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Because of its high sensitivitypolymerase chain reactionPCRis the gold standard for the diagnosis of many infectious diseasesbut generally only implemented in well equipped laboratoriesOne of the major roadblocks for expanding PCR to point of care markets is the lack of simplerobustsingle tube PCR designs which preserve its laboratory based high sensitivity and specificityIn this Fast Track STTR a ...

eSpin Technologies will design the scale up machine to produce novel high performance separator for lithium primary batteries. The process will be developed to produce novel separator and a variants which has the potential of a significantly higher volumetric efficiency for electrolyte storage capacity and kinetics to distribute electrolyte flow within nanoporous channel efficiently. This new sepa ...

This proposal will create an open speech signal processing platform. The open computational framework will be used for developing algorithms that will help accelerate acoustic and hearing science research. It will permit researchers to more rapidly and easily test new algorithms with greater control, performance, and ease. Several example systems will be created to show that the platform can be ad ...

Project Summary AbstractThe objective of this proposal is to transform a hand held surgical robotic system for transurethral laser prostate surgery from a lab prototype into a commercial productThe system will feature needle sized arms deployed through the endoscope port and will enable independent tissue manipulationlaser aimingand visualizationmaking surgery more accurate and ef cientClinical si ...

Amethyst Research, in collaboration with InView, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is developing an infrared imaging system to detect and quantify greenhouse gas emissions, to better understand their life cycle and role in global earth system dynamics.

In a previous effort, GTL successfully demonstrated that the BHL cryotank technology provides a 75% mass reduction compared to the state of the art cryotanks. This capability would double the payload a liquid propellant launch vehicle just from the mass...

While guided munitions have been used with great success, the technology for these weapons is still rapidly advancing and more nations are gaining access to them. In order to fulfill its mission to assure that the US is the beneficiary of technical surp...

Exploitation of new chip-scale optical frequency comb sources demands improvements in MWIR/LWIR detector performance, including: High speed (5 GHz); high sensitivity (NEP < 1pW/Hz1/2); broad spectral response (Octave); and thermo-electric cooler (TEC) operating temperature. No existing detector meets these demanding performance parameters. Phase I successfully designed and demonstrated an octave s ...

Robotics hardware has made significant advances in flexibility, power, and precision, as evidenced by their increasing use in novel ways in military and commercial applications. Yet, software and system integration for robotics has lagged behind these h...

Diagnosis of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosisMSrests on clinical symptoms and examinations asoutlined in the revised McDonald s criteria supported by appropriate magnetic resonance imaging findings andother laboratory testsThe need for early diagnosis is clearly emphasized in a position paper produced inby MS Brain Health organization calledBrain healthTime matters in multiple sclerosiswhich ...