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Recent advances in electromagnetic technology clearly lend themselves to application in space-based data storage/retrieval systems. Commercial data storage systems provide low cost, long-life operation and strong logic/control systems, but employmechanical bearings that limit their resistance to shock and life expectancy. A similar system ruggedized for space via integrated magnetic motor-bearing ...

Mitigation of Single Event Upset (SEU) to electronic devices and components has traditionally been and expensive problem to overcome. Dramatic improvements in electronics technology have rendered many prior SEU solutions ineffective and have created theneed for more advanced and innovative design tools. One of the more promising SEU solutions has been triple modular redundancy (TMR), where each ...

DESCRIPTION: The efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy (PDT) depends on an understanding of photosensitizer and light biology and dosimetry. Therefore, the ability to accurately determine photosensitizer levels in tumors and at-risk normal tissues is of utmost importance. The goal of this work is to develop and test a prototype system for fluorescence based m ...

This project is directed towards the refinement and demonstrationof a robust high-temperature nonskid coating that can withstandrepeated flight operations associated with the AV-8B Harrieraircraft on the decks of Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships(LHDs). The Fleet has filed a series of Quality DeficiencyReports, Hazardous Material Reports, and Casualty Reports, whichdocument nonskid failures rel ...

The goal of this project is development of an acoustic system for imaging buried objects and underground geological features like bedrock layers, underground stream channels, and fracture zones. Current technology for imaging these features relies on theuse of electromagnetic radiation and suffers from limited spatial resolution and limited penetration depth in areas of high soil conductivity. Dur ...

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): Recent technological developments and increased public awareness of the need for routine mammographic screening have resulted in a dramatic increase in the detection of small, often nonpalpable breast lesions. Unfortunately, the pace of development of surgical tools has not kept pace with development of the diagnostic tools and r ...

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Magnetic resonance histology to image the brains of small animals is a critical technology for biology, toxicology, and drug discovery research. To achieve high-resolution, the radio frequency (RF) probes used to obtain the images must have a very high signal-to-noise ratio. We propose an innovative RF probe fabricated from high-temperature superconducting material. The prob ...