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A BETTER ELASTOMERIC MODIFIER WILL BE SEARCHED AND USED FOR BISMALEIMIDE (BMI) RESIN TO IMPROVE THE TOUGHNESS OF THE RESIN. THE GOAL IS GOOD ROOM TEMPERATURE TOUGHNESS WITH GOOD STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE IN THE 350-450 DEG F RANGE. NEAT RESIN SPECIMENS AND LABORATORY SCALE GRAPHITE FIBER COMPOSITE SPECIMENS WILL BE MADE FOR TOUGHENING TESTS AND EVALUATIONS.

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The proposed study aims at accelerated development of Mo-Si-B-X (X=Ti, Zr, Hf, Re, Mn) alloys with an optimized balance of properties, via an approach of integrating thermodynamic modeling with experimental study.   On the basis of the Mo-Si-B-X (X=Ti, Zr, Hf) database developed in Phase I, a thermodynamic database of the Mo-Si-B-O-X (X=Ti, Zr, Hf, Re, Mn) system will be developed using the Calp ...

Military network environments will be subject to both internal and external threats for the foreseeable future. Internal threats to cyber networks from U.S. personnel receive little attention in comparison to external threats; yet, the consequences can be even more devastating. The lack of tools for understanding insider threat, analyzing risk mitigation alternatives, and communicating results e ...

Sonalysts is pleased to offer this proposal to apply accelerated learning techniques to combat the insider cyber threat. Accelerated learning is the accelerated development of persistent expertise in a domain. In other words, accelerated learning techniques are designed to increase the rate at which content is mastered and reduce the rate at which it atrophies during periods of disuse. These te ...

ABSTRACT: The proposed project will remove the computational bottleneck in the currently adopted numerical treatment of exterior 3D magnetic fields around high-current pulsed power devices. Existing simulators introduce computationally expensive and nonphysical magnetic diffusion in the exterior region. In contrast, our approach is physically and mathematically rigorous and dramatically improves ...

Busek Co. Inc. and Stanford University propose to develop and test an advanced high power plasma propulsion concept referred to here as a Coaxial High EnerGy Thruster, or CHENG thruster.  The thruster is first and foremost a propulsive device.  However, because the device is pulsed, compact, and efficient the plasma beam is highly condensed and energetic. For this reason, the thruster may also b ...

MSI has a rich history of developing innovations in hardware and software for integrated health managemen with advanced Bayesian modeling and simulation.  This powerful technology can be adapted and enhanced for assessing payload performance, component capabilities, and situational self awareness.  We propose a new approach to sensor payload health management modeling that is based Cognitive Bay ...

Lynntech Inc. in collaboration with the ultra cold atomic physics lab at the University of Virginia proposes to implement a compact cold atom interferometer using a novel ring electromagnetic trap to perform precision rotation measurements. Currently, the cold atom laboratory operates a functional Bose Einstein Condensate (BEC) interferometer with coherence times up to 0.1 sec using a linear waveg ...

A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THAT IS PROPOSED THAT ALLOWS AN OPERATIONAL USER TO DIRECTLY ASCERTAIN THE USEFULNESS OF THE SYSTEM, IN TERMS OF SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS. THE METHOD HAS SEVERAL ADVANTAGES OVER PREVIOUS TEST METHODS, INCLUDING EASE AND COST OF ADMINISTRATION AND EASE OF RESULT ANALYSIS. IT ALSO RETAINS THE ADVANTAGES OF THE BEST TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS TESTS WHILE ALLEVIATING THE PROBLEMS ASS ...