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The advanced technology described in this proposal promises to increase the performance of laboratory and, specifically, tabletop x-ray lasers by up to an order of magnitude. Such gains in performance coupled with compact technology will lead to the introduction of the world s first table-top, commercial x-ray laser. Tetra proposes to develop an advanced driver for the laboratory laser based upo ...

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Demand for micrometer size metal powders is increasing rapidly as new technologies emerge which can make use of their unique characteristics. One rapidly growing application requiring such powders is metal injection molding, a powder metallurgy process for forming near-net-shape components with higher dimensional accuracy than earlier processes. A significant need also exists for micrometer size s ...

Functional gradient materials (FGMs) have a microstructurally graded transition in composition (e.g. zirconia to a nickel based superalloy). The graded transition eliminates problems associated with a discrete interface such as poor mechanical strength and transport losses. They are being actively pursued by the engineering community, particularly in Japan, as a means of taking advantage of two di ...

properties: Intramolecular and intermolecular charge transfers in phthalocyanine molecules can be used as signal generators for information processing and storage; phthalocyanine molecules show an excellent molecular stability resistant to environmental changes and harsh conditions, high thermal stability up to 280¿ C in normal environment and up to 700-800¿ C in vacuum, resistive to B and most ...

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We offer an approach to a multiple-order-of-magnitude processing speed/efficiency improvement in vector quantization (VQ) data/image compression, automatic target recognition/classification, and time signal/signature classification. We base our approach on an algorithmic breakthrough, the TABULAR NEAREST-NEIGHBOR ENCODER (TNE), which we discovered and partially developed last year. This algorithm ...

We propose a systematic investigation of crystalline Si structures as their dimensions are reduced to quantum sizes (5-10 nm). For convenience, we have chosen Si on insulator (SOI) material for optical and electrical characterization. Our nanofabrication approach relies on simple laser interferometric lithography techniques that are uniquely adaptable to large area manufacturing. Suitable applic ...

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