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2-Methylfuran (2MF) is a versatile non-food biomass derived low-carbon number performance advantaged bio-product. It is used for manufacturing green solvent (2-methyltertrahydrofuran (2MeTHF)), UpSycal?oils that RiKarbon is manufacturing for end-use natural and sustainable cosmetics and lubricants, and chemical/pharmaceutical intermediates. Currently fossil-based incumbent solvents such as tetrahy ...

AMA Tech is developing a cutting-edge metallization paste for the front side of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) crystalline silicon solar cells, which is expected to improve TOPCon solar cell efficiency significantly. This development has the potential to disrupt the photovoltaic industry, as even a small increase in cell efficiency could replace current passivated emitter and rear cell ( ...

Every lithium-ion battery in production for the world’s largest markets requires a polyolefin separator between anode and cathode. These separators, even at their most advanced, do not provide a preferable level of safety in the event of physical trauma to a cell or heat buildup within the cell. This problem will only become more acute as batteries move towards the higher energy densities and po ...

The primary goal of this Phase I project is to demonstrate that aromatics derived from the depolymerization of waste polystyrene can be utilized as an additive in synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) to allow blending at levels exceeding 50%v in jet fuel to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions significantly.Two subgoals will be pursued in Phase I to achieve the primary goal:• Development of a fl ...

We propose to develop a robust, accurate multi-frequency torsional resonator system for the simultaneous measurement of density and viscosity of molten salts at high temperature. The goal of the project is to develop a stand-alone resonator system that is accurate, precise and robust, and therefore can be used as the basis for a laboratory instrument as well as an on-line process monitoring sensor ...

Gun barrels are exposed to severe conditions in terms of high degree of the corrosion/erosion/thermal shock during firing and currently used traditional coating systems such the hard chromium plating is not able to protect the bore effectively to minimize

The proposed innovation will enable DoD and its industrial supply base to automate a wide range of high variety, low volume manufacturing and maintenance activities. The system utilizes AI/ML and VR technologies to teach and operate robots using human tra

The Technical Problem: The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) and the broader Department of Defense (DOD) require operational agility that can only be achieved through the implementation of Software Defined Weapon Systems. In today's modern systems,

This direct to Phase II program is needed to take the commercial Migrating Combustion Chamber (MCC) FE-120 baseline engine and complete the development, design improvements and testing that is required for integration into a Group 1 SUAS, like the RQ-20 P

Classifying and marking documents in the Department of Defense is largely a manual process. Manual classification is challenging, time-consuming, resource-intensive, and sometimes inconsistent. Recent advancements in AI and large language models (LLMs) ar