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Applied Sciences, Inc. (ASI) investigated the use on inexpensive carbon nanofiber (CNF) to impart electrical conductivity to polymer systems to allow the use of electrostatic painting (ESP) techniques to paint these polymers in the same manner as metals without the need for a solvent- based primer coat. The production of polymer composites that can be electrostatically painted with no additional ...

The proposed research builds upon the work on the Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA), a computer dynamic assessment in language arts and mathematics for children in pre-kindergarten through second grade. The goal of this project is to develop new assessment technologies that will allow for real-time error analysis of children’s responses that will compliment the CPAA. The error ana ...

Our successfully completed Phase I efforts demonstrated that exceeding low numbers (five or less) of oocysts from human pathogenic strains of Cryptosporidium, including C. parvum and C. hominis can be detected in drinking water using the isothermic Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) method combined with a rapid liposome nanovesicle based biosensor technology. Additionally, the Cry ...

A high-speed, automatic book scanner to digitize large libraries of bound printed matter

The Tactus Immersive Learning Environment TILE is a cost effective virtual reality platform that will enable students to participate in simulations tied to core National Science Education Standards. TILE is for use as a supplement to K 12 science curricula for primary instruction of concepts or for review for individual or small group practice. An example of how TILE might be used when learning ab ...

Nearly all of the liquid fuels used in internal combustion engines (gasoline and diesel) in the U.S. are made from fossil fuels. Two rapidly growing liquid biofuel alternatives are ethnol and biodiesle. However, both processes are limited to specific crop products (corn starch and soybean oil) that have higher market value. Bulk plant byproducts (e.g., food processing wastes, mash/meal byproduc ...

Nearly all of the liquid fuels used in internal combustion engines (gasoline and diesel) in the United States are made from fossil fuels. Two rapidly growing liquid biofuel alternatives are ethanol and biodiesel. However, both processes are limited to specific crop products (corn starch and soybean oil) that have higher market value. Bulk plant byproducts (e.g., food processing wastes, mash/mea ...

Applied Sciences, Inc. (ASI) investigated the use of inexpensive carbon nanofiber (CNF) to impart electrical conductivity to polymer systems to allow the use of electrostatic painting (ESP) techniques to paint these polymers in the same manner as metals without the need for a solvent- based primer coat. The production of polymer composites that can be electrostatically painted with no additional p ...

Our successfully completed Phase I efforts demonstrated that exceedingly low numbers (five or less) of oocysts from human pathogenic strains of Cryptosporidium, including C. parvum and C. hominis can be detected in drinking water using the isothermic Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) method combined with a rapid liposome nanovesicle-based biosensor technology. Additionally, t ...

VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, RESEARCH) GENERATE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAW DATA. HOWEVER, DATA IS COLLECTED IN A DISJOINTED AND ISOLATED FASHION (I.E., ACTS, LITERATURE) CREATING BARRIERS IN DATA ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION. THERE IS A CONSENSUS AMONG FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, THAT NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD BE GREATLY IMPROVED IF ...