Abstract:THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT BIOTECHNICAL RESEARCH. THE PROPOSAL INVOLVES RESEARCH ON THE ELEMENTS OF A BIOREACTOR, A CONTROLLED TWO-STAGE SYSTEM FOR THE BIOCONVERSION OF ORGANIC MATTER TO METHANE, ALCOHOL, OR OTHER VALUABLE PRODUCTS. CURRENT METHODS FOR THE BIOCONVERSION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL TO… more
Abstract:WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE PESTICIDE, CARBOFURAN. PHASE I WILL CONSIST OF SYNTHESIZING SUITABLE HAPTENS, CONJUGATING THESE HAPTENS TO AN IMMUNOGENIC CARRIER, PREPARING AND SCREENING RABBIT ANTISERA, AND CONDUCTING PRELIMINARY COMPETITIVE ELISA TESTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO USE IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS TO PURIFY AND CHARACTERIZE THE 50 KDA ANOREXIGEN ISOLATED PREVIOUSLY IN LOW YIELDS USING CONVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE PURIFIED ANOREXIGEN IS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE AND WILL BE USED TO GENERATE A SET OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES… more
Abstract:THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT WORK IS TO PRODUCE A DEVICE THAT WILL REMOVE, ON LINE, OIL FROM OIL/WATER EMULSIONS PRODUCED AS WASTE FROM HOT WATER OR STEAM PROCESSED IN TAR SANDS RECOVERY OPERATIONS. A NEW WAY OF USING ULTRASOUND TO BREAK OIL/WATER EMULSIONS AND… more
Abstract:FERRITIC ALLOYS SHOW PROMISE FOR LIQUID-METAL REAC- TORS. THE MAJOR DISADVANTAGE OF FERRITICS IS THEIR REL- ATIVELY POOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE CREEP STRENGTH. THE COMPANY HAS SHOWN THAT IT CAN OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHEN (ODS) A NUMBER OF ALLOYS BY A CASTING PROCESS SO THAT ONE NOT ONLY OBTAINS HIGH… more
Abstract:WITH RAPID SOLIDIFICATION, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE ALUMINUM-IRON ALLOYS WHICH HAVE USABLE STRENGTHS AT 500 DEG F. HOWEVER, AT 650 DEG F, THESE ALLOYS UNDERGO REARRANGEMENT AND LOSE STRENGTH. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENING WITH COLLOIDAL OXIDES WHICH… more
Abstract:OXIDE DISPERSION STRENGTHENED ALLOYS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTH. HOWEVER, CONVENTIONALLY THEY AREMADE BY POWDER METALLURGY AND CANNOT BE MELTED, CAST OR WELDED WITHOUT LOSING STRENGTH. THIS PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THATODS ALLOYS CAN BE MADE BY CASTING IF THE OXIDE DISPERSOID… more
Abstract:IT IS PLANNED TO APPLY A METHOD PREVIOUSLY USED TO PRODUCE AN OXIDE DISPERSION-STRENGHENED ALUMINUM TO PRODUCE A LOW-DENSITY, GOLD-SILICA CERMET. SUCH A CERMET WILL CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF AU (70% BY VOLUME), WITH FULLY-WETTED, FINE (22-200 UM), COM- PLETELY DISPERSED SILICA PARTICLES. THE CERMET… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH METHODS FOR CONJUGATING THE POTENT MARINE TOXIN, PALYTOXIN TO ANTIBODIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT SPECIFIC CYTOTOXICITY OF TARGET CELLS IS POSSIBLE. THE PRODUCT, IMMUNOPALYTOXIN (IPT), SHOULD BE EASILY PREPARED, HAVE HIGH SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY AND BE… more
Abstract:NEW MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DESIGNS AND TECHNIQUES ARE INCREASINGLY NEEDED TO PROVIDE TELEPRESENCE IN ROBOTIC AND TELEOPERATED SYSTEMS. ONE METHOD OF IMPROVING TELEOPERATOR CONTROL IS BY PROVIDING AUDITORY FEEDBACK IN A WAY THAT CLOSELY APPROXIMATES THE SPATIAL HEARING FOUND NATURALLY IN HUMAN BEINGS.… more
Abstract:THE GRANTEE INTENDS TO APPLY THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS GENERATED BY STANDING ULTRASONIC WAVES TO SEPARATE THE CELLULAR ELEMENTS OF BLOOD FROM PLASMA. PRELIMINARY TESTS IN OUR LAB HAVE SHOWN THAT A STANDING ULTRASONIC WAVE IN THE 1 TO 2 MHZ RANGE PRODUCES ALTERNATE BANDS OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND CLEAR… more
Abstract:THE UBTL DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OBSERVING THE EFFECTS RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF A CONSTRICTION DEVICE OF NEW AND NOVEL DESIGN ON THE COLON OF ANIMALS. THEDEVICE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE KOCH POUCH AS… more
Abstract:COBALT IS A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT, AND MINIMIZING ITS USE IS A PROBLEM OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. COBALT IS USED IN CEMENTED CARBIDES, PARTICULARLY TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT, WHICH ARE IN TURN USED FOR METAL CUTTING, MINING TOOLS, WIRE DRAWING DIES AND THE LIKE. IN THIS PROPOSAL, TRA SUGGESTS… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE-COBALT POWDERS. IT WILL OFFER A WAY TO PRODUCE HIGH STRENGTH AND HARDNESS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PROCESS IS LOWER COST. THE NEW PROCESS SHOULD OFFER SOME RELIEF FOR A CRITICAL ELEMENT, COBALT BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER USE… more
Abstract:IN ORDER TO QUANTITATIVELY IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTION OF SEVERAL CRITICAL FUEL PROPERTIES TO IGNITION, COMBUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATE DIESEL FUELS, AND EMPIRICAL MATHEMATICAL MODELING INVESTIGATION IS PROPOSED. THE PERFORMANCE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF ALTERNATE HYDROCARBON… more
Abstract:WITH OXIDES LIKE THORIA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. HOWEVER, OXIDES ARE NOT WET BY METALS, SO WHEN OXIDE DISPERSION HARDENED METALS ARE MELTED, THE DISPERSED OXIDE SEPARATES AS A SLAG AND THE ADVANTAGES OF DISPERSION HARDENING ARE LOST. IN THIS PROPOSAL, A NEW APPROACH TO OXIDE DISPERSION… more
Abstract:TITANIUM BASE ALLOYS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THAT THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND THE DISADVANTAGE THAT THEY ARE NOT STRONG AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THAT PROBLEM AND SUGGESTS THAT TITANIUM BASE ALLOYS MIGHT BE STRENGTHENED BY DISPERSION HARDENING WITH COLLOIDAL OXIDES BY A CASTING… more
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