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UES awarded nanoelectronics contract

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Cadmium sulfide — a semiconductor material — can be grown in nanoclusters. Small molecules of cadmium sulfide, shown here, can be prepared by traditional chemical methods. However, if larger, more uniform nanoparticles of cadmium sulfide could be fabricated, they may be used to improve electronic devices such as light emitting diodes and diode lasers. Using a NASA grant, Dr. Jimmy Mays of the University of Alabama at Birmingham is studying whether microgravity will enhance the size and shape of a nanoparticle. This experiment is managed by the Microgravity Research Program Office at NASA’s Marshall Spce Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Photo credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center NASA Identifier: MSFC-0003796

UES Inc. has been awarded a $42 million Air Force contract to develop materials for nanoelectronics.

The Air Force Research Laboratory, which awarded the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, terms this Nanoelectronic Materials Optimization.

“This contract provides for research and development on a broad range of advanced materials for magnetic, electronic, and electro-optical materials applications leading to improved nanomaterials, material processes, and devices for digital, radio frequency, radar, infrared detector, opto-electronic, secure communication, power generation, sensing, and control applications,” according to the Air Force contract announcement.

The contract is scheduled to be completed by September 2022.

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