Small caliber weapon system barrels operate in a high temperature, chemically corrosive and high mechanical wear environment.
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Hexavalent Chrome Replacement for Small Caliber Barrels
Army STTR
Army STTR follows AFC’s topic release schedule but partners with a university, federally funded research and development center, or a qualified non-profit research institution as part of their contract.
Zernike Polynomials via Phase Recovery
The Army needs a technology that can completely characterize an optic under test via phase recovery and a collimated, partially-coherent light source.
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High-Reflector Microstructure for 1 Micron Continuous Wave Light and Mid-to-Long-Wave Transmission
Vendors must build a microstructure for dielectric optically-transparent materials to act as a narrowband (1030 to 1070nm), high-reflector for continuous wave laser light while maintaining high transmission in mid- and long-wave infrared spectrums.
Metamaterials Based on Magnetic Shape Anisotropy for K-Band Microwave Applications
Vendors must develop a metamaterial using magnetic shape anisotropy of ferromagnetic nanoparticles for the operation of ultracompact antenna in the K frequency band of the microwave spectrum.
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Aluminum Nitride-Based Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
Businesses must develop an aluminum nitride-based platform for monolithic microwave integrated circuits used in extreme-radio-frequency and high-power operations.
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Fast Charge Silicon Anode Lithium-Ion Cells for Small UAS Systems
Businesses must develop fast-charging, silicon anode lithium-ion cells for small Unmanned Aerial Systems.
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Multicomponent Reduced Order Modeling of Hypersonic Boundary Layers
Businesses must develop multi-physics, component-based reduced-order models and associated interfaces to accelerate high-fidelity design tools for predicting detailed, time-accurate hypersonic vehicle flow-fields.
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Modeling Tools for Army Vehicle (Tanks and Rotorcraft) Mobility Applications
Businesses must incorporate new mathematical constructs and high-fidelity design tools to predict fluid-structure interactions of Army vehicle (tanks and rotorcraft).
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High-Throughput, High-Temperature Mechanical Test Platform
Businesses must design, develop and demonstrate a high-throughput mechanical test platform capable of replicating extreme thermal-mechanical-chemical environments.
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Efficient Red Micro-LEDs with Pixel Size < 5 Microns for Next-Generation Displays and Visible Light Communication Systems
Businesses must develop and demonstrate new micro-LED architectures that will lead to red micro-LEDs with high external quantum efficiency (>2%) when the pixel size is less than 5 microns.