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In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that carbon dioxide (CO2) is a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act. The ruling allows the EPA to regulate CO2 emissions. Such regulation will entail monitoring a wide variety of pollution sources including automobile exhaust systems, industrial emission sources, and carbon sequestration sites. With presently available technologies, EPA personnel will ...

Haptic feedback improvements for prostheses tactile sensory feedback or haptic is a fundamental element of life. While vital for interaction with the outside world, current prostheses do not have a mechanism to convey sensory information, making it difficult for users to feel connected to their environments through their prostheses, and to engage in active grasping and exploration tasks. Benefit ...

In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that carbon dioxide (CO2) is a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act.  The ruling allows the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate CO2 emissions.  Such regulation will entail monitoring a wide variety of pollution sources including automobile exhaust systems, industrial emission sources, and carbon sequestration sites.  With prese ...

Not Available Concern regarding debris is expressed in subtopic 19.05 regarding processes, mitigation, and survival of spacecraft in the orbital environment. An important tool in understanding the debris hazard is modeling of the environment to characterize risk. There

Not Available NASA has unique data collection requirements to support ground-based testing of rocket engines. Not only is the rapid collection of data important, but the transmission of this information to processing facilities is critical. By combining new electrical interface standards with high speed fiber optic technology, generic transmission systems can be designed which would be capable of ...

Not Available This research will result in an expert system that can be used by KSC engineers to facilitate insight responsibilities associated with current and future NASA-KSC projects. System performance data will be analyzed and interpreted using appropriate statist

IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE RAPID, INEXPENSIVE, ON-SITE TREATMENT AND CLEANUP OF SOILS CONTAMINATED BY PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND SOLVENTS. TREATED SOILS SHOULD BE SUITABLE FOR REPLACEMENT IN THEIR OWN EXCAVATION, AND THE TREATMENT PROCESS SHOULD NOT GENERATE ANY SECONDARY WASTES. IN ADDITION, TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE SIMPLE, ROBUST, EFFIENENT, RELIABLE, AND CAPABLE OF TREATING ...

IN SEPTEMBER OF 1990, A SUBMERSIBLE MIXER WAS INSTALLED IN THE OXIDATION DITCH AT THE GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THIS MIXER MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN MIXING WITH THE BRUSH ROTOR AERATORS OFF, THEREBY CREATING ANOXIC CONDITIONS IN THE DITCH. THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS PROCESS MODIFICATION INCLUDE ENHANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL, FILAMENTOUS SLUDGE BULKING CONTROL ...