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We live in a three dimensional world, where we can go around an object and observe it from all angles. The current displays: TVs, movie screens, and computer monitors are all two dimensional devices. These displays give us only "flattened" realities. The missing third dimension carries with it tremendous amounts of information that is absolutely vital to the users. ACT has demonstrated the princip ...

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ARE PROPOSED FOR ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION IN A PHASE I EFFORT TO DEVELOP MULTIPATH AND CLUTTER SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES FOR LOW SURFACE GRAZING ANGLE CMW AND MMW RADAR DIRECT OR DIFFERENTIAL GUIDANCE OF A MISSILE TO A TARGET IN THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE APPLICATIONS. THE RADAR IS EITHER MISSILE-BONE OR SITUATED IN THE MISSILE LAUNCH AREA OR ON THE LAUNCH PLATFORM. ...

1Innovative techniques for radar high angle resolution are proposed for investigation in a Phase I effort to enable the resolution of the direction of arrival (DOA) of returns from multiple targets that fall within one beamwidth and within the same range and Doppler Cells. The techniques proposed emphasize the pursuit for optimal utilization of available aperture space, by a combination of arrange ...

THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER (TPE) BY INJECTION MODLING OFFERS AN ALTERNATE METHOD FOR FORMING CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES A SOCMPARED TO THE CONVENTONAL DIP PROCESS USING BUYTL RUBBER SOLUTIONS. THE ADVENT OF VARIOUS TPES WITH OLEFINIC, STYRENIC, URETHANE, ENGINEERING RESINS AND ALLOYS AND BLENDS OFFER THE ADVANTAGE OF INJECTION MODLING PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONVENTIONALLY MADE BY ELASTOMER COMPOUND ...

THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH POWER, HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRONIC DEVICE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE BASED ON WIDE BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SUCH AS SIC, GAN AND DIAMOND. OF THESE, SILICON CARBIDE IS THE MOST PROMISING MATERIAL FOR NEAR TERM APPLICATIONS, SINCE ITS PROCESSING SHARES MANY COMMON FEATURES WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED SILICON PROCESSING. TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED FOR PRODUCING OHMIC AND SCHO ...

IMPROVING THE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES IS KEY TO EXPANDING THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL SYSTEM INTO HIGHER TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS. WHILE BORON PARTICLES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THESE MATERIALS TO SEAL CRACKS IN PROTECTIVE COATINGS, OXIDATION OF THE CARBON MATRIX NEIGHBORING THE BORON PARTICLES SERIOUSLY AFFECTS COMPOSITE STRENGTH. THIS PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY A NATURAL SEGREGATI ...

SEVERAL METHODS, INCLUDING SPUTTERING, E-BEAM EVAPORATION, LASER ABLATION AND METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD), HAVE SUCCEEDED IN DEPOSITING HIGH QUALITY THIN FILMS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS (HTSC) ON 1 CM2 SUBSTRATES. HOWEVER, THE GROWTH OF HIGH QUALITY THIN FILMS OVER LARGE AREAS HAS YET TO BE ACHIEVED AND PROCESS REPRODUCIBILITY IS MARGINAL. THESE TWO SHORTCOMINGS ARE TH ...

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES THAT PROVIDE RELIABLE HIGH POWER OR OPERATE AT EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS SUSTAINED HIGH RADIATION LEVELS ARE REQUIRED FOR ASAT APPLICATIONS. THIS NEED FOR DEVICES THAT CAN OPERATE AT INCREASED TEMPERATURES OR WITH MINIMUM RADIATIVE COOLING HAS BEEN SPAWNED BY THE SIGNIFICANT ENGINEERING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COOLING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRON ...

EXPLOITATION IN MICROELECTRONICS OF THE VERY HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS OF FERROELECTRIC PEROVSKITES SUCH AS BATIO3 AND PZT HAS BEEN LIMITED BY MATERIALS PROCESSING AND COMPATIABILITY PROBLEMS. HIGH QUALITY FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS HAVE NOT BEEN GROWN AT TEMPERATURES COMPATIABLE WITH STANDARD SI OR GAAS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES. A HUGE PAYOFF AWAITS ONE WHO CAN UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF FERROELECTRIC ...

SINGLE CRYSTAL BATIO3 HAS ELECTRO-OPTIC AND PHOTOREFRACTIVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE AMONG THE MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL INORGANIC MEDIA. THE MATERIAL ALSO POSSESSES FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT, WHICH MAKE BATIO3 FILMS HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FOR RADIATION HARD AND DRAM ELECTRONIC MEMORIES. USE OF BATIO3 FILMS FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRO-OPTICS WILL REQUIRE LOW OPTICAL LOSSE ...