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A new radiometric vicarious calibration approach for the Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band’s (DNB) high gain stage (HGS) is proposed that will complement traditional, extended source, radiance-based calibrations, which are based on natural lunar illumination and not as accurate as desired. The proposed research will produce affordable, field-deployable, NIST-traceable point source lamps that can ac ...

The overall objective of this Phase I effort is to determine the feasibility of defeating CBW production facilities via an X-ray source that would fit within the volume constraints of a munition platform. First, Battelle will conduct a system trade study focused on determining the key performance requirements of an X-ray source suitable for use against CBW and C4 complexes, identify the input requ ...

ABSTRACT:Specialty elastomers, such as hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR) and fluoroelastomer (FKM), are widely utilized as high performance seals in numerous aerospace vehicles and components. The elastomer sealing industry and its products are primarily based on a limited pool of feedstocks that were last advanced in the 1970's. Using current technology, elastomeric seals must b ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Clinical trials testing the potential health benefits of immune enhancing dietary supplements have produced inconsistent results A major problem contributing to these inconsistent outcomes is that these studies have used a wide variety of poorly characterized products Attempts to solve this product quality control problem using chemical standardization method ...

X-ray crystallography is the main tool for determining protein structure. Since genomics is on the verge of creating a large number of proteins for structure determination, a corresponding large number of X-ray diffraction experiments will have to be performed. However, X-ray analysis is labor intensive so that the question of which protein crystal to choose for X-ray analysis from the vast pool o ...

This Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I project focuses on rapid prototyping processes involving organic materials that are among the most advanced of such techniques due to the ready processability of resins and polymers. Unfortunately, organic polymers typically do not offer mechanical performance competitive with materials such as metals or ceramics and, therefore, cannot be util ...

We propose using our unique, self-reinforcing, rigid-rod, polyparaphenylene-based thermoplastic for fabricating low-cost, lightweight scuttles and hatches. This thermoplastic, named Parmaxr Self-Reinforced Polymer (

This Phase I SBIR Proposal responds to Topic 2001.1 Navy01-080,

Silicon Carbide microwave transistors have yet to realize their full potentialwith regard to signal fidelity, junction operating temperature, and reasonablemanufacturing costs. In this proposal we present new innovative approaches ofsolving these pressing problems through the use of advanced epitaxy materialgrowth concepts combined with unique device design. Specifically, new approacheswith resp ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is focused on developing a method to adapt the use of a novel electro-mechanical micro-vibratory transducer to enhance convective heat transfer rates in heat exchangers while minimizing any added flow pressure drop. The transducer is composed of a very thin, light weight composite sheet that contains the combination sensors and vibrato ...