Site-Directed Research and Development FY 2012 Annual Report

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关键词: SDRD;    material studies;    instruments;    photonics;    computational and information sciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1070091
RP-ID  :  DOE/NV/25946--1722
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1070091

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The reports included in this report are for project activities that occurred from October 2011 through September 2012. These reports describe in detail the discoveries, achievements, and challenges encountered by our talented and enthusiastic principal investigators (PIs). Many of the reports describe R&D efforts that were ???successful??? in their pursuits and resulted in a positive outcome or technology realization. As we???ve stated before, and continue to stress, in some cases the result is a ???negative??? finding, for instance a technology is currently impractical or out of reach. This can often be viewed erroneously as a ???failure,??? but is actually a valid outcome in the pursuit of high-risk research, which often leads to unforeseen new paths of discovery. Either result advances our knowledge and increases our ability to identify solutions and/or likewise avoid costly paths not appropriate for the challenges presented. The SDRD program continues to provide an unfettered mechanism for innovation and development that returns multifold to the NNSS mission. Overall the program is a strong R&D innovation engine, benefited by an enhanced mission, committed resources, and sound competitiveness to yield maximum benefit. The 23 projects described exemplify the creativity and ability of a diverse scientific and engineering talent base. The efforts also showcase an impressive capability and resource that can be brought to find solutions to a broad array of technology needs and applications relevant to the NNSS mission and national security.