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An innovative magnesium intermetallic-polymer nanolaminate propellant with ultra-high surface area, potential for extremely high reaction rates, full utilization of the intermetallic material, and very safe to handle system is proposed. A patented ultra high speed nanotechnology vacuum process is used to produce the nanolaminate material, which, even in powder form, can have hundreds of ver ...

The primary objective of the present SBIR proposal is to develop a new design methodology and applying it to demonstrate the feasibility of rendering minimized missile fin hinge moment covering all possible critical flight conditions while satisfying maneuverability requirements by passive or active profile control means. The final goal is aimed at the achieveability of a significant reducti ...

A liquid chemical hydride-based hydrogen storage system is proposed for high density hydrogen supply for fuel cell power generation applications. Research works performed at MER showed that certain liquid hydrides can be catalytically dehydrogenated at temperatures as low as 150¿C. The released hydrogen gas can be withdrawn from the system through a hydrogen permeable membrane to achieve comple ...

An air pressure relief valve for airbags is described that has high frequency response owing to its low inertial mass. It is able to open to expose up to 2 square feet of exhaust area within .010 second, thus achieving optimum energy management. The relief valve operation is passive; it is opened and closed by variation of air pressure within the airbag, rather than any external power source. T ...

AstroPower proposes to develop high performance, room temperature, mass-producible, low-cost infrared detectors using liquid-phase heteroepitaxy of lattice-matched InGaAsSb and AlGaAsSb on GaSb substrates. The structure of these detectors will be a Separate Absorption and Multiplication Avalanche Photodiode (SAM-APD). This structure has proven to be an effective means of producing large gain in ...

The Navy requires a low cost, expendable surface target to train for the increasing surface craft threat in littoral waters. RoboTek Engineering has invented and constructed a low cost guidance "proof of concept" system called the RoboSki. Based on a personal watercraft, its systems and components are similar to those that will be required by the target. This system has been delivered to the Nav ...

A new generation of information (magnetic) storage medium is being proposed in the form of carbon nanotubes infiltrated with a ferro-magnetic material core. By virtue of their acicular shape and small size (2-20 nm diameter and 50-200 nm in length), such carbon nanotubes with a magnetic material core will be an excellent alternative to the current state-of-the-art information storage materials su ...

This SBIR Phase I project aims to develop a novel in-line, real time dielectric mix ratio sensor for polymer processing control based on impedance analysis. The impedance response of a polymer mixture includes along with dielectric properties, the conductance, the inductance, and the interfacial polarization of the system, and is anticipated to provide the needed sensitivity to the change of ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program proposes the development of a high thermal conductivity (470-550 W/mK), low coefficient of thermal expansion (5-8 ppm/K), and low weight (2.9-4.3 g/cc) Cu based metal matrix composite material to produce high performance substrates for microelectronics packaging. The proposed MMC system uses copper as the continuous metal matrix and cubic bor ...

We propose to develop a battery powered portable monitoring system capable of collecting and analyzing gamma spectra for specific radionuclides in the field. The system will consist of a high resolution cadmium telluride array detector and a small multichannel analyzer and data logger. The proposed monitoring system builds upon the design of the Ludlum Model 2350 Data Logger which is quite rugge ...