Issues:

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Naval Materials by Design

• Issues
• Naval systems materials are limited and require
  multiple properties
• Empirical development approach in use is lengthy
  and requires tradeoffs
• Computational models unconnected
• Alloy formulation, microstructure optimization,
  and processing

• Areas of investigation
• Computational physics
• Solid-state physics
• Fundamentals of materials behavior
• Fault identification failure prediction
• Surface chemistry
• Nanoscience
• Materials processing science
• Materials structural mechanics
• Bioengineered materials

Quantum steel visualizations courtesy G. Olson,
Northwestern University
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Multifunctional Electronics for Intelligent Naval
Sensors

• Issues
• Electronic structures to autonomously detect,
  store, process, display and transmit
• Smaller, smarter, faster, less energy demanding
• Nanoscale manipulation open new possibilities
• Multifunction three-dimensional architecture soon

GMR memory cell

• Areas of investigation
• Advanced memory
• Blazing speed processing
• Nanolithography nanostructures
• Integrated nanoscale devices
• Dynamic reprogramming
• Novel magnetic materials
• Electronic oxides
• Solid-state devices
• Photonics
• Spintronics
• Resonant tunneling

Nanolithography
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Summary

• Balance
• Balance near-term, mid-term, and long-term
  investments
• Near-term focus on Todays Navy and Marine Corps
  (NR-STAT, Naval Research Science Advisors, Swamp
  Works)
• Mid-term focus on the Next Navy and Marine Corps
  (FNCs and experimentation)
• Long-term focus on the Navy and Marine Corps
  After Next (Grand Challenges and National Naval
  Responsibilities)
• Integration
• Focus investments to deliver capabilities
• Involvement
• Maintain broad ST connections and awareness to
  avoid surprise and exploit opportunities
• Leverage other agencies investments for Naval
  applications
• Relevance
• Invest in high-quality, Naval-unique, and
  Naval-relevant science