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Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells require a relatively pure, concentrated hydrogen stream, with very low levels of sulfur and carbon monoxide (CO) in order to prevent poisoning of the fuel cell anode catalyst. In addition, removing inerts and impurities (such as CO2) from the hydrogen feed to the fuel cell increases a fuel cell's electrical conversion efficiency. TDA Research, Inc. ...

Embedded training (ET) is the envisioned method for flexibly training an adaptive future force. Successful ET is more than the platform on which it is hosted or the realism of training exercises. Training must also be structured. IMI could be an efficient and effective means for delivering structured ET. This requires that an IMI exercise-generation tool be designed to support trainer interactivit ...

The Army needs energy dense, portable power generation and propulsion units. In order to reduce the consumables and simplify logistics, very small engines (defined as a power rating of less than 5 hP) need to be fueled with readily available logistic fuels, such as JP-8 and diesel. Unfortunately, these fuels are extremely difficult to vaporize and burn, which has hindered their use in spark igni ...

A gamma ray camera, based principally on position-sensitive silicon detectors, is proposed as a means to imaging the radioactive materials in the background. In order to maximize its utility, the background imager should be able to sense environmental alterations out to reasonable ranges, be of relatively low cost so that it can be widely deployed, and finally, it should have a large active volum ...

This proposed STTR Phase I program addresses design, development, fabrication and testing of a safe, convenient and economical catalytic microreactor that is capable of generating vaporous hydrogen peroxide (VHP) on demand by direct synthesis of hydrogen and oxygen that could be generated by electrolysis of water aboard a portable hydrogen peroxide generator. Phase I will consist of two major and ...

Natural fiber welding provides a unique strategy to impregnate fibers, threads, and fabrics with nanostructure materials such as MOFs. The procedure utilizes ionic liquids to slightly dissolve cellulosic structure of the material, making it loose and mobile. Then water is used to remove the ionic liquid, and upon the removal of the ionic liquid, the cellulose structures are comingled and bind to e ...

The proposed research has two aims: 1) to develop a real-time algorithm that uses non-invasive physiological signals to quickly and accurately detect severity of acute blood loss; and 2) to develop a complimentary algorithm that uses all or a subset of these signals (depending on their availability and situation specific appropriateness) to forewarn providers of an injured soldier’s predicted ri ...

We propose to develop a systematic approach to identify and design infrared-absorbing colloidal quantum dots for high-performance infrared imaging. This effort will enable the advancement of compact, lightweight, and low-cost infrared systems that are deployable with dispensable unmanned drones for surveillance in contested environments, vehicles in low-visibility conditions, and soldier-mountable ...

Current decontamination systems for chemical warfare (CW) agents require large volumes of liquid, are bulky and corrosive, and a catalytic decontaminant capable of decontaminating large amounts of agents with a small amount of catalyst would be highly desirable. The U.S. Government has sponsored several research and development projects that may have resulted in catalysts that would successfully ...

This proposal addresses research and development of a system that can automatically identify and mitigate data exfiltration (a.k.a data leakage) from unauthorized out-bound voice over IP (VoIP) traffic flows. The risk of data leakage over VoIP is growing because of the rapid deployment of VoIP systems and because data leakage via TCP/IP is becoming better defended. VoIP provides a new opportunit ...