Abstract
THE MILITARY HAS long funded basic research in the physical sciences. of the biggest—though perhaps not the most well-known—supporters of basic research within the military is the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), which manages the entire basic research investment for the Air Force. We pursue things and see where they lead, says AFOSR Director Brendan B. Godfrey. It's both a proud tradition and an admittedly risky approach that doesn't always pan out, he says. Among the many lines of inquiry that have been fruitful, he notes, are research projects on self-healing materials and on the effects of directed energy on organisms, which could have military significance and also open a new path to cancer treatment. One of the important things we do here is find opportunities in the scientific community—areas of exciting science that overlap with Air Force needs, says Michael R. Berman, one of about 35 AFOSR program managers. We go ...
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