology, engineering and math disciplines at Spelman College benefit from a new Defense Department center of excellence managed by Army researchers. (Mashaun Simon, Sp More

A system created by Army and MIT researchers relies on mass-produced, modular parts that are discretely assembled to form larger, functional mechanical metamaterials with novel properties. (Benjamin Jenett, MIT More

Army Researcher Dr. Jean-Paul Reddinger invents a new hinge that enables load-bearing, large, Army quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds. (U.S. Army graphic)

A Rydberg receiver and spectrum analyzer detects a wide range of real-world radio frequency signals above a microwave circuit including AM radio, FM radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. (U.S. Army illustration)

Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md.

A new pattern in the evolution of thunderstorms can be used to better predict how weather and the environment will affect Army assets such as unmanned aerial systems on the battlefield.

Army materials scientist Dr. Kristopher A. Darling has been studying nanostructures for about five years. He started working at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory after earning his doctoral degree from North Car More