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This Phase II STTR proposal seeks to enhance the throughput and resolution of LumArray"s maskless photolithography system, the ZP-150, so that it meets the needs of photonic systems for high-fidelity, long-range spatial-phase coherence, full-wafer coverage, 3D structuring, patterning on non-flat surfaces, and sub-100 nm resolution. The ZP-150 is designed for compatibility with research as well as ...

In the recently concluded STTR Phase I Topic OSD10-T005,"Roll to Roll Inkjet Printing of Sub-wavelength Photonic Devices", SI2 Technologies, Inc (SI2) and partner University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) successfully demonstrated a low cost, lithographic free manufacturing capability for integrating submicron-to- millimeter electronic-photonic devices on flexible substrates. Using this world ...

Currently, assessment of ordnance items for IM and Hazards Classification (HC) characterization requires full-scale testing which presents a considerable financial, logistical, and environmental burden. Some of these munitions (such as the large rocket motors) cost in excess of a million dollars and their hazard testing is likely to cost several million dollars. Therefore, testing on a smaller sca ...

There is a need to find more efficient methods for producing high-density, liquid, tactical fuels for use in missile propulsion or as components to improve key performance characteristics of currently available jet and diesel fuels. Generation of such fuels from renewable sources including waste cellulose, grasses, waste agricultural material and forestry products will provide important national s ...

The Army has a clear need for an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) capable of autonomously accompanying a single soldier or vehicle. Such a UGV would help solve both logistical problems of soldiers needing to transport more equipment and supplies than they can carry in a backpack, and tactical problems of scouting unsafe areas. Multiple designs for such UGVs exist; however, they require active remote ...

Obesity and its associated metabolic complications including diabetes are becoming increasingly prevalent in the general population as well as in military personnel. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a major site of energy expenditure through thermogenesis, which is mediated by the mitochondrial uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1). Studies in animals over the last 30 years as well as recent data in humans str ...

ABSTRACT: Magnolia Solar proposes to develop an innovative high-efficiency, single-junction solar cell in collaboration with Prof. Diana Huffaker and her group by utilizing multi-photon absorption processes in InAsSb/AlAsSb quantum dot structures. The proposed device structure satisfies the unique qualities required by intermediate band solar cell theory to achieve ultra-high conversion efficienc ...

ABSTRACT: Networked PCs are critical to the success of data-driven missions, and the complex software they execute is both the source of their power and their primary vulnerability. Applications and services are often composed of multiple software components developed by different vendors or open source communitiesany of which may introduce a vulnerability. To help minimize the damage of potentia ...

ABSTRACT: Physical Sciences Inc. and Tufts University propose to apply innovative, ground-breaking RF microplasma technology to the development of devices to generate ozone and other energetic species for a variety of commercial, military, and research applications. The proposed work follows from our successful Phase I effort, which achieved the first implementation of a prototype single-board l ...

ABSTRACT: During normal course of research, development, and testing by AFRL at EAFB, small quantities of environmentally hazardous propellant, explosive, and pyrotechnic (PEP) wastes are produced. The objective of this SBIR Phase II project is to construct and field-demonstrate a prototype capable of destroying 30 pounds per month of PEP waste at AFRL Propellant Research Laboratory. After the ...