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Producing components that satisfy all of the BMDS space and interceptor environment specs traditionally has been not only costly but also untimely. One of the most difficult design constraints is making the components unaffected by the radiation environments of space. We propose to develop and demonstrate a standard cell structured ASIC approach that will ultimately produce radiation hardened co ...

In recent years there has been an increased interest in the development of microelecrode arrays for implantation in the brain in the hope of stimulating paralyzed body parts, providing blind people with artificial vision, and allowing disabled people to operate a computer-controlled prosthetic device with their thoughts. Current neural probes have achieved a high spatial resolution and superb abi ...

The proposal is for an engineering design, including detailed shop drawings, of a cryostat for the condensation of solid hydrogen from the vapor phase, for storage with a heat leak of less than 10-4 watts/grams of hydrogen, and with controlled expulsion to a combustion chamber at greater than atmospheric pressure. The cryostat uses liquid helium as a coolant, and has a transparent freezing chamber ...

We propose to develop a rapid ethnographic assessment framework and methodologies based upon the literature and over 40 years of application by team members. Importantly, our team members' experience has been in conflict zones in Darfur, Bosnia, East Timor, El Salvador, Ethiopia, and others. We propose to develop a framework based upon different assessment periods... very rapid which involves ...

REMOTE SENSING OF VIBRATIONS USING COHERENT LASER RADAR (CLR) HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING REMOTE TARGETS BY ANALYSIS OF CHARACTERISTIC VIBRATION SPECTRA. CO2 LASER TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED IN EFFORTS UP TO THE PRESENT. RECENT ADVANCES IN EYESAFE ( 1.4 UM) SOLID-STATE LASER AND LASER RADAR TECHNOLOGY POINT TO A MORE SENSITIVE, COMPACT, SHORTER WAVELENGTH ALTERNATIVE, HIGHLY COMPAT ...

Reference data abstracted from literature sources, such as NIST and JANAF, as well as original research publications, will be used in the construction of data-sets. These data-sets will be suitable for use in parameterizing elements at the AM1 level, and, with appropriate modification, for parameterizing elements for other semiempirical methods. As several elements in Groups III, V, and VI have al ...

A new class of nonlinearly active materials has been developed: x(2) ferroelectric liquid crystals (x(2) FLCs). This class has several advantages over other classes of materials such as crystals or poled photochromic polymers. FLCs readily form low-light-loss polar films of any thickness; no poling is necessary; the FLC nonlinear susceptibility is intrinsically thermodynamically stable; and FLC op ...

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Develop a Pulse Tube Cooler (PTC) driven Dilution Refrigerator (DR) to provide for cryogen free, rapid turn-around for operating large number of qubits. This effort will incorporate low vibration features, high-density and high-speed wiring technology. The proposed system will require no liquid helium, thereby avoiding the cost and availability issues.

The objective of this effort is to tightly couple automated SSA assessment and DCS response decision aids to provide prioritized response alternatives to assist space operators to manage competing objectives, coordinate responses, and rapidly prioritize response alternatives within dynamic environments. The DF&NN team will develop the threat scenario data using new intelligence data sources, exten ...