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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 ...

Tactical and operational missions require equipment powered by lightweight, high output 50 to 150+ BHP engines. Engine powered equipment in this size is predominately 2-cycle diesel. Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated the use of heavy fuels: jetand diesel. Next generation fuel efficient, lightweight, high power density (1.5 HP/in3 disp.), heavy fuel engines (HFE) are needed. TARDEC will ...

THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL MINIATURE PULSE WIDTH MODULATED POWER DRIVER FOR ACTUATORS, I.E. DC MOTOR. THE POWER DRIVER WILL DELIVER 50 AT 50VDO IN A DOUBLE INON PACKAGE. THIS COMPACT DESIGN CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF MODER POWER SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES, PROPRIETORY CIRCUIT DESIGN, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY WHICH UTILIZES NEW HEAT CONDUCTIVE ...

Agave BioSystems, in collaboration with Professor George Malliaras of Cornell University, proposes to develop a unique and innovative biosensor based on induced luminescence of captured BW bacterial agents and organic light emitting diode (OLED)technology. The system would use an array of bacteriophage engineered to express fluorescent protein in infected BW agents. The specificity of the phag ...

Biology provides a vast number of examples of nanostructures produced at a level of precision that is superior to those that we can produce in the laboratory. The diversity of naturally occurring S-layers suggests that the nature of these self-assembledstructures is genetically controlled and can therefore be manipulated through recombinant processes. In this Phase I research plan, Agave BioSyst ...

THE WORK PROPOSED WILL RESULT IN A COMPLETE, PRELIMINARY SYSTEM DESIGN OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PROJECTILE LAUNCHER, BASED ON THE STAR EML CONCEPT DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPLETED DESIGN WILL PERMIT THE AIR FORCE TO COMPARE THE PERFORMANCE, WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE STAR EML WITH OTHER CONCEPTS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE STAR EML SYSTEM IS OF INTEREST TO THE AIR FORCE BECAUSE THE ...

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP COMPUTER SOFTWARE WHICH ANALYZES THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF ARMY VEHICLES, SUCH AS 5-TON DIESEL TRUCKS, AND BASED ON THIS ANALYSIS RECOMMENDS MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PREVENTIVE ACTION WHICH MINIMIZES EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN. THE SOFTWARE WOULD OPERATE ON A PRIME COMPUTER, AND IT SHOULD INCLUDE EXTENSIVE GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES WHICH WOULD ASSIST IN PROGNOSTIC ANALYSIS. THE SOFT ...

ANTROPIX CORPORATION PROPOSES TO OBTAIN TIME - RESOLVE OPTICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENTS (PLASMA OPACITY IN THE 8 - 12 MICRON SPECTRAL REGION, AS WELL AS STARK BROADENING AND RELATIVE INTENSITY PARAMETERS) ON BROADBAND PLASMA BARRIERS (BPBS) GENERATED BY LASER ACTIVATION OF ALKALI METAL (E.G., NA AND CS) VAPORS. SIMILAR MEASUREMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED ON KNOWN PHASE TRANSITION MATERIALS (PTMS) SUCH A ...

It is proposed to use a carbon cold cathode as a source for an electron spray Chemical andBiological Warfare Agent (CBWA) decontamination unit. The goal is to design a device usingthe cold cathode source and model all of the necessary parameters of its operation. Electronbeam technology has been shown to be an excellent tool in medical treatment and environmentaldecontamination systems. Phase I ...

The innovation proposed here is the use of carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission cathodes incorporated into a fully integrated array of RF sources. The goal is to design, fabricate and demonstrate an integrated array of sources for RF generation in theregion of 10 GHz. By integrating the sources together in one device, we can achieve higher levels of redundancy and durability, lower the manufactu ...