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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline porous materials formed by the coordination driven self-assembly of metal ions/metal clusters and organic linkers. MOFs are attractive materials due to their tunable pore, very high surface area (up to 7000 m2/g), diverse possibilities of functionalization of the framework structure and potential applications. In particular, MOFs have showed potentia ...

In this STTR project, Akita Innovations, Adaptive3D and Prof. Ronald Smaldone will team to develop highly loaded, porous MOF elastomer resin systems that can be fabricated into unique architectures via digital light processing (DLP) additive manufacture. The project will leverage Prof. Smaldone’s unique research at the interface of organic framework materials and additive manufacture with Adapti ...

The US Army is investing in the development of energetic materials for use in additive manufacturing (AM) for explosive and propellant applications in an ongoing effort to achieve extended range and lethality overmatch.  Currently, all commercially available monomers, polymers or resin systems for AM are non-energetic.  To use these in 3D printing applications for propellants and/or explosives, ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) propose to develop and demonstrate vat polymerization capabilities with an ultra-violet (UV) curable energetic polymer binder that will be used to produce gun propellant grains. Vat polymerization will present the opportunity for performance gains through highly engineered complex structures. Formulation trade studie ...

A mounted-to-dismounted concept for opportunistic navigation using low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet signals for position, navigation, and timing provides robust relative positioning among all equipped forces in a theater. The proposed system provides navigation-quality observables from multiple satellite constellations in ASPN ICD-compliant messages within a pntOS compliant architecture ba ...

The new Bottom Attach munitions for the Close Terrain-Shaping Obstacles (CTSO) program, currently under development by the Army, requires that reserve batteries operate 30 days after activation in a low power sleep mode, while providing multiple high-power pulses. This operational profile requires batteries with energy and power densities beyond the limits of the current liquid reserve batteries. ...

We will develop broadband adaptive pulse shaping technology that is optimized specifically for IR countermeasure applications. The effort will enable a new class of precisely controlled nonlinear interactions including strong light–matter interactions developed to disrupt optical control systems applicable to both the MWIR and LWIR spectral ranges. The project will culminate in a prototype desig ...

The proposed program will span the design, production, purification, and testing of a novel protein based food ingredient with >80% Essential Amino Acid content. A generally recognized as safe (GRAS) production organism will be used to enhance the safety of production and accelerate the timeline to GRAS approval of the protein feed. The resulting material will be incorporated into combat rations t ...

PseudolithIC Inc. and Michigan State University (MSU) are pleased to offer the CoUNTER proposal to address the threat posed by the proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) with a codesigned hardware-signal processing approach. This proposal combines the benefits of mm-Wave signals, advanced MIMO architectures and novel micro-Doppler signal processing to deliver superior active radar perform ...

A compact and portable SOFC, 1-3 kW, is an excellent choice to convert a hydrocarbon fuel source to electricity due to its high efficiency. Currently, SOFCs are optimized to run a single fuel source, and a fuel flexible reforming technique that can integrate with SOFC is needed to have the potential to utilize all different energy assets, including propane, methane, and biogas. Catalytic partial o ...