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A new material and processing technology has been developed and demonstrated that will dramatically reduce the cost of manufacturing and refurbishing large aluminum based mirrors for optical test applications. Such precision mirrors are also required for surveillance, directed energy, cryo-vacuum scene generation, optical testing, and DoD-sponsored space programs. Traditional aluminum mirror techn ...

Gel propulsion systems combine the best characteristics of solid and liquid propellants. The gel system stores like solid propellant, but flows like a liquid when pressurized, enabling throttle and restart capability similar to liquid propellants. An ena

Boron has significant potential as a high energy density fuel in munitions and propellants. Its superior energy density makes it attractive as a fuel component in conventional solid propellants, as well as fuel slurries for ramjet applications. For a ramjet ducted rocket, theoretical density impulses of 1600-1800 sec-g/cm3 have been reported, 45% higher than the best hydrocarbon formulation. Bo ...

We shall investigate, implement and demonstrate MAVIS, a 3D vision system incorporating robust Real-Time SFM for SMAV application scenarios. Automatic pose determination and extraction of 3D structure of the environment are critical to autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance of SMAVs in constrained and crowded environments. Extracting such state information under various constraints (low qual ...

Recent statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) show that significant proportion of soldiers injured in blast explosion endure traumatic brain injury (TBI). At the same time our understanding of TBI mechanisms and protection against kinetic and blast

Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), in partnership with the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR), is developing a high performance metal hydride heat storage and dissipation technology for high power lasers. The proposed technology incorporates heat pipes for passive acquisition and dissipation of high heat flux heat loads and metal hydrides for storage of the heat loads during the laser operati ...

Traumatic brain injury has dramatically increased in military and civilian settings owing to widespread bombings and improvised explosive devices. In many battlefield settings, the availability of neurosurgeons is limited. However, rapid treatment of intracranial hematomas can save lives and limit permanent neurologic sequelae. Training non-neurosurgeons to perform emergency burr holes and limi ...

Knowledge of and the ability to manipulate matter at the nanoscale offers the materials designer an independent degree of freedom and the ability to express new properties not exhibited by bulk materials. The new chemical or physical properties expressed is a result of a disproportion number of atoms or ions residing at the surface or grain boundary as compared to materials lacking a nanoscale fea ...

The objective of the Phase II program is to demonstrate that single crystal piezoelectrics are a viable approach for small footprint, broadband and high power acoustic sensors. The objective will begin by down selecting between potential high performance compositions based on the technological merits (likelihood of achieving >100% bandwidth, required source level, electrical power requirements, e ...

The main goal of the proposed program is to develop Sm2Fe17Nx/Fe16N2 high performance bulk nanocomposite magnets with maximum energy product approaching 100 MGOe. The proposed study includes: (1) Development of Sm2Fe17Nx single-phase powder with superior magnetic properties; (2) Development of Ti-stabilized Fe16N2 nanoparticles; (3) Development of nanocrystalline composite hard magnetic materials ...