Nanotechnology research for aerospace applications

Forrest J. Agee; Karen Lozano; Jose M. Gutierrez; Mircea Chipara; Ram Thapa; Alice Chow

doi:10.1117/12.819232

19 March 2009 Nanotechnology research for aerospace applications

Forrest J. Agee, Karen Lozano, Jose M. Gutierrez, Mircea Chipara, Ram Thapa, Alice Chow

Proceedings Volume 7343, Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, Neural Networks, Biosystems, and Nanoengineering VII; 73430U (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819232
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Nanotechnology is impacting the future of the military and aerospace. The increasing demands for high performance and property-specific applications are forcing the scientific world to take novel approaches in developing programs and accelerating output. CONTACT or Consortium for Nanomaterials for Aerospace Commerce and Technology is a cooperative nanotechnology research program in Texas building on an infrastructure that promotes collaboration between universities and transitioning to industry. The participants of the program include the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), five campuses of the University of Texas (Brownsville, Pan American, Arlington, Austin, and Dallas), the University of Houston, and Rice University. Through the various partnerships between the intellectual centers and the interactions with AFRL and CONTACT's industrial associates, the program represents a model that addresses the needs of the changing and competitive technological world. Into the second year, CONTACT has expanded to twelve projects that cover four areas of research: Adaptive Coatings and Surface Engineering, Nano Energetics, Electromagnetic Sensors, and Power Generation and Storage. This paper provides an overview of the CONTACT program and its projects including the research and development of new electrorheological fluids with nanoladen suspensions and composites and the potential applications.

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Forrest J. Agee, Karen Lozano, Jose M. Gutierrez, Mircea Chipara, Ram Thapa, and Alice Chow "Nanotechnology research for aerospace applications", Proc. SPIE 7343, Independent Component Analyses, Wavelets, Neural Networks, Biosystems, and Nanoengineering VII, 73430U (19 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819232

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