The Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Creare LLC in order to transfer hardware and software to the Hanover, New Hampshire company so that Creare can continue important research to develop non-contact inspection methods for aircraft components. More details are available in this AFRL […]
Hydrothermal vents are formed by seawater that percolates through fissures in the ocean crust in regions where the Earth’s tectonic plates are spreading or colliding. The cold sea water is heated by hot magma and then emanates from vents in the seafloor. Water issuing from hydrothermal vents may reach temperatures of over 700° F. The […]
Hearing impairment is widespread – approximately 15% of American adults report some degree of hearing trouble. Yet, only 4 in 10 people with moderate-to-severe hearing loss use amplification (i.e., a hearing aid). And less than 1 in 10 people with mild hearing loss use some kind of amplification*. Clearly, there is room for improved rehabilitation […]
The Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) is a four-day gathering of top government and industry leaders and manufacturing subject matter experts. The 2016 conference agenda covered strategic directions and funding opportunities, as well as briefings on the latest innovations in support of defense manufacturing priorities. Plenary keynotes included “Challenges of Sustaining and Modernizing the DoD/Army”, a […]
A group of bewhiskered Creare staff gathered for this photo to document their month-long abstention from facial grooming. The goal of No-Shave November is to grow cancer awareness “by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free.” Participation grew from 14 piliferous employees in 2015 to 27 hirsute […]
Increased mission endurance is a critical requirement for many unmanned air vehicles. Advanced recuperators can reduce fuel consumption and significantly expand the mission envelopes for gas turbine-powered UAVs. The recuperator recycles heat from the exhaust stream and adds it to the compressed air entering the combustor. Creare has developed an innovative recuperator design that enables […]
The goal of No-Shave November is “to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free.” Participants donate the money they would typically spend on shaving and grooming to educate about cancer prevention, save lives, and aid those fighting the battle. A large group of Creare […]
Creare is participating in two important turbomachinery events this week to showcase our ongoing work in the areas of gas turbine engines, advanced fuel systems, combustion imaging, laser scanning and inspection, gas bearings, and recuperators. Visit us in booth #2655 at the Turbomachinery and Pump Symposium (TPS) on September 13-15 in Houston, Texas. We’ll also […]
Almost all MRI machines today use superconducting coils for generating their magnetic fields, but other industrial applications of superconductivity, such as electricity transmission, are still in their infancy. And the promise of room temperature superconductors has yet to be realized. Yet, important research continues and scientists will gather on September 5-9 at the Applied Superconductivity […]
Future nuclear power plan designs will use large numbers of metallic fuel pins made of uranium alloys, but existing casting methods are slow and costly. Creare has won an SBIR Phase II award from US DOE to continue development of an innovative continuous casting to produce precision metal pins at very low cost. Creare will […]
