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#52: Decades of Coastal Data is a ‘National Treasure’
Mike Forte, a research physical scientist at ERDC’s Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, North Carolina, calls himself and his team “custodians” of the data continuously collected at the research…
#51: Gaming the Future: Researchers lean into gamification to solve tomorrow’s challenges
Preparing the Army to solve tomorrow’s challenges is an incredibly complex endeavor. For ERDC researchers striving to provide answers to questions that aren’t yet known, gaming techniques have proven…
#50: Permafrost Microorganisms: Newly discovered species could aid U.S. military Arctic operations
ERDC researchers recently discovered 26 new species of microorganisms frozen in permafrost that was approximately 40,000 years old. Studying the properties of these new species could unlock…
#49: Coastal Physical Modeling: Validating for Resilience and Defense
Even in the age of supercomputing, engineers still demand tangible models to fully understand the complex interaction between coastal infrastructure and dynamic ocean forces. ERDC has nearly a…
#48: The Network Behind the Waterway: How LOMA keeps traffic moving
Built on Automatic Identification System vessel broadcasts and supported by a nationwide network of fixed receiver sites and mobile trailer deployments, the Lock Operations Management Application…
#47: From the Frontlines to the Homefront: Battlefield Damage Assessment Tool is helping with natural disaster response
What if a tool designed for combat could become a lifeline in the wake of natural disasters? The Battlefield Damage Assessment Tool, a system that provides rapid analysis in combat environments, has…
#46: Building Capacity for Discovery: Craftsmen, technicians work behind the scenes to bring ERDC research to life
We are exploring a pair of unsung teams whose efforts magnify ERDC’s research capabilities. That includes three fabrication shops where master craftsmen – welders, machinists and model makers – turn…
#45: Robot coyote prototype blends engineering with natural world expertise
Bird strikes are a persistent and costly threat to aviation safety. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, more than 13,000 strikes are reported in the U.S. each year, costing hundreds of…
#44: Frontline Robotics: Enabling safer execution of one of the Army’s most dangerous tasks
Combat engineers perform some of the military’s most dangerous duties, from breaching obstacles and clearing minefields to constructing front-line defensive positions while under enemy assault.…
#43: Strengthening the joint force with mechanics-based pavement innovation
When most people think about the military being ready for the fight, they picture aircraft and vehicles, not the pavements beneath them. We talk with Dr. Jeremy Stache, a research civil engineer at…
#42 Constructing AI’s Future
Artificial intelligence is no longer science fiction. Today, AI is powering critical processes across the Department of War and serving as a force multiplier throughout the U.S. Army Corps of…
#41: Antarctic Expertise: ‘Explorer’ has helped shape, advance cold regions engineering
George Blaisdell’s career is one for the record books. His contributions to engineering in one of the world’s most inhospitable environments are legendary, but for a man with more than 30 trips to…
#40: Engineering at the water's edge: Advancing capabilities through modeling, autonomy and industry partnerships
Dr. Gaurav Savant, Senior Scientific Technical Manager at the ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, discusses how ERDC is transforming military and civil operations through advanced modeling, AI…
#39: Global Forest Modeling Toolkit: Mission-critical intelligence about vegetation around the world
Forests cover nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface and present multiple challenges to military forces. Dense trees restrict mobility, limit surveillance, impede air support and degrade…
#38: H2Rescue: Providing Power, Water and World Records
Roughly the distance from New York to Miami – or 1,806 miles. That’s how far a vehicle, developed in part by ERDC, drove on one tank of hydrogen fuel to not only set a mark honored by the Guinness…
#37: A Fresh (water) Runway: ERDC’s ice and snow expertise enables historic LC-130 landing
When the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing needed to find a suitable location to land its massive LC-130 Hercules cargo plane during an Arctic exercise in March 2025, it turned to ERDC…
#36: SandHound: Applying robotics to advance critical coastline survey capabilities
For several sweltering weeks along the North Carolina coastline, an ERDC teampushed a quadruped robot with a suite of advanced sensors to its limit to test its abilityto conduct critical beach…
#35: Tech Transfer: Adding the reach to research through commercialization
ERDCWERX and ERDC’s Office of Research and Technology Transfer (ORTT) are accelerating innovation for the Warfighter and the nation. Through its collaboration with ERDCWERX, ERDC is expanding the…
#34: Underwater ROV: Making aquatic infrastructure inspection safer, cost-effective
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages hundreds of locks and dams, which are critical components of a complex navigation system that is central to our nation’s economy and…
#33 PODS and RAIL: Versatile ramp system aids expedient deployment of military equipment
ERDC and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) collaborated in 2016 to develop a transportable ramp system that could be used to rapidly restore a…
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