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THE TREND IN ALL MATERIALS IS TOWARD THE CONTROL OF MICROSTRUCTURE. IN CERAMICS AND CERMETS THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE REDUCTION OF CRYSTALLITE SIZE AND THEREBY ON IMPROVING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. POWDERS SHOULD BE EQUIZAXED AND LIMITED TO SUBMICRON RANGE, WITHIN A NARROW AND SPECIFIC SIZE DISTRIBUTION. EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY LARGE QUANTITIES OF POWDERS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT REASONABLE COST. AS PRESENTLY ...

THE ABILITY TO FABRICATE CERAMIC ARMOR ECONOMICALLY IS DEPENDENT UPON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING POWDER COST, FABRICATION TECHNIQUE, AND FINAL MACHINE COST. CANDIDATE CERAMIC SUCH AS TIB (2), AND B (4)C DO NOT SINTER TO FULL DENSITY. THEREFORE, NEAR-NET SHAPE FORMATION IS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHERE COMPLEX GEOMETRIES ARE INVOLVED. ART PROPOSES TO UTILIZE NEW POWDER SYNTHESIS TECHNOLO ...

In order to win the war for recruitment and retention, the CNO has stated that sailors of today and tomorrow must be well trained and equipped. Given the diverse needs of training communities, acquisition managers, and curriculum developers it is ultimately important to provide accountability and ownership in any mechanism or process that intends to enhance performance. This SBIR project will de ...

Advanced Materials Technology, Inc responds to the Navy need to develop novel explosive resistant materials. These materials can be applied to ship structures to provide blast protection and mitigate damages from fragmentation. The proposed lightweight technology can also be used in advanced blast packaging systems to contain or mitigate blast effects of an accidentally detonated weapon. These m ...

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DNA microarray technology, in combination with statistical and predictive modeling tools, could be used to evaluate thousands of genes against distinct gene expression patterns induced by chemical/biological agents to provide early identification and speed therapeutic intervention. The overall objective of this Phase II effort is to leverage existing public domain resources and commercial tools t ...

Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI) is pleased to present this proposal for a Phase II follow-on effort to our Phase I work on Topic N04-231 “Display and Visualization of Movement Predictions for Ground Vehicles”. The core of the problem to be solved is that of minimizing the area of uncertainty (AOU) for a mobile target that may have moved from its last known location. The methods of attacking the p ...

NanoCeramr filtration media has been developed for purification of water. The active component is a nano alumina fiber only 2 nanometers in diameter. When dispersed with microglass fibers as part of a non-woven fibrous filter it is capable of retaining sub-micron and nanosize particles smaller than virus while maintaining a high flux. Such media has a dirt holding capacity tens of times greater ...

THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF PRODUCING ONE-HALF OF A MEGAWATT OF ACOUSTIC POWER UNDERWATER AT A FREQUENCY OF 5 HZ IS ADDRESSED. THE EXPLOITATION OF THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF NEW RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALS, THE CONCEPT OF USING A FLEXURAL DISC RADIATOR, AND THE RECENT CULMINATION OF TWO YEARS OF ELECTRODYNAMIC TRANSDUCER DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED. THE USE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELING, EXP ...

MOVING-COIL TRANSDUCERS ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW POWER, LOW EFFICIENCY, BROADBAND AND VERY LOW FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS. THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNETIC MATERIALS HAVING HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES AND THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER DESIGN TECHNIQUES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, POWER HANDLING ABILITY, AND HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATION. THE APPLICATION OF THESE IMPROVEMEN ...