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Defense Systems Digest
25 August 2020
Voice From The Community
Kharananda Sharma, Ph.D.
ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
I am an ORISE postdoctoral research fellow where I apply my physics, mathematics, and bioengineering skillset in several applied areas. I performed experimental work on novel core-shell, multiferroic nanofibers with potential for use in biomagnetic imaging. I was also a professor in the physics department at Oakland University. I have my M.S. in physics from Oakland University and my Ph.D. in medical physics from Oakland University. During my Ph.D. dissertation, I worked on the biomechanics of cardiac tissue using a new mathematical model of mechanotransduction called the mechanical bidomain model.
In This Issue
DoD Innovation Speed Must Increase to Modernize
Speaking on a panel at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, yesterday, Michael Brown said while the 5-year-old DIU has been successful […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
DoD Officials Discuss Framework for Advancing Directed Energy Weapons
The Defense Department is developing directed energy weapons — high-powered lasers and microwaves — in concert with industry in a way designed to […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Army Researchers Earn Patent for Secure Communications Invention
ADELPHI, Md. — Army researchers have been awarded a patent for inventing a practical method for Army wireless devices to covertly authenticate and communicate. […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Army Advances Learning Capabilities of Drone Swarms
ADELPHI, Md. — Army researchers developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles to optimally accomplish various […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Summer Fury Showcases Reach of 3rd MAW’s Lethal Weapons
MCAS MIRAMAR, Calif. —The character of warfighting is increasingly dynamic, and the rapid advance of new technology has led the Marine Corps to […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Promising New Research Identifies Innovative Approach for Controlling Defects in 3-D Printing
With its ability to yield parts with complex shapes and minimal waste, additive manufacturing has the potential to revolutionize the production of metallic […]
AUGUST 17, 2020
Shock-Dissipating Fractal Cubes Could Forge High-Tech Armor
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 7, 2020—Tiny, 3-D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective […]