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@AFOSR

Official Air Force Office of Scientific Research Twitter: #BasicResearch for @USAirForce @USSpaceForce @HQ_AFMC @AFResearchLab. Follow/retweet ≠ endorsement.

Arlington, VA afrl.af.mil/AFOSR/ Joined August 2009

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Latest posts 5

AFOSR @AFOSR Feb 18

Smaller than a grain of salt. Smarter than ever. @PennEngineers & @UMich researchers create world’s smallest autonomous robots, unlocking smart skin, battlefield sensors, & adaptive airpower. Read more about this foundational breakthrough: seas.upenn.edu/stories/penn-a… #PartnerWithAFRL

AFOSR @AFOSR Feb 2

Due to the government shutdown, this page is not being updated.

AFOSR @AFOSR Jan 8

A game-changing breakthrough from @CUNY + @UTAustin (supported by AFOSR) shows how to illuminate & control dark excitons at the nanoscale. This could drive faster, smaller, energy-efficient tech for DAF operations. Article: asrc.gc.cuny.edu/headlines/2025… #PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR

AFOSR @AFOSR Dec 19, 2025

Breakthrough work at @BoiseState is improving the reliability of gated field emission arrays. Supported in part by AFOSR. Explore the impact: boisestate.edu/news/2025/12/0…
#PartnerWithAFRL #AFOSR #BasicResearch

AFOSR @AFOSR Dec 11, 2025

Can microwaves inactivate viruses? @AFResearchLab's 711th Human Performance Wing + AFOSR supported researchers tested high-power microwave pulses & found no evidence of viral inactivation in solution. Authors incl. AFOSR Chief Scientist Dr. William Roach: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…