LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - A new routing algorithm anticipates the day trucks and drones cooperate to drop packages at your doorstep quickly and efficiently * * * Santa has always run a one-sleigh operation, but a new analysis could help him speed deliveries and save energy, if he ever decided to add a drone to his route. "People have considered combinations of ground vehicles a  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A team of three students from the University of Michigan and a four-member team comprised of both high school and college students from the United Kingdom received Royal treatment as guests on board the HMS Queen Elizabeth Nov. 20, when they were recognized as winners of the "Swarm and Search AI Challenge: 2019 Fire Hack." The Air Force Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Defence Science and   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Two groundbreaking teams from the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate have been recognized with the 2020 Aviation Week Network Laureate Award in the category of Defense. The Medium Scale Critical Components team has been honored in the Propulsion subcategory. Comprising researchers and technicians from the AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate, Arnold Engineering Development Com  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory is welcoming guest speaker Dr. Karen Townsend, who will discuss leveraging the many aspects of diversity to create a stronger workforce. As part of the AFRL Diversity and Inclusion Speakers Series, Townsend will present the interactive keynote address, "This is Us!" on Dec. 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Bane Hall Auditorium. "This i  more