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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY TESTS ON A NOVEL CHEMISTRY WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PRODUCTION OF A LOW COST WAFER WHICH CHANGES COLOR UPON EXPOSURE TO WARFARE GASES (WG). SIMILAR WAFERS WHICH WE DEVELOPED FOR OTHER GASES ARE ABOUT 2" X 1" X 1/16" AND WEIGH ABOUT 2.3 GM. THESE CHROMOSENSE (TM) WAFERS CAN DETECT HYDROGEN SULFIDE, ETC. IN 10-30 SEC. AT CONCENTRATIONS OF THE ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REMOTE MEANS FOR DETECTING ICE FORMATION ON PAVEMENT USING A MILLIMETER-WAVE RADIOMETRIC SENSOR IS PROPOSED. A RADIOMETRIC SENSOR HAS UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER REMOTE-SENSING SCHEMES AND HAS DEMONSTRATED ICE DETECTION CAPABILITIES IN OTHER, SIMILAR APPLICATIONS. THE SENSOR MAY BE DEVELOPED IN A TOTALLY PASSIVE MODE, OR ALTERNATIVELY, UTILIZED A WEAK TRANSMITTING SOURCE IN A ...

MERCURY IS A HIGHLY TOXIC MATERIAL THAT OCCURS IN BOTH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FORMS. BECAUSE OF ITS WIDESPREAD INDUSTRIAL USE THE WHOLE POPULATION IS EXPOSED TO MERCURY COMPOUNDS EVERYDAY. THERE IS A NEED FOR A FAST, EASY TO USE, INEXPENSIVE, SENSITIVE METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF MERCURY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION ...

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THE INABILITY TO DETECT TOXINS WITH ADEQUATE SENSITIVITY IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL REASONS THAT THEY ARE POTENTIALLY THREATENING, EITHER DUE TO "NATURAL" EXPOSURE OR DELIBERATE AND HOSTILE USE OF THESE AGENTS BY AN ADVERSARY. THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A WAY THAT THE DETECTION OF THESE TOXINS CAN BE MADE MUCH MORE SENSITIVE WITHOUT USE OF EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT OR HIGHLY TRAINED PERSONNEL FOR THE FINAL PRO ...

THIS SBIR PHASE I PROPOSAL SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED 'EARLY STAGE' DEVELOPMENT ISSUES INVOLVED IN APPLYING FIELD EMISSION (FEA) TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD A MONOCHROME, FLAT SCREEN, PAGE SIZE, HIGH CONTRAST, HIGH RESOLUTION DISPLAY. A 90 MM DIAGONAL 700 X 7000 LINE BLACK AND WHITE HE LMET DISPLAY IS THE TARGETED PHASE II PRODUCT. COLOR DISPLAYS AND 138 MM DIAGONAL DISPLAYS ARE TARGETED TO FOLLOW THE INITIAL ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A DATA COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION SCHEME ON GEOPHYSICAL DATA TO ACHIEVE DATA FLOW OF SUCH DATA BETWEEN AND AMONG NAVY SHIPS AND NAVY SHORE SITE WITH A AVAILABLE NAVY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS. THE SCHEME WILL BE BASED ON FRACTAL TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGY - DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT USED IN NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS WILL B ...

DIGITAL IMAGE DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ARMY APPLICATION WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND OBTAINED. THIS DATA WILL BE PROCESSED USING FRACTAL TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGY TO OBTAIN A COMPRESSED REPRESENTATION OF THE ARMY IMAGERY. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMY FRACTAL TRANSFORM TEST SYSTEM. THE FRACTAL TRANSFORM TECHNOLOGY WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST A STANDARD CONTROL COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE BASED ...

MOLTEN SALT LITHIUM BATTERIES OFFER THE PROSPECT OF VERY HIGH PULSE POWER DENSITIES COUPLED WITH HIGH SPECIFIC ENERGY DENSITIES. FOR PULSE POWER APPLICATION, U.S. ARMY REQUIRES PROJECTED CURRENT DENSITIES OF HUNDREDS OF AMPERES PER SQ.CM. IN THE MILLISECOND RANGE AND TENS OF AMPERES PER SQ.CM. IN THE FRACTIONS OF SECOND. CATHODES FOR SUCH MOLTEN-SALT LITHIUM BATTERIES MUST HAVE HIGH THEORETICAL EN ...

SpaceWorks proposes to continue development and advancement of its novel QuickShot trajectory optimization software suite. A number of new modeling capabilities of value when simulating advanced military systems will be implemented. Additionally, a variety of case studies and applications that will showcase and demonstrate utilization of these new features will be conducted.