Research Contract Awarded for Microbial-Assisted Synthesis of Boron Carbide Composite Armour
Defence Science And Technology Laboratory · Awarded contract
AwardedResearch Contract Awarded for Microbial-Assisted Synthesis of Boron Carbide Composite Armour
Awarded 01 Feb 2015
Awarded01 Feb 2015
Value£79,979.00
SupplierUniversity of Birmingham
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 11y ago9mo term
Awarded 1 Feb 2015Expired 31 Oct 2015
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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory awarded a contract to the University of Birmingham for research into microbial-assisted synthesis of multi-scaled hierarchical boron carbide composite armour.
The contract value is AUD 79,979.
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