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The initial step to producing a series of interactive HyperCard packages for laboratory instructionwill involve developing a template program based on the Physiology of striated muscle. The flexibilityinherent within the software programs will permit students to learn at their own level. QuickTime videosequences will be developed to display the experiment on the computer screen together with dataa ...

Avionics flight tests are critical for evaluating weapon systems in operational environments not cost-effectively emulated in flight test. This proposal is for an AATEAS designed to provide the tools necessary to obtain optimal results during avionics testing using established techniques in various test environments. The core of the AATEAS is the Master Workstation (AMWS). This is a mini/macro com ...

Adroit Systems, Inc. will develop a Pulse Detonation Synthesis (PDS) process to manufacture ceramic powders from gas-powder reactant mixtures more efficiently and inexpensively than current methods. A high combustion rate and simple design make the PDS system capable of mass producing these powders, which are used as raw materials for high-temperature, high-performance ceramics and ceramic composi ...

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This proposal addresses the immediate need for models for accurate description of metal matrix composite (MMC) response to multiaxial loadings such as those existing in most turbine engine components. The model is needed for both design and life prediction of engine components. The proposed effort will result in a cost-effective method of predicting MMC response under multiaxial loading which will ...

Diamondlike multinetwork and network-crystalline atomic-scale composite coatings constitute a new class of materials with unique properties including high adhesion to virtually any substrate (including materials, crystalline and glass dielectrics, plastics), excellant thermal and diffusion barrier properties, good hardness, high elasticity and flexibility, very high thermal shock resistance, extre ...

ADVANCED BATTERIES BASED ON LITHIUM METAL SULFIDE CELL TECHNOLOGY ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE,PRIMARILY DUE TO THEIR HIGH ENERGY DENSITY CAPABILITIES. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS LIMIT THE RELIABILITY OF THIS BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR LONG-TERM USE. IN PARTICULAR, THE CONTAINMENT OF THE ELECTROLYTE BY AN INERT SEPARATOR MATERIAL IS A DESIGN-LIMITIN ...

POLYMERIC MATERIALS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY IN A MULTITUDE OF APPLICATIONS DUE TO A UNIQUE BALANCE OF COST AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES. HOWEVER, WHERE THERMAL APPLICATIONS ARE CONCERNED, THE UTILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS IS EXTREMELY LIMITED DUE TO POOR THERMAL TRANSFER. STRUCTURAL POLYMERS TYPICALLY EXHIBIT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE LOWER THAN MOST METALS AND CERAMICS. PARTICU ...

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