Development of a virtual reality-like projection system to study insect vision could eventually provide the U.S. Air Force with a new type of navigation system. The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is the lead institution partnered with Polaris Sensor Technologies Inc. of Huntsville in a three-year, $1 million Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer…
UAH Engineers Create “Digital Twin” To Improve Cubesat’s Mission Success
With a NASA grant for $185,000, the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been tasked with creating a “digital twin” of a CubeSat to ensure that it will function properly during its yearlong deployment to study equatorial plasma bubbles. The effort supports the joint NASA-Brazil Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT)…
New Design Of Neutron Spectrometer Being Tested For Manned Spaceflight
The detector and electronics in a new neutron spectrometer that’s being tested in space to monitor radiation for future manned NASA space missions were built and tested at the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The Fast Neutron Spectrometer (FNS) is now aboard the International Space…
Green Process To Make Carbon Fiber Used In Rocket Nozzles Gets Patent
A new, green process developed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor for producing the carbon fiber that forms ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields has been awarded a patent. The new process could be of interest to NASA, which has a dwindling stockpile of cellulose rayon fiber that dates back to the…
Moon Plays Lead Role in New Astronomical Technique
A University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) professor and astrophysicist has detected the first high-energy astrophysical source from the moon. The detection was part of a proof-of-principle effort to verify a new paradigm: using an instrument in lunar orbit and the unique characteristics of the moon for nuclear astrophysics observations. The relative simplicity of this…