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>1,000 W/kg Rad-Hard, High-Voltage PV Blanket at < $50/W IMM Cell Cost, Phase I
The innovation is a new type of Stretched Lens Array (SLA) with a much thinner, lighter and more robust Fresnel lens than prior versions. The new lens enables a full blanket-... -
High-efficiency resonantly pumped 1550-nm fiber-based laser transmitter, Phase I
nLight proposes the development of high efficiency, high average power 1550-nm laser transmitter system that is based on Er-doped fiber amplifier resonantly pumped by high... -
Optimizing Noise Attenuation in Aircraft Exhaust Ducts Employing Passive and...
NASA requires accurate numerical simulation of high bypass nacelle acoustics and the development of advanced nacelle absorption techniques to reduce engine noise levels. Thus,... -
Characterizing a Polarization Detector for the Goddard Miniature Coronagraph
The purpose of the project is to characterize an appropriate detector for the Goddard Miniature Coronagraph (GMC) that is of low risk, yet able to provide high temporal and... -
New Chemical Kinetics Approach for DSMC Applications to Nonequilibrium...
A new chemical kinetics model and database will be developed for aerothermodynamic analyses on entry vehicles. Unique features of this model include (1) the ability to model... -
In Situ Yogurt Production for Probiotic and Nutrition Delivery
The technical approach to meeting the objectives above includes the development of a packet system that stores dried milk solids and a preserved form of the multiple yogurt... -
Miniaturized, High Flow, Low Dead Volume Preconcentrator for Trace...
Thorleaf Research, Inc. has demonstrated feasibility in Phase I and now proposes a Phase II effort to develop a miniaturized high flow, low dead-volume preconcentrator for... -
High Volume Manufacturing of NanoEngineered High ZT Thermoelectrics for...
SMI has teamed with a leading thermoelectric (TE) research group in order to optimize and convert high-performance TE materials developed in laboratory-scale into economically... -
Efficient in-band diode-pumped Q-switched solid state laser for methane...
We propose to develop an efficient, tunable Q-switched SSL operating at a wavelength of 1651 nm with pulse energy >1 mJ at 2000 Hz repetition rate with in-band laser diode... -
Aeroservoelastic Multifidelity Design of Biomimetic Aircraft (AMuBA), Phase I
NASA has been investigating morphing aircraft for multi-mission capabilities and performance improvements in existing fixed-wing aircraft. In addition, the design of aeroelastic... -
Novel Compact Solid-State UV Laser for Ozone DIAL, Phase I
Q-Peak proposes to develop a compact, high-repetition rate, dual-line UV source based on the combination of an innovative, efficient, high-energy, single-frequency, 1047-nm... -
High Sensitivity Pulsed Laser Vibrometer for Aircraft Interior Noise...
We propose an innovative pulsed laser vibrometer technology for the monitoring of interior noise inside an aircraft. The optical speckle-tolerant nature of the pulsed laser... -
Flexible multifunctional Structural Health Monitoring systems, Phase I
Composite materials are being used in an increasing number of NASA?s space habitat structures because they are lightweight but very strong. The materials can enhance the... -
Robust CCSDS Image Data to JPEG2K Transcoding, Phase II
Images from space satellites are often compressed in a lossy manner to ease transmission requirements such as power, error-rate, and data stream size. These requirements differ... -
Thin Film Flat Panel Off-Axis Solar Concentrator with Flux Distribution, Phase II
Long duration space missions and extended manned missions on the surface of the moon and Mars are key elements of NASA's new Vision. These missions will require utilization of... -
Hybrid Electrostatic/Flextensional Deformable Membrane Mirror for...
TRS Technologies proposes innovative hybrid electrostatic/flextensional membrane deformable mirror capable of large amplitude aberration correction for large aperture and light... -
Hybrid Element Method for Mid-Frequency Vibroacoustic Analysis, Phase I
In many situations, aerospace structures are subjected to a wide frequency spectrum of mechanical and/or acoustic excitations and therefore, there is a need for the development... -
High Pressure EVA Glove (HPEG), Phase I
Final Frontier Design's (FFD) High Pressure EVA Glove (HPEG) is a game changing technology enabling future exploration class space missions. The high operating pressure allows... -
Nonventing Thermal and Humidity Control for EVA Suits, Phase I
Future manned space exploration missions will require space suits with capabilities beyond the current state of the art. Portable Life Support Systems for these future space...