Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA has given the US Army a look into the future of missile defense technology, as the firm provided its comprehensive vision for the next generation of air and missile defense radar. The information was ...
Tags: Raytheon, LTAMDS, Missile Defense Sensor
The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has entered into a collaborative alliance via a $1.1m grant with Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA to develop Scalable, Agile, Multimode, Front End Technology (SAMFET) for the Army's Next Generation ...
Tags: ARL, next-generation radar systems
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and General Electric Global Research Center in the USA "experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, bi-directional 4H-silicon carbide planar gate, insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) fabricated on ...
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GE Aviation (an operating unit of GE) has been awarded a $2.1m contract from the US Army to develop and demonstrate silicon carbide (SiC)-based power electronics supporting high-voltage next-generation ground vehicle electrical power ...
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Researchers based in USA have been studying performance improvements in aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) ultraviolet (UV) avalanche photodiodes (APDs) gained from using free-standing gallium nitride substrates instead of gallium nitride on ...
Tags: AlGaN, Ultraviolet photodetectors, HVPE
The market for mid-infrared lasers is about to receive a welcome boost from a raft of new medical and military applications. That’s according to a new analyst report from the market research firm Strategies Unlimited, which ...
Tags: mid-infrared lasers, photonics industry, mid-IR region
University of Arkansas researchers are working on a promising new material to create more efficient photovoltaic solar cells to be used in space missions. Shui-Qing 'Fisher' Yu, associate professor of electrical engineering, will serve as ...
Tags: photoconductors, solar cell, SiGeSn
Daylight Defense LLC has been selected by the US Army to develop next-generation high-power ultraviolet (UV) laser capability to support future defense applications. Daylight Defense is a a subsidiary of Daylight Solutions Inc of San ...
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Aimed at the family market, Lil' Troops have been stripped of their weapons in place of friendlier accessories. US collectibles firm Party Animal Inc has launched the world's first line of action figures officially licensed by the US ...
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Big Sister Foods goes into administration New South Wales-based manufacturer of baked goods Big Sister Foods has collapsed, with receivers PPB Advisory now looking for buyers for the food manufacturer. Big Sister Foods, which has been ...
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Researchers at Georgia State University, the University of Leeds and China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a way to use standard semiconductors to detect light over a much broader range of wavelengths, potentially opening up ...
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The Future Materials (FM) Awards will co-locate with the 8th Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference in Dresden, Germany, in November 2014. The glittering gala dinner to reward innovation in the technical textiles industry will ...
Researchers at a US military lab in Massachusetts have developed a pizza that has a shelf life of three years and requires no refrigeration or freezing. Since lightweight individual field rations replaced canned food in 1981 for soldiers ...
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Picture the Louvre pyramid: the iconic glass pyramid that serves as main entrance and skylight to the landmark museum. The pyramid is illuminated at night, creating a magical ambience. Imagine strolling next to it while a video about the ...
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Officials with the US Army Corp of Engineers revealed this week that they will not work with the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a major part of the permit process for an open pit iron ore mine in the northern part ...
Tags: Iron Ore Mine, Mineral