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FINDING AND DISABLING A BALLISTIC MISSILE IN FLIGHT REQUIRES THE COORDINATION OF MANY, TIGHTLY INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS. TRADITIONALLY, SUCH SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED AS INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS WITH CLEARLY DEFINED INTERFACES, SO THAT THERE IS A CLEAR SEPARATION BETWEEN MODULE AND CLIENT. SUCH SYSTEMS PASS DATA TO EACH OTHER BUT DO NOT OTHERWISE COLLABORATE IN THE OVERALL SYSTEM GOALS. THEY ALSO A ...

In the Phase I effort, GTL showed that future missile interceptor performance can be substantially increased by the combination of an innovative configuration and a breakthrough composite tank technology. The Phase II effort will include material characterization testing and the fabrication and testing of multiple small-scale tanks. Based on those results, GTL will design, analyze, fabricate and t ...

The proposed ultra-fast shutter achieves all design requirements for hypervelocity debris mitigation in the EUV cold x-ray Z-machine experiment using a high reliability magneforming shutter which has been field tested hundreds of times under conditions very similar to the Z-pinch machine. The proposed device is based upon the electromagnetic hypervelocity debris mitigation shutter put into operati ...

In an effort to development more robust optical system coatings DTRA, in collaboration with Sandia National Labs, is working to characterize the degradation of optical materials for space systems when exposed to high intensely EUV/ cold x-rays. The experiments utilizes the Double Eagle z-pinch facility which generates high current, high voltage arc pinch plasma to produce an intense EUV and cold x ...

International FemtoScience will develop and demonstrate a new technology to achieve an advanced accelerometer that enhances an Inertial Measurement Units high-g operability. This accelerometer provides smaller, lighter, more robust, less expensive devices, compatible with known production methodologies. To achieve the required performance a novel material, deposited diamond, (not silicon-based, to ...

International FemtoScience will develop and demonstrate a new technology to achieve an advanced accelerometer that enhances an Inertial Measurement Unit’s high-g operability. This accelerometer provides smaller, lighter, more robust, less expensive devices, compatible with known production methodologies. To achieve the required performance a novel material (not silicon-based, to achieve the high ...

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A BIOREGENERATING SYSTEM CONSISTING OF AN ADSORBENT, SELECTED MICROORGANISMS, AND A COMMON HOUSE PLANT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF EFFICIENTLY REMOVING A VARIETY OF COMMON ORGANIC VOLATILE COMPOUNDS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT. PROPOSED STUDIES WILL EVALUATE AND COMPARE BOTH NATURAL AND SYNTHETICADSORBENTS, VARIOUS MICROORGANISMS, AND VARIOUS DE ...

THE DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) IS A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES. THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS RECOMMENDED THAT SOURCE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, VOLUME REDUCTION, AND LANDFILLING BE APPLIED, IN THAT ORDER, IN THE TREATMENT OF MSW. RECYCLING HAS RECENTLY BECOME A MAJOR COMPONENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. HIGH COSTS OF LABOR INTENSIVE CURBSIDE RECYCLIN ...

In a previous National Science Foundation SBIR project, the developer created an online platform that uses songs to support mathematical learning. In the current project, the team will develop a prototype of a component of a platform to guide students in creating and producing their own music videos about algebra. The prototype will include a video production application, features to enhance learn ...

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