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This proposal is on the demonstration of a portable, thermally self-sustaining, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-based power module, delivering 25 W at ~70% efficiency, continuous power operating on liquid hydrocarbon fuels, with energy density > 1300 Wh/liter(>2000 Wh/kg. for a 72hr. operation), including fuel canister. SOFC stack, operating at 550oC, is based on novel, anode-supported fuel cells wit ...

This proposal is on the demonstration of a portable, thermally self-sustaining, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-based power module, delivering 25 W at ~70% efficiency, continuous power operating on liquid hydrocarbon fuels, with energy density > 1300 Wh/liter(>2000 Wh/kg. for a 72hr. operation), including fuel canister. SOFC stack, operating at 550oC, is based on novel, anode-supported fuel cells wit ...

The Haber-Bosch process is the dominant industrial method for nitrogen fixation in the world, with production exceeding 140MM tons in 2009. This process of converting nitrogen and hydrogen to ammonia is one of the great scientific achievements in the modern world. However, Haber-Bosch process is energy intensive requiring pressures >150 bar and temperatures >400 C to achieve 8-15% efficiency. I ...

To address the Navy"s need for a common, scalable, platform for multi-modal 1pA level current sensing for Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electroencephalogram (EEG), and Electrodermal Response (EDR) to be fielded as a miniature wearable device with non-contact electrodes, Sentient and the State University of New York (SUNY) propose to develop the Bioelectronic Fusion Sensor System (BioFuSenS) that will a ...

The Sonalysts Team proposes to investigate, design, and develop a training system leveraging state-of-the art game and agent-based technologies with"TRILOGY,"a Modeling, Simulation, and Training (MST) system capable of three core capabilities: training, rehearsal, and analysis/CONOPS development. Sonalysts will leverage their latest commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) game engine, Simulation Engine I ...

Crested multi-layer tunnel barriers have been proposed, which offer a revolutionary solution to overcome density to speed trade-offs characteristic of present data storage technologies. Practical implementation of the proposed technology will involve useof thin film materials which are readily manufacturable and CMOS-compatible. A critical need exists for experimental verification of the theoret ...

Mathematical models of physical and biological systems contain parameters that need to be estimated from measured data. Models with parameters distributed probabilistically require the estimates of a probability measure over the set of admissible parameters. We propose to use frequentist-based approaches for non-parametrically estimating probability measures that describe the distribution of par ...

The overall objective of the proposed effort is to develop an improved ultrasonic consolidation (UC) process for metal matrix composites (MMCs). The Phase I effort demonstrated the feasibility of using a fiber-matrix unit cell finite element analysis to study the thermal and acoustic softening that occurs during UC. The analyses completed in Phase I highlighted the need for uniform prepreg mater ...

ABSTRACT: The Sonalysts team proposes to develop a solution that facilitates the flow of data between different levels of classification while improving and ensuring both security and data integrity. Our approach involves a set of protocols that provide a unique and disruptive combination of multichannel data dispersion and multi-classification data management techniques to meet our objectives. ...

As infrared (IR) electo-optical sensors improve in both availability and quality a strong need exists to have comparable improvements in the performance of military obscurants within the IR band. Conventional approaches for creating effective IR obscurants have relied primarily on shaped metal particles with high aspect ratios (e.g. rods, flakes).