Over the last 10 years, a dispersion of applications of additive manufacturing (AM) into
various fields has emerged. One area in which AM has created a surge of research interest …

The push toward the miniaturization of electromechanical devices and the resulting need for
micropower generation (milliwatts to watts) with low-weight, long-life devices has led to the …

Deformation and fracture of a hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)/ammonium
perchlorate (AP)/aluminum solid propellant under quasi-static tensile loading are …

It is generally agreed that a key parameter to high reactivity in nanothermites is intimate
interfacial contact between fuel and oxidizer. Various approaches have been employed to …

This paper demonstrates the ability to 3D print a fluoropolymer based energetic material
which could be used as part of a multifunctional reactive structure. The work presented lays …

Abstract Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) are commonly employed as fuel supplement to
increase the energy density of propellants. However, due to the highly agglomerated state of …

A nano initiator is developed by integrating Al/CuO-based nanoenergetic materials with a
Au/Pt/Cr thin-film microheater realized onto a glass substrate. It is fabricated by using …

Reactive multilayer films (RMFs) can be integrated into semiconducting electronic structures
with the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and represent potential …

Existing micro-ignitors face significant challenges in terms of durability, mass production,
and upscaling, mainly due to the use of membranes as critical components. Thin …

CubeSats have been extensively used in the past decade as scientific tools, technology
demonstrators and for education. Recently, PocketQubes have emerged as an interesting …