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The advanced technology described in this proposal promises to increase the performance of laboratory and, specifically, tabletop x-ray lasers by up to an order of magnitude. Such gains in performance coupled with compact technology will lead to the introduction of the world s first table-top, commercial x-ray laser. Tetra proposes to develop an advanced driver for the laboratory laser based upo ...

A strong analogy exists between today's MEMS device and the first prototypes of the transistor. Research and development in semiconducto devices made the integration of millions of transistors into a single chip possible. It is anticipated that similar market forces will deman the integration of hundreds and later thousands of MEMS based sensors and actuators onto the same substrate in the next de ...

Sensors, capacitors, and conducting features such as resistors and capacitors on circuit boards are produced from metal and ceramic powders 1-12 These powders are manufactured by liquid phase precipitation routes which often start with reduction of metal salts or by solid-state routes where solid reactants are mixed, heated and then milled. The solid-state processing is generally repeated several ...

One of the most interesting aspects of the new carbon allotropes, the fullerenes, is their versatile electronic properties, which range from insulating to superconducting depending on the type and level of admixtured elements. The record fulleride transition temperatures have been steadily rising and is 45K at this writing. Fullerenes even have advantages over the ceramic superconductors because o ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I program proposes the development of a high thermal conductivity (470-550 W/mK), low coefficient of thermal expansion (5-8 ppm/K), and low weight (2.9-4.3 g/cc) Cu based metal matrix composite material to produce high performance substrates for microelectronics packaging. The proposed MMC system uses copper as the continuous metal matrix and cubic bor ...

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Solid-state electronic devices are often subjected to high voltage transients generated by switching, lightning, or electrostatic discharge. These transients can cause mission critical components to fail. Varistors are increasingly used to avoid such failures. The current varistor devices, however, are not well suited for high frequency applications and the increasing trend towards device miniatur ...

In this project we will develop processes for fabricating new high surface area (HSA) ceramic electrode materials. These processes will be extensions of processes developed for producing carbon sieves. The new materials will be similar but superior to HSA molybdenum nitride electrodes developed recently by T/J Technologies, Inc. Carbide based electrodes produced by this new process will significan ...

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One of the most interesting wavelengths for many science and engineering applications is the mid-infrared band. We propose to develop a new compact tunable laser with output wavelength from 3 to 4 micrometers, pumped by powerful AlGaAs semiconductor lasers. The laser will use a new and less-explored lasing material, Co doped II-VI semiconductors, as the gain medium. The lasing medium has a strong ...