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AC Materials proposes development of a 4 micron Ho:BaY2F8 laser pumped by a Cr:LISAF laser in response to Air Force needs for an efficient pulsed source in the 3-5 micron region. Under the Phase I program lasing at 3.9 micron was demonstrated, with over 30mJ power per pulse. The Phase II effort will be optimization of this Ho laser. Crystal growth of Cr:LiSAF and Ho:BYF will be advanced to enable ...

A network interface chip (NIC) that implements appropriateportions of the lower 2 layers of the ANSI 709.1 protocol(LonTalk) has been successfully designed and tested on aprogrammable logic device.This NIC has been successfullyinterfaced to a NetSilicon 32 bit ARM processor runningappropriate portions of the upper layers of the 709.1 protocol. Afeasibility demonstration was conducted successfully. ...

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During Phase I, Advanced Turbomachinery Solutions designed andtested a proof-of-concept, reverse rotation capable brush seal.All project objectives were met successfully. The new, hybridseal design can be retrofit into existing gas turbine designs,within the present geometric envelope, utilizing the same orimproved materials. The new seal design has improved leakage andwear characteristics over e ...

This Phase II STTR proposal describes the development of a prototype enzyme-containing adhesive capable of attaching biocatalytic activity directly to skin. The adhesive, when containing organophosphorus-hydrolyzing enzymes, shall serve to protectunderlying skin from otherwise toxic applications of nerve agents and pesticides. Agentase, a recognized world leader in developing polymer-based carri ...

Recent advances in electromagnetic technology clearly lend themselves to application in space-based data storage/retrieval systems. Commercial data storage systems provide low cost, long-life operation and strong logic/control systems, but employmechanical bearings that limit their resistance to shock and life expectancy. A similar system ruggedized for space via integrated magnetic motor-bearing ...

Mitigation of Single Event Upset (SEU) to electronic devices and components has traditionally been and expensive problem to overcome. Dramatic improvements in electronics technology have rendered many prior SEU solutions ineffective and have created theneed for more advanced and innovative design tools. One of the more promising SEU solutions has been triple modular redundancy (TMR), where each ...

Radar represents a strategically critical military application where microwave vacuum electronic (MVE) apmplifiers are relied upon for their supperior power handling characteristics. MVE amplifiers provdi esuperior performance capabilities forapplications requiring high power density. The objective of thsi ersearch project is to develop a high power klystron apmplifier with substantially reduced ...

60104 Asbestos abatement costs, associated with the DOE¿s national weapons¿ complex clean-up efforts, may amount to $300-500 million, while nationally, asbestos abatement may cost more than $100 billion over the next 25 years. Abatement methods have changed little in the past 20 years, and there is a need for a cheaper, faster, and safer abatement method. This project will design, buil ...

Under Strike Force concepts being developed by several battle labs, future weapon systems will be agent-controlled. However,