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An innovate re-entry power system is proposed for development which collects the re-entry energy for a vehicle/module entering the atmosphere for LEO using an MHD power generator that is configured on the exterior surface of the vehicle nose to utilize the heated air sheath as the plasma for promoting the MHD power process. The MHD power produced is collect in an internal energy storage system tha ...

Building upon the successful Phase I demonstration of the feasibility of the Blended Hybrid Laminate (BHL) technology, the Phase II effort will seek to demonstrate and validate the technology at a relevant scale. Phase II confirmation of high cryo-pressure cycle life and high structural performance will open the door to the application of the technology to future high performance rockets, such as ...

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Accurate Automation Corporation (AAC) proposes to develop an analytical andexperimental database that demonstrates the basic feasibility of inlet injection ofoxidizer in turbojet engines for turbojet acceleration. This will enable operation ofconventional turbojets to higher Mach numbers, to higher speeds, and to higheraltitudes than they are current capable. This is a step in using the nation'si ...

The enabling solid state semiconductor technology in modern electronics and radar systems increases their vulnerability to the effects of high power, fast rise-time EMP, HPM, and UWB pulses. In recent years, significant advances in the technology used to produce these pulses have been made in the United States and abroad, increasing the need for effective protection against these threats. Howeve ...

DARPA HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR NEW AND IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR COATING CERAMIC FIBERS FOR SUBSEQUENT INCORPORATION INTO METALLIC, CERAMIC OR HYBRID MATRICES. AMERICAN MATRIX, INC.'S PHASE I PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES (DEFINED BY DARPA AS INTERFACE CHEMICAL REACTION INHIBITION, INTERFACE BOND DEVELOPMENT,AND TAILORED PROPERTIES) WITH A MULTI-FACETED COATING PROGRAM. S ...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE HAVING HIGH DEPTH AND LATERAL RESOLUTION, VERY HIGH SENSITIVITY AND SELECTIVITY, VERY HIGH (>10 X12) DYNAMIC RANGE, HIGH QUANTITATION ACCURACY, AND INDEPENDENCE FROM MATRIX EFFECTS ON SURFACES AND AT INTERFACES, IS CRITICAL IN MANY AREAS OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ELECTRONIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS. ALL ...

The objective of the project is to develop a new mass spectrometric diagnostic tool that will allow quantitative measurement on a nanometer scale of elements having a high ionization potential, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen fluorine, and phosphorous. The proposed work would extend the proven capabilities of laser resonance postionization of sputtered material to enable efficient meas ...

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Many environmental pollutants, contaminants, poisonous gases, and hazardous materials are halogen-based chemicals in which they have chlorine or its family of elements in their molecular compositions. Pollutants in this family include many common chemicals found in the defense and the civilian sectors, e.g., trichloroethylene, polychlorinated biphenyl, and chlorofluorocarbons. These chemicals are ...