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LEARNING ABILITIES IN MATHEMATICS AND THE SCIENCES ARE NOT MAXIMIZED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THESE SKILLS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE BETTER SCIENCE AND MATH ABILITIES ARE NEEDED IN THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS. OUR PROPOSED SOLUTION IS TO USE A NEW TECHNOLOGY, THE TOPOLOGICAL PANORAMA CAMERA, TO CREATE COST-EFFE ...

THE PROGRAM GOALS FOR THE EGRESS BORING MACHINE REQUIRE A ROCK BORING SYSTEM WHICH WILL PRODUCE PENETRATION RATES OVER TEN TIMES GREATER THAN THOSE PRODUCED TO DATE UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP A CUTTER SYSTEM WHICH USES THE CONCEPT OF AN INTERRUPTED DISC CUTTER. IT WILL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF INDEXING BETWEEN CRATERS TO MAXIMIZE ROCK REMOVAL WHILE MINIMIZING THRUST REQUIR ...

A PHASE I PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE CLOTHING MATERIAL HAVING AN ENHANCED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CAPABILITY. PRESENT FABRICS THAT UTILIZE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PASSIVE INSULATION OR ACTIVE ELECTRICAL HEATING ARE RESTRICTED BY EXCESSIVE BULK AND IMPAIRED DEXTERITY OR POWER LIMITATIONS AND BATTERY WEIGHT. A NOVEL APPROACH IS PROPOSED THAT WOULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT THER ...

THREE ULTRA WIDEBAND, SENSITIVE FIBER OPTIC SENSORS OF ELECTRIC/ MAGNETIC FIELDS ARE PROPOSED: (1) UP TO 70 GHZ ELECTRIC FIELD SENSOR USING GAAS OR LINBO(3) EOM WITH AN INTEGRATED ANTENNA ELEMENT; (2) ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR USING AN INTEGRATED "LOADED" LOOP FABRICATED ON LINBO(3) OR GAAS SUBSTRATE; (3) MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR USINGBI(12)GE0(20) OR CD(1-X)MN(X)TE FARADAY CELL. DEVICES/COMPONEN ...

MILITARY AND SPACE SYSTEMS DEMAND HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (DR), LOW DISTORTION 60 GHZ ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR (EOM). TO IMPROVE EOM LINEARITY AND DR, E-TEK PROPOSES THE USE OF COMBINED TECHNIQUES OF THIRD-HARMONIC COMPENSATING FUNDAMENTAL NONLINEARLITY, AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL OF THE EOM DRIVER, MINIMIZATIONS OF PHASE ERROR/OPTICAL DAMAGE/LASER NOISES, OPTIMIZATIONS OF EOM GAP AND VOLTAGE/MODULATION DEP ...

THE OBJECT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PREPARE NOT LESS THAN 100 CM3 OF MONOMOLECULAR PERFLUOROPOLYETHER (PFPE) MATERIALS AS POTENTIAL HIGH TEMPERATURE LUBRICANTS. THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THESE MODEL COMPOUNDS WILL BE DETERMINED AND STRUCTURE/PROPERTY CORRELATIONS USED TO GUIDE THE RESEARCH TOWARDS AN IDEAL MATERIAL. THE MAJOR EFFORT OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS PREPARING, ISOLATING AND C ...

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CRITICAL TO DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSATMOSPHERIC VEHICLE ARE LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIALS FOR ABOVE 1800 F STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS. CARBONCARBON COMPOSITES WITH OXIDATION RESISTANCE WILL BE REQUIRED IN A TAW AIRFRAME AS 2500 F HIGH STRENGTH FASTENERS. RESEARCH IN JOINING, REINFORCEMENTS, MATRICES, AND OXIDATION PROTECTION REMAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURE FASTENERS TO WITHSTAND AERODYNAMIC HEATING OF THE AIRFRAME ...

THE COMPLEX INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE END GAME PARAMETERS IN AIR-TOAIR AND SURFACE-TO-AIR NONNUCLEAR KILL WEAPON SYSTEM ENGAGEMENTS HAS TENDED TO LIMIT THE ANALYSES PERFORMED WITH STOCHASTIC (MONTE CARLO) METHODS BECAUSE OF THE INTENSIVE RESOURCES REQUIRED OF THESE METHODS. THESE METHODS ARE ALSO DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT EARLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAPON SYSTEM SINCE THEY REQUIRE DETAILS THAT ARE ...

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