Abstract:SEVERAL SPECIES OF THE SALVIA FAMILY, WHICH PRODUCE EDIBLE SEED PRODUCTS, WILL BE TEST GROWN AT AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE MOST PRODUCTIVE VARIETIES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO DESERT CLIMATE, AND THAT ARE ECONOMICAL WITH WATER, WILL BE SELECTED FOR INCREASE AND FURTHER TESTING. THE… more
Abstract:THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND IN SPACE, DEFENSE AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS FOR AN OXIDATION RESISTANT, LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH MODULUS AND HIGH STRENGTH CERAMIC COMPOSITE WITH EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH STATIC AND DYNAMIC TOUGHNESS. PHASE TRANSFORMATION TOUGHENING SUCH AS WITH ZR02 AND ABSORPTION OF MICROCRACKING AT… more
Abstract:A MAJOR OBSTACLE EXISTS FOR JOINING CERAMIC COMPONENTS TO METAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS IN DIESEL ENGINES. TO BRIDGE THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN CERAMIC AND METAL COMPONENTS, A WHISKER-REINFORCED CERMET WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE WHISKER WILL BE THE SAME AS THE CERAMIC COMPONENT, AND A CERMET COMPOSITION WILL… more
Abstract:CERAMICS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES IN CONVENTIONAL AND ADIABATIC DIESEL ENGINES WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 30% FUEL SAVINGS. THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION TO DEVELOP CERAMICS IN GENERAL AND SPECIFICALLY FOR DIESEL ENGINES. IN AMBITIOUS DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PROGRAMS TO… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW GENERATION, LOW NOISE, SUPER HIGH RESOLUTION CCD IMAGING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL EMPLOY THE 2048 X 2048 RESOLUTION ELEMENT, 3,060 MM2 PHOTOACTIVE AREA, LOW NOISE, BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED, TEKTRONIX CCD. THIS DEVICEREPRESENTS A… more
Abstract:SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES ARE WIDELY USED AS HORMONES, VACCINES ANDOTHER POTENT NEW PHARMACEUTICALS. METHODS OF SYNTHESIS DIFFER RADICALLY WHETHER SOLUTION PHASE OR SOLID PHASE CHEMISTRY IS USED. THIS SBIR PROPOSAL DEALS WITH SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS, WHILE A SEPARATE SBIR PROPOSAL IS BEING SUBMITTED ON… more
Abstract:RESEARCH IS PROPOSED IN THE AREA OF CURRENT CAPABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION ALGORITHMS TO PREDICT THE STATE OF THE UN-IONIZED MEDIA. MAJOR WEAKNESSES IN ALGORITHMS WILL BE IDENTIFIED. THE IMMEDIATE BENEFTIS OF THE RESEARCH INCLUDE A DESIGN FOR A MODEL ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A SOFTWARE PHYSICS-BASED MANAGEMENT INDICATOR FOR USE IN ASSESSING THE STATUS OF AND GAINING INSIGHT INTO THE PROGRESS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS BEING DONE BY CONTRACTORS FOR THE U.S. NAVY. THE INDICATORS WILL BE BASED UPON EMPIRICAL DATA CAPTURED… more
Abstract:CURRENT TESTING MANIKINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO SIMULATE HUMAN RESPONSE TO IMPACT CONDITIONS PRIMARILY FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. OF MAIN CONCERN HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE OF THE NECK TO FORWARD AND LATERAL IMPACT DIRECTIONS. AS A RESULT, THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF TEST… more
Company:Space Data Corp.Agency/Program/Year/Phase:DOD / SBIR / 1987 / 1
Abstract:A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT, PARALLEL-PROCESSING MICROCOMPUTER HARDWARE DESIGN, AND SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED FOR A MULTI-INPUT TRACKING MOUNT CONTROLLER. ADAPTATION OF THE LATEST STATE VARIABLES, ADAPTIVE AND DIGITAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, IS INCLUDED IN THE… more
Abstract:THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL OPHTHALMOLOGICAL FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY.THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SUPERIOR TO EXISTING (LARGELY VIDEO) SYSTEMS IN SEVERAL RESPECTS: (1) THE INCLUSION OF A DIGITAL REFERENCE LIBRARY; (2) THE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND COST… more
Abstract:GROUNDWATER POLLUTION INVESTIGATIONS ARE A PRIORITY IN TODAY'S WORLD AS THE POPULATION GROWS RAPIDLY AND TECHNOLOGYRESPONDS WITH INCREASED PRODUCTION AND GENERATION OF WASTE PRODUCTS. IN MOST SITUATIONS, WASTE CONTAINMENT IS BY BURIAL OR INJECTION INTO THE SUBSURFACE. COMMONLY OVER TIME,… more
Abstract:AN ELECTROCHEMICAL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM WILL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO DETERMINE ON COMMAND PLANT WATER STATUS BY MEANS OF CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY AND/OR COULOSTATICS. THE APPROACH IS BASED ON THE CHANGE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL STATUS OF THE APOPLAST ELECTROLYTE DURING THE NORMAL IRRIGATION CYCLE. A… more
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