Press Releases
Reclaimed Coal Ash as Low-Cost TES Material
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a program from the Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate utilizing reclaimed coal ash from landfills to provide low-cost, high-performance thermal energy storage to help ensure future U.S energy security.
On-Demand ASCENT Production System
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and optimize a pilot scale system for on-demand production of ASCENT monopropellant.
Lake Erie Algae Biochar Agricultural Application
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a program from the Department of Energy to demonstrate an economically viable process to produce low-cost biochar for soil amendment applications and reduce the damage to Lake Erie and surrounding communities due to algal blooms.
Safe, High Performance Cell Design via an Integrated Separator-Electrode-Electrolyte Composite Architecture
Imperia Batteries, a division of Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), has been awarded a program from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop an integrated separator-electrode-electrolyte composite architecture incorporating conductive electrolyte components in a polymer-ceramic composite separator that is directly applied to electrodes, simultaneously improving energy density and safety.
Meta Optic MWIR Hostile Fire Sensor for Group 1 UAV
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center to develop a metasurface optic, midwave infrared hostile fire indicator (MO-MWIR-HFI) featuring on-board, real-time detection and geolocation via spatial localization in concert with a novel, 1- dimensional convolutional neural network automated target recognition (ATR) algorithm.
Radar for Accelerated Breaching of Concrete Structures
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with the University of Texas, has been awarded a program from the U.S. Army to develop a Radar for Non-Destructive Characterization of Concrete Structures.
Compact Magnet Alternator with Integrated Liquid-cooling (CMAIL)
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Aveox, has been awarded a program from the U.S. Navy to develop a Compact Magnet Alternator with Integrated Liquid-cooling (CMAIL).
Broadband Metalens Arrays for Efficient Coupling into Photonic Imaging Devices
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), has been awarded a research program from the U.S. Navy to develop Coupling-Optimized metalenses for Broadband Imaging (COMBI) for efficient optical coupling into photonic integrated circuits.
PSI's Water Vapor Hygrometer
PSI’s water vapor hygrometer was recently demonstrated on a ScanEagle UAS. See the short video below for more details:
Advanced Drone-video Overlay Using Machine-learning (ADOM)
Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), has been awarded a research program from the U.S. Army to develop algorithms to overlay Geographic Information System (GIS) and target tracking data on the visible and infrared full-motion video stream from the MQ-1C Gray Eagle.