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Spatial light modulators are the limited component of optical signal processors. Electronic modulators, including liquid crystals and magento-optic modulators, are expensive, low resolution, and slow. The optical disk offers high resolution at moderate cost. The "pixel" size is on the order of one micron. The total system works to this accuracy by using an active feedback controlled system for ali ...

Phase I proposes to demonstrate an easy-to-operate, inexpensive room temperature neutron detector based on boron-doped diamond. The detector would produce an immediate signal related to low-level neutron irradiation. The concept exploits the high neutron absorption cross section of B-10, which results in excellent sensitivity. The charge carriers generated in the diamond by a neutron absorption ev ...

BRC and its Consulting Partner Murray State University (MSU) are proposing an innovative approach to the near real-time generation of environmental effects such as dust, smoke, fog, rain and haze based upon an Auto-Regressive Moving Average (ARMA) technique that has been proven to provide realistic renderings in its simplest form. This technique creates 'Fractal-Like' complexity through the use of ...

The objective of the proposed program is to develop and demonstrate a low-cost, high thermal conductivity, low mass density material for use in electronic packaging. Target material characteristics are: less than aluminum heat sinks, thermal conductivity at least 200 W/m-k, and mass density less than aluminum. To address this objective, Cast Metal Composites, Inc. will produce lightweight, high ...

The proposed experimental program demonstrates the technical feasibility of growing single crystals of technologically important ceramics by the solid state method. The proposed method relies on discontinuous grain growth which is often regarded as undesirable and deleterious during the sintering of many ceramics. In order to demonstrate the technical feasibility and versatility of the solid sta ...

In recent years, major advances have been made in nearly all areas of microelectronics development, including silicon technology, software development, and chip architecture. The one key area that has been more-or-less neglected however is packaging. The technology of packaging minature electronics such that they do not overheat is now the limiting factor in miniaturization. Experimental evaluatio ...

Significant progress has been made in recent years (through DARPA and industry initiatives) in developing real-time, on-line, model-based control systems to improve the productivity and flexibility of the US semiconductor industry. However, none of these initiatives have addressed the design of sensing systems which are crucial to the operation and efficiency of feedback control systems. The Pha ...

The true impact of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be considerabl accelaerated by adequate guidance to users for the correct and effective use of this rapidly deveoping and fairly intricate technology. The proposed project is designed to meet tis very challenge. The Phase I study will focus on the development of: (1)useable CFD rules, guidelines and checks for problem formulation, grid ...

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