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Robots can drop pieces of plastic or metal in a pattern to build something but new software is needed to make the path the robot needs to follow. This work will build software that runs on high performance computers to determine the correct printing paths for the robots.

A low cost compact modular pointofuse, ondemand production system for the reforming of currently abundant supplies of natural gas will be developed. A nonequilibrium dielectric barrier discharge system provides scalable capacity for reforming methane into valuable products such as acetylene, hydrogen and other related hydrocarbon molecules. The high power density and high average electron energies ...

To address the Department of Air Force need for increased data governance and protection of military privacy data, MyData (Rownd) proposes to advance application development and data ownership through a full spectrum software solution. In Phase II, MyData's (Rownd) objective is to safeguard Airmen and Air Force data from the constant threat of hackers and data breaches while decreasing the time ...

We are developing a subsurface monitoring technique for providing spatially resolved profiles of soil moisture in the vadose zone that can be easily deployed using either cone penetration testing (CPT) technology, conventional drilling, or in some applications, direct burial. The technology has application to a wide variety of earth and environmental science and infrastructure monitoring challenge ...

Military jet aircraft are exposing both ground maintenance personnel and the community to high levels of noise. The DoD is funding research to develop advanced modeling tools for community noise exposure and for noise reduction techniques. The lack of understanding of the actual jet noise source limits the progress of these new tools. For these tools to achieve their full potential, innovative ...

The objectives of this proposed Phase II project are to develop the appropriate optics for an 8 wavelength CWDM system and demonstrate both the multiplexed data link and the integration of the link with an aircraft actuator. Fly-by-light (FBL) systems have been the subject of research for many years; however, there are still several hurdles to overcome before FBL systems can provide the next adva ...

Gears are critical components for all military and civilian aircraft systems. The maintenance burden of wear, micro pitting and scuffing on these gears in military aircraft and support equipment is a costly impairment of mission readiness. Through a hybrid thin film deposition process which combines gas, solid and liquid precursors, a new level of molecular manipulation has been achieved which all ...

Improving our current ability to measure the shape of x-ray focusing mirrors is necessary to advance our knowledge of the atomic structure of many types of materials, especially for the latest diffraction-limited light sources within the DOE. X-ray studies at DOE national laboratories of the atomic structure of new materials, biological molecules, etc. are limited by the quality of the x-ray spot ...

The Department of Defense, NASA, and the industry at large has desired eyewear capable of dynamic response to changing light conditions for decades. Several technologies have been explored, however present offerings still fall short of a fully dynamic system. The current solution for adequate eye protection is to carry multiple sets of goggles, glasses, or helmets with multiple visors. Eye protect ...

THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMPLEX SAMPLE MONITORING PRESENT A GROWING NEED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF HIGHLY SPECIFIC ENZYME ELETRODES WITH MULTI-ANALYTE, MULTI-SIGNAL CAPABILITY. THIS PROJECT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF NOVEL ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES AND COLLOIDAL GOLD TECHNOLOGIES. THE SPECIFIC GOAL TO BE PURSUED IN PHASE I IS TO DEMONST ...