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This proposal is directed to the preparation of high-surface-area (HSA) activated-carbon fibers that are suitable for the Army's lightweight chemical-protective combat uniforms. The overall goal of the proposed program is to develop a domestic source of activated-carbon fibers having surface areas greater than 1500 m2/g. Our approach begins with a novel method of preparing polymeric precursor fibe ...

THE CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT (VOC) EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND FUEL SOURCES IS AN IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. STRINGENT REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ENACTED THAT WILL LIMIT SUCH EMISSIONS, HEIGHTENING THE NEED FOR SMALL, SIMPLE UNITS THAT CAN RECOVER VOCS AND RETURN THEM AS REUSABLE COMPOUNDS. CURRENT VOC-REMOVAL TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS INCINERATION, CARBON ADSORPTION, AND C ...

THE NEED FOR SMALLER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES FOR USE IN VERY HIGH SPEED MICROELECTRONICS REQUIRES A NEW GENERATION OF PLASMA ETCHING TECHNOLOGY. ECR PROMISES TO PROVIDE FEATURES AS SMALL AS 0.2 MICRONS IN SIZE, AS WELL AS A HIGH DEGREE OF ETCHING ANISOTROPY, SELECTIVITY, ETCH RATES, AND LOW DAMAGE. FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS CONTROL INVOLVING ECR ETCHING IN PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICS AND OPT ...

REMOVAL OF TOXIC METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM OF INCREASING NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, AS A RESULT OF INCREASING CONCERN FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND INCREASINGLY STRINGENT WASTE DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. CHROMATOCHEM, INC., HAS DEVELOPED AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LOW LEVELS OF TOXIC METAL IONS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS, USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) ...

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Future artillery launched systems will take advantage of high levels of circuit integration to achieve sophisticated signal processing capabilities in a small rugged package. Two areas that do not presently lend themselves to miniaturization are filters and oscillators. This project will develop miniature rugged RF circuits using thin film microwave acoustic bulk wave resonators and filters and a ...

1This program is directed towards developing a pilot manufacturing line for chip-on-glass (COG) monochrome and color thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) flat panel displays. This manufacturing line will use the same COG process identified and qualified in Phase I. A statistically significant quantity of VGA flat panel displays will then be built on this manufacturing line to verify the COG manufac ...

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS, ESPECIALLY HGCDTE, ARE USED EXTENSIVELY IN INFRARED IMAGING AND NIGHT VISION ELECTRONICS. THESE SEMICONDUCTORS HAVE SOFT SURFACES; GROWTH OF DEVICE QUALITY MATERIAL IS DIFFICULT; DEVICE YIELDS ARE LOW, AND COSTS ARE HIGH. THERE IS THUS A GREAT NEED FOR NON-INVASIVE PROCESS CONTROL. RECENTLY OUR COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED IN SITU SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY FOR THE MONITOR OF AL(X)G ...