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The objective of this project is to develop a novel expander that can increase the efficiency of cryocoolers for IR sensors at very low temperatures and in remote cooling and across gimbal applications. Miniature Thermoacoustic Expanders (MTAE) that employ high energy acoustic waves generated with no moving parts at the cold expander to produce efficient cooling over a wide range of temperatures a ...

This project seeks to demonstrate an improved, ultra-fast and highly-efficient electron detector for electron microscopy. In Phase I, ultrafast ,pico-second, ZnO based scintillators were developed and Schottky diodes with excellent performance were demonstrated. Phase II will refine the development of the ZnO scintillator to maximize light output, while maintaining sub-nanosecond speed; and buil ...

With the pervasive growth of electronic systems in the military, commercial, and public safety marketplaces, there is a growing need for low cost devices with reduced size, weight, and power (SWAP), yet added functionally and superior performance. The development of thin film electronically tunable microwave filters with high performance is critical to these electronic systems. The objective of ...

Location P.O. BOX 755 WEST KINGSTON, RI 02892 United States 9R44MH086129-02A1 $748 985.00 2 008 A Stage-Based Expert System for Teen Dating Violence Prevention Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health SBIR Y N N PHS2007-2 Pro- ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The need for genetic literacy in the general population is great. Reaching students with engaging information about human genetic principles can help create a new generation with scientific literacy on a topic that may directly impact their personal decisions about health and well-being in the future. During this Phase II project, KDH Research and Communicatio ...

The objective of this program is to develop and demonstrate a state-of-charge (SOC) technology for Zinc-Air batteries that accounts for environmental factors (temperature, humidity) and storage factors (O2 exposure times) beyond the discharge profile. The SOC technology should be small and have a low cost impact on the overall Zinc-Air battery. Power consumption for the SOC technology should be ...

The objective of this work is to develop ATR algorithms that use the spectropolarimetric information in multi-discriminant ladar images to segment, detect and identify hidden targets. Hidden targets using camouflage, concealment and deception are difficult to detect with standard weapons sensors including basic ladar systems. A multi-discriminant ladar having polarized, multi-spectral, and multi ...

This Phase II SBIR project deals with the design, development, and testing of a "Plasma Fairing" to reduce noise on the Gulfstream G550 landing gear. The plasma fairing will use single dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma actuators to reduce flow- separations and impingement around the landing gear, which are the dominant sources of landing gear noise. The Phase I project successfully demo ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is multi-fold: First, the proposed tripolar concentric ring electrode and instrumentation for acquiring brain signals, tripolar electroencephalography (tEEG), is a platform technology that has a variety of medical and commercial applications. By providing significantly clearer brain signals, ...

Mo-Sci Corporation and the Missouri University of Science & Technology (MS&T) propose to develop novel high-strength and optically transparent glass ribbon reinforced polymer matrix composites as light-weight structural components, by layering and processing a polymer matrix reinforced with glass ribbons (micron-size glass fibers with rectangular cross section) of matching refractive index. The ob ...