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IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF TIB2 CERMAIC ARMOR TILES BACKED UP BY A VARIETY OF LIGHTWEIGHT SUPPORT-PLATES BE INVESTIGATED BY 1MEV FLASH X-RAY EQUIPMENT DURING PENETRATION, AND BY MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS OF RECOVERED TARGETS. THE SUPPORT-PLATE TEST MATRIX INCLUDES TWO MATERIALS (A STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM ALLOY AND A CERAMIC REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITE), TW ...

TO UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW LAMINATED CERAMIC ARMOR PERFORMS, IT IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF THE IMPEDANCE MISMATCH AND INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH (BETWEEN AI(2)0(3) REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES AND TIB(2)) ON STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION AND PENETRATION PHENOMENOLOGY DUE TO LONG ROD IMPACT. LANXIDE'S UNIQUE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE USED TO FORM A STRONG METALLURGICAL BOND AT TH ...

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IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK IN MICROSENSORS, MICROACTUATORS, AND ROBOTICS, SRC AND ITS ASSOCIATES HAVE DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF UNIQUE FIELD-BASED SENSORS UTILIZING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (FETS). BECAUSE THESE SENSORS EXHIBIT HIGH SENSITIVITY AND EXCELLENT LOW FREQUENCY RESPONSE AND AFFORD THE POSSIBILITY OF DIGITAL OUTPUT SIGNALS, THEY OFFER ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL PIEZOELECTRIC OR FERROELECT ...

INTEREST IN GALLIUM ARSENIDE (GAAS) INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (IC) IS GROWING RAPIDLY BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY FAST AND RESISTANT TO RADIATION.HOWEVER, SOME SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS ARE STILL OF CONCERN. FIRST, THE INCREASED SPEED OF THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS LED TO TIMING PROBLEMS IN CIRCUIT DESIGN. WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY THE GATE SWITCHING SPEEDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO WHERE THEY CAN BE EQUIVALENT TO THE WIRE TRANSMIS ...

OPTOELECTRONIC SOURCES, INTEGRATED AS MONOLITHIC ELEMENTS ON SILICON VLSI CHIPS, OFFER IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES IN THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION WITHIN THE CHIP OR BETWEEN CHIPS IN ADVANCED COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THE SPEED OF OPTICAL-INTEGRATED VLSI DEVICES IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN EQUIVALENT VLSI WITH METALLIC INTERCONNECTS, DUE TO ABSENCE OF THE RC DELAY INHERENT IN THE METALLIC CONDU ...

IF A SERIES OF MATERIALS CAN BE ENGINEERED HAVING METAL TO INSULATOR OR METAL-TO-SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSITION AT A SPECIFIC DESIRED TEMPERATURE, THEN THESE MATERIALS WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. ONE SUCH APPLICATION IS A HIGH CURRENT, SOLID STATE, RELIABLE SWITCH. IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP SUCH MATERIALS USING TIO2-VO2 SOLID SOLUTION. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE RUTILE STRUCTURE OF VO2 IS ...

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