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AN ACCURATE, HIGH SPEED, LOW COST, HELMET MOUNTED EYE POSITION MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT IS REQUIRED. APPLIED SCIENCE LABORATORIES (ASL) PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A DUAL PATH, SOLID STATE LIGHT POSITION DETECTOR SCHEME BY BUILDING A LABORATORY BENCH TOP MODEL. TWO COORDINATES ON THE EYE THAT MOVE DIFFERENTIALLY WITH ROTATION WILL BE MEASURED. THIS WILL COMPENSATE FOR RELATIVE MOTION ...

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: COMPLETE TESTING OF FIRE-RESISTANCE AND STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD TREATED WITH ARNOX FIRE RETARDANT, DEVELOP PRODUCTION SCALE APPLICATION METHODS. ARNOX IS A PATENTED CONDENSED PHASE SYSTEM, LOW SMOKE FIRE RETARDANT RENDERS PAPER AND PAPERBOARD ESSENTIALLY NON-COMBUSTIBLE. DECOMPOSITION AND OUTGASSING IS MATERIALLY SLOWED. ASTM TESTS DEMONSTRATE TREATED P ...

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THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CLASS OF CHEMICALLY STABLE CONDUCTIVE ORGANIC POLYMERS. THESE WILL BE SINGLE PHASE SYSTEMS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE THE DISSOLUTION OF EXTERNALLY ADDED "DOPANTS" IN THE POLYMER MATRIX TO IMPART CONDUCTIVITY. INSTEAD, A MOIETY WHICH CAN CREATE FREE CARRIERS IN THE POLYMER CHAIN VIA AN INTERNAL ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTION WILL BE INCORPORATED C ...

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HIGH PERFORMANCE POROUS MATERIALS ARE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAMINAR FLOW TECHNOLOGY. LAMINAR FLOW CONTROL IN AIRCRAFT COULD PROVIDE FUEL SAVINGS UP TO 20%. IN SUBMERSIBLES, THIS TECHNIQUE WILL REDUCE BOTH DRAG AND RADIATED NOISE. COMPOSITE MATERIALS HAVE ADVANTAGES FOR UNDERSEA SUBMERSIBLES: THEY PROVIDE HIGH STRENGTH, ARE NON-CORRODING, NON-MAGNETIC AND ARE READILY MOLDED. COMPOSITES CAN ...

ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. (EII) PROPOSES TO CONDUCT ADVANCED ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MODEL 200M SOLID STATE (NO MOVING PARTS) WIND VELOCITY AND WIND DIRECTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ADAPTING THE SYSTEM FOR OPERATION IN A NAVAL ENVIRONMENT.THIS ADVANCED ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE MODIFICATION NECESSARY TO PASS ELECTRO-MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE TESTS, INTERROGATI ...

CAN-TYPE SODA VENDING MACHINES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY USED ON BOARD SHIP REQUIRE VALUABLE STORAGE SPACE FOR THE CANS. SYRUP/CUP-TYPE MACHINES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY DO RESULT IN SPILLAGE WHEN THE SHIP PITCHES OR ROLLS. SPACE IS A VALUABLE COMMODITY ON BOARD SHIPS AND ANY INNOVATION WHICH ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM AND PRODUCES SODA WITHOUT SPILLAGE WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT. FMI'S PROPOSED SOL ...

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