Navy Scientists Create Harder Ceramic for Armor Windows
Scientists with the U.S. Naval Research Lab are the first to succeed at creating a ceramic window for all types of military vehicles that is not only 50 percent harder than current materials, but lighter, more crack resistant and likely to be a cost-saving endeavor, researchers say.
The Bottom Line: JIE Revolutionizes Transformation
The military’s evolving environment stands on the strong shoulders of the past to reach for the clouds.
Researchers to Mirror Brain in Developing Better Computers
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are developing “neuro-inspired” computing systems to work basically like human brains.
Halvorsen Named Acting Defense Department CIO
Terry Halvorsen, currently the U.S. Navy’s chief information officer (CIO), will take over as the Defense Department’s acting CIO on May 21, a position vacated somewhat abruptly by Teri Takai when she announced at the end of April that she would be leaving the post by May 2.
The Drive Toward the JIE Has Multiple Fronts
