April 1, 2011

Defense Tech Briefs - April 2011

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Supplements

Features

Application Briefs

Active Heat Sink Technology to Improve Thermal Performance of Military Systems

Handheld Scanner Keeps USAF Planes Combat-Ready

Products

Focus-Tunable Lenses

Processing Card

Borosilicate Glass

AR Coatings for Optical Fibers

Surveillance Sensor

Controller and Linear Stage

PCI Frame Grabber

Thermoelectric Cooler

Absorber Sensors

Laser Energy Sensors

Miniature Connectors

Infrared Detectors

Optical Materials Reference Chart

Tech Transfer Reports

Quasicrystalline Aircraft Coating Shows Promise for Cookware, Prosthetics

Thin Film Fixes Flaws in Thermal Battery Igniters

Feature Articles

Fiber Optic Gyroscope Technology Improving Weapons Systems Performance

Using Multi-core Processing to Deliver Better Intelligence

Tech Briefs

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Development of Soldier Conformable Antennas Using Conducting Polymers

Mechanics & Machinery

Variable-Thrust, Multiple-Start Hybrid Motor Solutions

Wheel Force Transducer

Electronics & Computers

Testbed for Reconfigurable Network Security Research and Experimentation

Architectures for Cognitive Systems

Circuit-Switched Memory Access in Photonic Interconnection Networks for High-Performance Embedded Computing

Analysis of Voltage and Current Signal Processing in a Li-ion Battery Management System

Embedded Technology

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Products

Machine Control Interface Module

Stand-Alone Real-Time Clock/Calendar

Security Software

Single-Chip Positioning Device

Mobile Secure Router

Embedded Graphics Card

Articles

Stackable Computer Architecture Moves to 3rd Generation

Small Form Factor Computing in OpenVPX

Using FPGAs to Improve x86 Processor I/O Flexibility

RF & Microwave Technology

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Products

Handheld RF Vector Network Analyzers

RF Energy Harvesting Kit

RF and Universal Frequency Counter/Timer

Applications

Maintaining Mobility

Articles

Making A Case for Modified COTS