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The goal of this program is to design and fabricate selected liquid rocket engine combustion components. This goal will be accomplished by developing a low-cost, near net-shape technology for fabrication and rapid densification of ablation and oxidation-resistant LRE components for a wide variety of Air Force missions. The material which will be used for this purpose is zirconium diboride/boron ...

The Multiple Degree of Freedom Measurement (MDFM) System, developed under Wright Laboratory, has been identified as having strong commercial potential as a significant enhancement to existing products in the machine tool industry for machine tool calibration or coordinate measuring machine enhancement. The MDFM is in need of revision to incorporate state-of-the-art technology, to prepare the devi ...

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The final prototype of the Microcircuit Board Repair apparatus will be capable of laying down or lifting metal strips with micrometer dimensions. Under real time computer control, the translation stages will be fully automated or manually controlled. The end user will monitor the process in real time using a camera attached with the source. Laying down the metal lines will be done using Laser C ...

The contractor proposes a new approach to underwater imaging that directly converts a two-dimmensional acoustic pressure wave into an electronic requirements fo convential piezo-element arrays. The imager relies on the piezo-birefringent properties of a nematic liquid crystal panel that serves as both sensor and display. The capability of nematic liquid crystals has been established and publishe ...

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Development is proposed of a new, rotary form of Stirling cryocooler which offers longer operating life and much lower vibration than reciprocating forms of cryocoolers. The proposed machine has fewer moving parts to wear and can be completely balanced to eliminate vibration in all planes by simple counterweights on the shaft, which is not possible in reciprocating machines. The rotary desi ...

In this proposal, we describe a novel approach for realizing a parallel, nonmechical, read/write interconnection for angle-multiplexed three-dimensional (3-D) optical memories. Our concept represents a significant first step required toward taking this critical memory technology from the laboratory and inserting it into operational systems. The concept utilizes novel optomechanical packaging and ...

The objective of this proposal is to design and manufacture a hybrid battery between Moltech Corporation cells, which provide long cycle life , high specific energy (300-400 Wh/Kg) and high energy density (300-400 Wh/Kg), with either a high rate lead acid battery or a supercapacitator, which will provide extremely high discharge rate capabilities. The Moltech cell will continuously keep the Pb-H o ...