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Triton Systems, Inc. and the University of California, Santa Barbara are developing a low-cost, hybrid composite technology which combines the high temperature corrosion resistance of ceramic matrix composite surfaces with the high strength, high thermalconductivity, machinability and weldability of a metal matrix composite. These highly integrated metal-ceramic matrix composite (MCMC¿) structu ...

"R3 Logic, Incorporated proposes to develop a high-resolution, 12M-pixel 1000 frame / s imager to meet the Army's digital imaging needs for weapons test and evaluation. Through this program, R3 Logic will not only build and demonstrate a high-resolutionimager, but will formulate a new methodology for commercially viable fabrication of large-format focal plane arrays. Large focal plane digital imag ...

"The overall goal of the proposed program is to provide military personnel with a hand-held analyzer capable of detecting chemical and biological agents, as well as toxic industrial chemicals. This will be accomplished through the use of a newnanocomposite material (metal-doped sol-gel) that enhances analyte specific Raman signals sufficiently to allow identifying and quantifying agents at releva ...

There is a large effort in both the military and civilian medical communities to change from paper medical records to Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Currently, only about 3% of civilian physicians are using an EMR system. The DoD's medical facilitiesmust operate over a much larger spectrum of scenarios than those of its civilian counterparts. These encompass all the civilian cases, such as prim ...

THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED NEED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE GUN PROPELLANT BINDERS. OUR RECENT WORK WITH THE SYNTHESIS OF HMX INTERMEDIATES SUGGESTS A METHOD OF CREATING A NEW SERIES OF UNUSUALLY COMPATIBLE BINDERS. IT IS EXPECTED THESE BINDERS WILL PROVIDE PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES WITH HIGHLY DESIRED PERFORMANCE AND INSENSITIVITY CHARACTERISTICS. WE PROPOSE TO DEMONSTRATE IN PRINCIPLE THAT BINDERS MA ...

"Cadmium zinc telluride is the room temperature detector of choice for non-destructive imaging applications. Monolithic CZT arrays with high count-rate capability (>1e+6 cps/pixel) are required for ultra-fast hyperspectral x-ray imaging. Presently, theyield of CZT detector arrays that can perform hyperspectral imaging (in milliseconds) is low. Most monolithic arrays suffer from "polarization" w ...

"Storage blood bags become vulnerable when defrosted. The U.S. Army has reported many instances of significant loss of blood products from storage bag breakage. Freeze-dried blood products provide an alternative to cryopreservation. The lyophilization ofplatelets and red blood cells on the laboratory level has recently been demonstrated. Industrial scale preservation of the products, preferabl ...

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A PROGRAM OF DEVELOPING NEW DYES FOR OCULAR PROTECTION AGAINST LASER RADIATION IS PROPOSED. TWO NEW FAMILITES OF DYES ARE IDENTIFIED, AND A METHOD OF PROTECTING THEM FROM DEGRADATION DUE TO HEAT AND LIGHT EXPOSURE IS INVESTIGATED. THE OUTPUT OF PHASE I IS A REPORT WHICH WILL IDENTIFY NEW LASER-PROTECTIVE DYES WITH DESIRABLE PROPERTIES; WILL DESCRIBE THE APPLICATION OF THE STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES ...

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THERMOSETTING POLYMERIC ADHESIVE AND CURING METHOD THAT WILL NOT REQUIRE CURE CYCLES IN AN OVEN OR A PRESS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES. THE PROGRAM WILL ENCOMPASS A STUDY OF THE RESPONSIVENESS OF THERMOSETTING EPOXY ADHESIVES TO DIELECTRIC, INDUCTION, ULTRASONIC, ULTRE-VIOLET, AND INFRARED ELECTROMAGNETIC ...