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For nuclear physics research, thin film isotopic specialty targets are often requested for the use and in charged-particle-induced experiments. There are also tens of radioisotopes that are of interest for medical imaging, industrial and R&D uses. The targets of interest include B, O, Si, and Cr; isotopes of refractory metals, such as Re, Os, Ir are good examples. However, many of the isotopes can ...

There exists a need to obtain near-real-time information in a wireless tool configuration to be used in dynamic geothermal well conditions, such as when drilling is in progress. A tool which can provide this near real-time information from sensors located near the bit of the drill string will help reduce the hazards and costs associated with geothermal well development by allow ...

A method to visualize where the proppant load is distributed within a fracture has yet to be realized. Without this information it is difficult to determine whether a set of hydraulic fracture conditions has resulted in complete penetration into a particular energy deposit. Therefore it is impossible to tell whether all of the resources will be completely extracted. An emerging electromagnetic tec ...

Solid oxide fuel cells hold the greatest potential among fuel cell technologies due to their efficiency, scalability, and fuel flexibility. The primary barriers to commercialization of this technology are the cost and stability of the solid oxide fuel cells. To lower the cost and improve the robustness of solid oxide fuel cells, cell operating temperatures should be reduced to 500-700 °C which wi ...

There is a need for carbon isotope targets for low energy nuclear physics research. The proposed program will exploit recent advances in carbon nanomaterials and low-cost manufacturing techniques to generate carbon foils that can be used current and future accelerators.

Crossfield Technology is developing a software-driven network architecture for synchronous data acquisition and Event Building. The architecture features an Instrumentation Gateway that supports time-synchronous data acquisition, real-time digital signal processing, and data streaming across an Ethernet network to a High Performance Computer system.

Geosteering is the act of adjusting the borehole position based on real time measurements in the process of drilling, which is used to keep a well in a pay zone, prevent drilling risks such as water breakthrough, and increase hydrocarbon production. One of the most effective techniques used in geosteering is based on directional electromagnetic logging-while-drilling. One of the essential componen ...

Two-thirds of all electric outage minutes are weather-related, mostly the result of damage to above ground distribution lines. These outages close schools, shut down businesses and impede emergency services, costing the U.S. economy between $18 and $33 billion per year. Efforts to restore power start with the utility’s evaluation teams driving through flooded, icy, blocked, unlit roads to docume ...

Modern particle physics experiments require “intelligent detectors” with dense interconnects and distributed intelligence in very large area detector systems. Available packaging and interconnect technologies directly limit the performance and capabilities of these systems. Interposers are interconnect elements that use through-silicon or through-glass vias to replace the PC board technol ...

Electrical load pattern becomes uncertain and variable due to distributed energy devices, thus contributing to grid instability and energy waste. At the grid level, the introduction of renewable energy into building industry makes the power system status more uncertain and variable. There is a disconnection to address building energy management and battery energy storage to unlock the potential fo ...