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The following tasks are to be executed by the contractor in support of NAVAIR Materials Engineering Division AIR 4.3.4 and NAVSEA 04X3 Tactical Innovation Implementation Laboratory (TIIL). These tasks are in support of evaluating high pressure cold spray technology for the repair of A356 and E357 cast components, allowing the dimensional restoration and return to service of the components. The tas ...

NanoCoatings, Inc. (NCI) and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSMT) propose to demonstrate a unique high-voltage anodize process, Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO), to produce crystalline-oxide conversion surfaces on Al-alloy (e.g., 2024 Al) and Ti-alloy surfaces that provide comparable or higher corrosion and wear-resistance over hard Chromium (Cr) plating. The intended application i ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to provide software service to correct Earth observation satellite (EOS) data to at-ground reflectance. EOS must look through the Earth?s atmosphere that induces systematic error in measuring the actual reflectance of ground targets through scatter and attenuation of light. Atmospherically-induced ...

An ideal therapeutic for traumatic brain injury (TBI) accompanied by hemorrhagic shock (HS) should serve both as a resuscitation fluid to restore perfusion pressure while directly protecting the brain from secondary injury. Previous work in mice demonstra

Reconfigurable authentication unit for reading security codes printed onto parts. Our technology uses upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) to print durable security codes onto authentic products. We have developed a working reading apparatus that can scan codes printed onto objects with the dimensions of a credit card. This proposal will support development of a reader apparatus that is versatile en ...

This proposal is for the development of a unique, ultra-portable, low-cost, hand-held high-pressure cold spray system for repairing cracks on aluminum structures on surface ships that were damaged by corrosion, based on a patent-pending cold spray device which has already be developed for shop or laboratory based applications. In the cold spray process, powder particles are accelerated by a supers ...

Ignition of rocket motors can be performed using low-volt firing components, but MIL-STD-1901A requires mechanical isolation for safety. While traditional safe & arm devices are available, they are relatively large and heavy. Recent progress in MEMS has developed miniature safe & arm devices for low-cost munitions such as 40MM grenade and airburst munitions. The Black Hills Nanosystems team has ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project plans to refine and test prototype facilities for commercialization of on-farm algae production and harvesting. Algae will be utilized initially for livestock feed and in future for bio-fuel. The project targets an emerging global market for construction of on-farm algae infrastructure. At the consumer level, the market is driven by f ...

Development and production of materials to serve as quality control standards during evaluation of candidate materials for IPE and ColPro Acquisition Programs will be accomplished utilizing advanced nanocomposite technology. In our process, polymeric membranes serve as the building blocks for the standard materials. The polymers are hybridized with specific nanocomposite coatings that optimize per ...