US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center Technology Needs—Applied Research Opportunities for MXenes

The US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center is the Army’s Warfighter-centric research facility. To continuously improve protection and effectiveness of our Soldiers, new technologies, particularly in advanced materials are needed. The MXene research community has continued to demonstrate the vast potential and feasibility of MXenes in accelerating the performance of many relevant technologies. Of particular interest to the Department of Defense community, and specifically at Soldier Center, are water filtration and remediation, portable power and energy generation and storage, sensors, environmental protection, and signature management. This presentation will focus on providing an overview of these critical needs areas, highlighting prior and on-going MXene research with direct relevance to the Soldier Center mission.