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Fuceltech proposes to develop a low cost lightweight Energy Storage and Power Generation (ESPG) system for commercial aircrafts in the ARPA-E REEACH program. Fuceltech will develop a single fuel cell (5kW to be developed in the program and potentially as high as 10kW from a single cell) and a novel stacking approach which can be used to deliver hundreds of kW or MWs of power from a single small an ...

We address a need of the neutron user community by creating a minimum viable prototype of the only high-throughput hydrostatic pressure small angle neutron scattering sample environment (HTHP-SANS-SE). Our HTHP-SANS-SE will greatly improve the ease of use and reliability of measurements under extreme environments, thereby increasing throughput on the beamline and expanding feasibility. Current HP- ...

This project investigates an innovative modular steel bridge deck system of a “sandwich” design for achieving the necessary stiffness in orthogonal directions employing two steel plates separated by a steel stiffening core.Such a layered composite deck could become an ideal solution for the next generation of bridge applications.With the appropriate choice of the core profile, the transverse s ...

We propose to study the feasibility of novel high fidelity background clutter generation approaches, tuned specifically toward dual-color IR clutter generator including all the IR wavelength regimes (SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR). Special attention will be paid to component availability and operational readiness of projector hardware, firmware and software components. The exit criteria for phase I is a ...

The SubUAS team offers a multi-faceted riverine surveillance system that will quickly and precisely identify and geographically locate small objects in riverine environments, using a variety of sensor technologies for above and below water detection.  The system will include the following: Operational SubUAS Naviator amphibious drone platforms; commercial, off-the shelf sensors including but not ...

The U.S. Army maintains numerous forward operating bases (FOBs) that each require strict security. These FOBs are monitored by a collection of cameras constantly producing live video feeds of the surrounding area. If automated algorithms could detect and track people in each camera’s field of view (FOV), security could be improved by identifying threatening individuals, preventing infiltration b ...

Carbon dioxide utilization can help reduce carbon emissions, but gaps remain in the value chain from initial capture to high-value products. Lectrolyst LLC will develop an electrochemical platform centered on selective two-step conversion of CO2 to acetic acid and ethylene, to fill this need. Preliminary life cycle assessment and techno-economic analyses indicate ~200 million metric tons of CO2 em ...

Lithium Battery Engineering (LBE) has been working with CHASM Advanced Materials on evaluation of a graphite anode material with carbon nano-tubes (CNTs) grown on the surface to give an entirely new structure. Such an anode could look like packed sea urchins with CNTs providing higher surface area, better electrical connection and better spacing for electrolyte. Preliminary testing by LBE using a ...

To meet the demands of the A19-157 SBIR solicitation (“CMOSS Compliant Software Defined Radios (SDRs)”), we propose a novel approach which leverages our previous experience developing SDR modules. The system will be compliant with C4ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS). Furthermore, the design will be robust enough to support various waveforms used in PM TR radios including SINCGARS, ...

Restoration of coral reefs is dependent upon an ability to adhere young corals, grown in tanks, onto inorganic substrates within the seas. The epoxies in current use do not provide a viable path to restoration owing to poor adhesion underwater, lengthy mixing of components needed, clouds of toxic epoxy precursors released into the water, and extensive diver time needed to clean the underlying cora ...