April 2020

SIGNAL April 20203D/ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Practicality Drives 3D-Printing Trends
    Versatility doesn’t always work, but innovative opportunities are growing.

National Lab Takes On Manufacturing Techniques
    Oak Ridge makes the process truly 3D as it expands frontiers.

A 4D-Printed Face Lifts Additive Manufacturing
    The breakthrough could advance shape-shifting antennas, robots and easy chairs.

Lasers Shine a Light on Human Tissue Regeneration
    A new sensor helps navigate the science of lab-grown organs.

SIMULATION AND TRAINING
Augmented Reality Goes Airborne
    An AR solution enables pilot training against a real-time digital adversary in the air.


Strategic Risk Management
    A Department of Homeland Security center provides the long game of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection.

Cybersecurity Decision Making Demands Guidance
    Multidimensional systems and threats test cyber warriors’ abilities to choose the right course.

Cloud-Based Systems Security Must Be Shared
    Protection responsibility belongs to every resident within the environment.

It's Time to Take Seriously the Machine Ethics of Autonomous and AI Cyber Systems
    In this age of wonder, it is critical to examine laws, policies and ethics.

COMMUNICATIONS
Wideband Steps Up to Fill the Gap
    4G high frequency radios supplement satellite communications.

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DISRUPTIVE BY DESIGN
Have You Seen the Flurry of Acts on 5G Security?

AFCEA EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
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PRESIDENT'S COMMENTARY
Material Changes Offer Major Economic Benefits

INCOMING
We Are Now in an Era of a Warm War