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Year:1990
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: A PRIMARY LIMITATION OF PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS IS PHOTOCORROSION OF ELECTRODE MATERIALS. ONE SOLUTION TO THISPROBLEM HAS BEEN TO APPLY ELABORATE CONDUCTING POLYMERIC COATINGS TO SENSITIVE ELECTRODES. AN ALTERNATIVE IS TO USE CORROSION RESISTANT ELECTRODE MATERIALS. GROUP VI METAL DICHALCOGENIDES… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: RECYCLING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IS AN ECONOMIC NECESSITY FOR THE INTEGRAL FAST REACTOR. AFTER THE FISSION PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THE IRRADIATED URANIUM FUEL MATERIAL CAN BE CAST INTO NEW FUEL RODS. THE CURRENT INJECTION CASTING PROCESS USES QUARTZ MOLDS THAT ARE NOT REUSABLE, SINCE THE MOLDS MUST… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING (HTSC) OXIDES COUPLED WITH THE ADVENT OF DIAMOND THIN FILM GROWTH BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES HAVE OPENED UP THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION EDGE BOLOMETER FOR USE AT SUBMILLIMETER WAVE LENGTHS.… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: LOW GROWTH TEMPERATURES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE METAL-ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD) OF ABRUPT HETEROJUNCTION DEVICES FABRICATED FROM MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE. UNSYMMETRICAL TELLURIDES (RTER< >1D) REPRESENT A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE TO THE NON-OPTIMAL SOURCE REAGENTS CURRENTLY IN USE. THESE… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: THE KEY TO THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF DEVICES FABRICATED FROM SUPERCONDUCTORING THIN FILMS WITH OPTIMAL AND REPRODUCIBLE PROPERTIES IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF A PROCESS THAT HAS EXACT CONTROL OF STOICHIOMETRY AND MORPHOLOGY. THIS CONTROL CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ARE VERY ENCOURAGING FOR THE POTENTIAL OPERATION OF OPTICAL SATELLITE CROSSLINKS. MOST NOTABLE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH EFFICIENCY ND:YAG RING LASERS WHICH WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE TRANSMITTERS IF WIDE BANDWIDTH EXTERNAL PHASE MODULATORS COULD BE… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: HIGH POWER SEMICONDUCTORS USING SILICON AND GAAS ARE LIMITED TO ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN 300 DEG C IN TEMPERATURE DUE TO LOW BANDGAPS, LOW BREAKDOWN FIELDS AND LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES. 3C-SIC(B-SIC) HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A MATERIAL WITH EXCELLENT POTENTIAL TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF A… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: THE REPRODUCIBLE CRYSTAL GROWTH OF THIN FILMS WITH THE CORRECT STOICHIOMETRY AND APPROPRIATE MORPHOLOGY IS THE KEY TO THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF DEVICES INCORPORATING THIN FILM HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS. MOCVD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MEET THESE NEEDS COUPLED WITH RELATIVE EASE OF SCALING… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: A NOVEL DIAMOND DETECTOR FOR USE IN THE SOFT X-RAY TO THE VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET IS PROPOSED. THIS X-RAY DETECTOR IS BASED ON THE USE OF A DIAMOND FILM AS THE ACTIVE DETECTOR ELEMENT DUE TO DIAMOND'S HIGH INTRINSIC RESISTIVITY (LOW DARK CURRENT), LARGE CARRIER MOBILITIES, HIGH SATURATEDCARRIER DRIFT… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: ULTRAFAST SOLID STATE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SWITCHES MAY NOW MAKE POSSIBLE PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS ON THE ORDER OF 1GV/M ON TIME SCALES OF 1-100 PICOSECONDS. VOLTAGE GRADIENTS OF THISMAGNITUDE ARE BECOMING POSSIBLE THROUGH ADVANCES IN TRANSMISSION LINE DESIGN AND ULTRAFAST PHOTOCONDUCTIVE POWERSWITCHING… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP NOVEL INORGANIC SCINTILLATING FIBERS FOR USE IN IONIZING RADIATION IMAGING DETECTORS FOR RESEARCH, MEDICINE AND INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY IN APPARATUS FORIMAGING X-RAYS, BETA AND ALPHA PARTICLES. IN PHASE I WE WILL USE METAL-ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY TO COAT… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: THE USE OF OPTICAL SYSTEMS IN HIGH SPEED SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS IS DESTINED BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING ADVANTAGES OF PARALLEL DATA TRANSMISSION. MANY APPLICATIONS REQUIRE NONLINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS TO BE PERFORMED IN PARALLEL AT HIGH SPEED AND RESOLUTION. THE USE OF ORGANIC MATERIALS WITH… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE (MCT) ALLOYS ARE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE FOR NONCRYOGENICALLY COOLED 1.0 TO 16.0 MU M (IR)DETECTOR ARRAYS. WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF MCT ARRAYS BASED ON HIGH SENSITIVITY PHOTODIODES HAS BEEN SLOWED BY THE DEARTH OF REPEATABLE GROWTH PROCESSES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: WIDESPREAD APPLICATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES BASED ON III-V, IV-IV, OR DIAMOND COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS WILL DEPEND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANUFACTURING METHODS. RECENTLY, DR. MAX YODER OF ONR PROPOSED A RADICALLY NEW GROWTH SEQUENCE APPLICABLE TO THE GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTORS IN GENERAL AND TO… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: SOLID METAL FUELS CAN PROVIDE GREATER THRUST AND FUEL EFFICIENCY THAN LIQUID FUELS. BORON PARTICLES, A MOST ATTRACTIVE SOLID FUEL ON A THERMOCHEMICAL BASIS, IGNITE UPON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR AND UNDERGO A RAPID COMBUSTION WITH HIGH VOLUMETRIC HEAT RELEASE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REACTION IS… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: THE USE OF SUPERCONDUCTING RADIO FREQUENCY (SRF) CAVITIES IN ELECTRON ACCELERATORS CAN BE DRAMATICALLY EXTENDED WITH THE UTILIZATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS (HTSC). WITH CRITICAL MAGNETIC FIELDS OF APPROXIMATELY 11,000 OE AT 2K OR 4 TIMES NIOBIUM, HTSCS OFFER THE POTENTIAL OF… more
Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
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Company: Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NASA / SBIR / 1990 / 1
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Company: Advanced Communication Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: THE INTEGRATION OF VOICE AND DATA PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE HERETOFORE IDLE SECURE VOICE LINK CAPACITY, AND THE CHALLENGE OF IMPLEMENTING PROTOCOLS SUPPORTING BOTH VOICE AND DATA. THE NEW ARCHITECTURE DEMANDS A LAYERED FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION SIMILAR TO THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS… more
Company: Advanced Composite Products Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 2
Abstract: HIGHLY CONFORMAL GRAPHITE/PEEK THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE FABRICS UTILIZING CO-MINGLED YARNS ARE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR USE IN SIMPLE CURVATURE PRIMARY HELICOPTER STRUCTURE. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE THEIR USE TO COMPOUND CURVATURE HELICOPTER PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND CONCURRENTLY DEMONSTRATE… more
Company: Advanced Composite Technology Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: THIS PROJECT PROPOSES AN ADVANCED COMPOSITE, MODULAR ENCLOSURE FOR FUTURE NAVY INTERCOOLED RECUPERATED (ICR) GAS TURBINE ENGINES. THE ENCLOSURE ENVISIONED BY ADVANCED COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY, INC (ACT) WILL BE COMPOSED OF AN OUTER STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE SHELL (SCS) WITH AN INTERNAL FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE… more
Company: Advanced Composite Technology Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE NAVY WITH A LOW-COST FIBER OPTIC ENHANCEMENT TO THE "STANDARD" COMPOSITE PROPULSION SHAFTS IT PROPOSES FOR FUTURE SHIPS. THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL PROVIDE THREE SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES. FIRST, IT WILL PROVIDE A MEANS OF QUALITY CONTROL THROUGH THE SCIENTIFIC MONITORING OF THE… more
Company: Advanced Connection Technology Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: IN THIS PROPOSAL, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONSTRUCT AN AUTOMATIC HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK PRINCIPLES. A PRELIMINARY STUDY HAS RESULTED IN A MODEL SYSTEM THAT COULD RECOGNIZE HANDWRITTEN ENGLISH ALPHABET AND ARABIC NUMERALS IN A TENTH OF A SECOND ON A 386… more
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