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In this SBIR Phase I project, it is proposed to test the concept of Fluctuation-Enhanced Sensing (FES) as practical tool aimed at increasing sensitivity and selectivity of detection of chemical and biological agents in natural environment. We will focus on three groups of such agents: i) gaseous and volatile compounds (CO2, CH4, ethanol, acetone etc), ii) water-soluble compounds representing unifo ...

Current coating methodologies for geometrically irregular surfaces have become increasing complex and expensive to apply. Yet surfaces exposed to corrosive environments can still suffer the risk of corrosion. While the Navy has invested in edge retentive coating systems, application procedures still require the application of multiple coats due to the challenges inherent in coating complex and ir ...

We have recently demonstrated that high power densities can be achieved for SOFC using liquid hydrocarbon fuels via direct internal reforming. This approach can provide solutions for the highly power-dense applications required by Air Force (e.g. auxiliary power units for aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles) and many portable and transportation applications in commercial sector. Because the sta ...

Dindl Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. proposes the use of an expanding 40mm high explosive warhead to produce the desired blast characteristics at the target. A low risk design is envisioned where the explosive payload weight is similar to the existing M100 GREM. The blast characteristics will be accomplished by expanding and reshaping the explosive payload at the target. Modeling and simulation, ...

There is a continuing drive within the DOD to develop ever smaller pitch pixels in uncooled IR imaging arrays to enable high spatial resolution, compact infrared cameras for a number of applications. A key limitation to the sensitivity achievable with such imaging arrays is the low temperature conversion sensitivity of the typical microbolometer materials and their associated noise sources. Capa ...

The continuing terrorist attacks on U.S. forces deployed in Iraq have created an urgent need for lightweight transparent armor systems capable to provide a greater extent of protection to the soldiers against emerging threats. However, there is a substantial performance gap in the ballistic impact resistance of existing monolithic polymer transparent materials. An important goal of transparent a ...

The overall objective of this Phase I proposal is to create a model based on molecular dynamics (MD) that can predict the specific Quantum Dot Superlattice (QDSL) heteroepitaxial structures that will grow, given various factors such as growth temperature, flux rate, and spacer thickness. AlGaN/GaN heterostructures have attracted a great deal of theoretical and experimental interest because of thei ...

Long wavelength infrared (LWIR) detectors are highly needed for night vision and threat warning applications. The InAs/GaSb Type II heterostructure system offers unique design flexibility for new innovative detectors. Type strained layer superlattice (SLS) detectors have been demonstrated with cutoff wavelengths ranging from 3 to 32 microns. This technology has shown performance comparable to HgCd ...

Fuel Cell power sources offer numerous benefits over conventional primary and secondary batteries. The major technical challenge in the implementation of PEM fuel cells is a suitable hydrogen source. In particular, for portable power applications (20-250 W), there is a need to improve the energy density levels of the hydrogen sources to meet many of DoD mission requirements. Millennium Cell ha ...

Since 2000, PRICE Systems has invested over $7.9 million of our own money in the research and development of a new cost modeling framework. This framework is an open architecture which allows easier integration of cost models to other modeling environments. The intent is to develop one framework where a system can be modeled throughout its entire lifecycle. We call this methodology Affordability ...