NEWTON, Mass., April 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynasil
Corporation of America (NASDAQ: DYSL) today announced that its
subsidiary Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD) has
research included in the CASIS Orbital ATK CRS-7 payload of the
latest resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The purpose of the RMD payload is to conduct a series of
experiments to grow scintillator crystals in
microgravity. Scintillators excite when exposed to certain types of
radiation and can be used in detectors, for safety monitoring or
homeland security applications.
"We are very excited about RMD's world-class research being
conducted in space," said Peter
Sulick, Dynasil's CEO and President. "Our CLYC (cesium
lithium yttrium chloride) scintillator is being used to distinguish
harmless sources of radiation from harmful radiation such as
smuggled uranium-235 used in for nuclear weapons. To the
extent the properties of this material can be improved by being
grown in space, it may lead to a new applications and growth
methods for this and other synthetic compounds in the future."
This investigation will leverage the modernized Solidification
Using a Baffle in Sealed Ampoules (SUBSA) furnace, which operates
inside the ISS Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). The RMD
investigations are sponsored by the Center of Advancement of
Science in Space (CASIS) with implementation partners Tec-Masters,
Inc. and Teledyne Brown Engineering.
"An experiment like ours can take only a few kilograms of
payload and use universal hardware and platforms like the SUBSA
furnace which are already on the space station and accomplish our
scientific results," said Alexei
Churilov, Ph.D., of RMD. "So for RMD, we are getting clear
practical value – the results will be utilized in our production
processes almost immediately."
Additional information on the International Space Station and
this experiment, including a video, can be found on in the News and
Events section of Dynasil's website, in the CASIS press release,
and at
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2353.html.
While the resupply mission was originally scheduled for March,
2017, it has been postponed to April 18,
2017 due to a technical problem with the launch
vehicle.
About Dynasil
Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ:
DYSL) develops and manufactures optics and photonics products,
optical detection and analysis technology and components for the
homeland security, medical and industrial markets. Combining
world-class expertise in research and materials science with
extensive experience in manufacturing and product development,
Dynasil is commercializing products including dual-mode radiation
detection solutions for Homeland Security and commercial
applications and sensors for non-destructive testing. Dynasil
has an impressive and growing portfolio of issued and pending U.S.
patents. The Company is based in Newton, MA, with additional operations in MA,
MN, NY, NJ and the United Kingdom.
More information about the Company is available at
www.dynasil.com.
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