THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED MATERIALS MIMS PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT GENERALLY AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT B, RESEARCH DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT, DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2023, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS PROPOSAL TITLED, A VERSATILE AND SCALABLE DESIGN FOR MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED POLYMERS BASED ON SHAPE PERSISTENT MACROCYCLES AND DIVERSE THREADED POLYMERS, DATED DECEMBER 14, 2022 AND REVISED JUNE 1, 2023, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF BOTH PARTIES.