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Thermal batteries are the power source of choice for many weapon systems. While thermal batteries offer designers several key advantages, the design and integration of this technology into new applications suffers from two significant impediments. The first is the lack of suitable design tools, and the second is the time-consuming and expensive effort necessary to qualify a new battery design thr ...

This proposal outlines a development path which leverages a legacy robot sensor system and evolves it into a completely self-contained sensor surveillance system with laser illumination function designed specifically to covertly penetrate architectural glass and vehicular windows. This system will operate as a standalone entity, requiring only power and a simple mounting surface from its host pla ...

The Army seeks to standardize all equipment on its battlefield logistics fuel, JP-8. JP-8 is difficult to use for small-scale, low-power applications, however, since its low vapor pressure and complex composition inhibit complete vaporization. Existing methods for vaporizing logistics fuels require electric power, moving parts, or high temperatures. To address this need, Creare proposes to deve ...

We propose to develop “Type II Focal Plane Arrays on Strained Layer Superlattices (SLS) Material The Innovative Features of the project are: • Detector Arrays on Type II Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) Material. High Performance Detector Arrays are designed on SLS material. The main advantages of SLS detectors are 1) higher performance and longer minority carrier life time 2) higher operat ...

The proposed effort extends work recently completed (in 2003) at the University of Missouri – Rolla (UMR) and at Texas A&M University (TAMU) under the “Explosive-Driven Power Generation for Directed-Energy Munitions,” Topic 11 of the DoD FY 98 Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI II). It also leverages the current efforts by Loki in FCG development u ...

Low-light-level photodetector arrays are proposed for detecting the weak optical emission spectra from the trace atoms in the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). The proposed semiconductor image intensifier and low-light-level camera utilize the miniaturized and monolithically integrated version of a proven solid-state detector technology, and is expected to be able to detect femto-watts ...

The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing novel nanoenergetic composites composed of nanoengineered thermites (mainly, copper oxide, iron oxide and Al-nanoparticles) together with other additives. The synthesis of these composites will be achieved by surfactant templating and self-assembly processes. We propose a process that will result in gram quantities of t ...

The recent introduction of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) permits noninvasive imaging of vascular function and characterization of angiogenesis. This emerging capability is critically important in staging disease and screening for cancer. The primary goal of this project is development of fundamental improvements in DCE-MRI imaging methods that provide increased s ...

We propose that a comparative colorimetric assay be developed that will use a ticket of the same dimensions as the current ANP immunoassay tickets. This will allow the AChE test to be conducted using a similar workflow as the lateral flow immunoassay-based HHAs and be similarly read on the ANP reader to yield an unambiguous result independent of user judgment.

Preservation of the perishable food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables (FF&V), is particularly challenging due to substantial amount of refrigeration required to prevent spoilage. In the case of FF&V, the refrigerated air can quickly become contaminated with ethylene gas produced by the fruits and vegetables, which can lead to autocatalytic ripening of FF&V and accelerate spoilage even at id ...