Businesses must develop fast-charging, silicon anode lithium-ion cells for small Unmanned Aerial Systems.
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Fast Charge Silicon Anode Lithium-Ion Cells for Small UAS Systems
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.
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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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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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.
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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Standoff Detection of Hidden Objects and Personnel In and Around Foliage
Businesses must develop a solution for the autonomous, standoff detection of hidden objects and personnel in or around foliage at 50 to 250 feet.
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Additive Manufacturing for Protective Eyewear
Businesses must develop materials and an approach to manufacturing ballistic protection eyewear lenses with integrated prescription correction suitable for point-of-need additive manufacturing.
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Biosynthetic PFAS Alternatives to Provide Omniphobicity
Vendors should develop and scale the production of biosynthetic materials for environmentally-friendly, omniphobic technologies for Department of Defense clothing and equipment without the use of fluorine or perfluorinated compounds.
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Arctic Small-Unmanned Aerial System Automatic Ground Control Point Processing for Terrain Modeling
Businesses must develop and validate an automatic Ground Control Point methodology for orthomosaic, while providing advancements in object identification and mapping (KAZE algorithms2) for multiscale feature detection.
Engineered Bolometer Leg Materials Toward Physics-Limited Thermal Infrared Imaging Arrays
The vendor must demonstrate an engineered materials system that can deposit and pattern with semiconductor foundry techniques, offer very low thermal conductivity, and have reasonable electrical conductivity for use as a bolometer leg.