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This Small Business Technology Transfer Research Phase II project capitalizes on a unique combination of technical expertise developed at Cornell University, SC Solutions, and Cryo Industries of America to produce a powerful new type of scanned probemicroscope.The magnetic resonance force microscope is a sensitive new technique for detecting nuclear magnetic (and unpaired electrons). In this pro ...

Terahertz plasma wave detectors and emitters utilizing the high-density 2-D electrons in submicron AlGaInN/GaN-based Quantum Well Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors (QW-HFETs)with high-sensitivity levels for the sensing of terahertz (THz) frequency electromagnetic radiation are proposed and developed.

Hyperpolarized gases, both xenon-129 and helium-3, have demonstrated utility in structural and functional lung imaging and quantifying lung disease. In contrast to helium-3, however, xenon is cheap and abundant. Its lower diffusion constant offers scientific advantages over helium, offsetting the disadvantage of its lower gyromagnetic ratio. Availability of a polarizer producing six liters per hou ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hyperpolarized gases, both xenon-129 and helium-3, have demonstrated their utility in structural and functional lung imaging and quantifying lung disease. In contrast to helium-3, however, xenon is cheap and abundant. Its lower diffusion constant offers scientific advantages over helium, offsetting the disadvantage of its lower gyromagnetic ratio. Availability ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the collaboration between the USC and Southern Sun BioSystems is to create a plant breeding and remediation technology-development center which would supply hardware, protocols for breeding-selection and mass production of elite plants for nurseries and remediation businesses, with licensing and tracking mechanisms for protecting intellect ...

This work will continue the use of numerical methods to determine optimal design parameters for a compact hybrid fuel cell power system driven by a statistically determined load profile. Detailed physics-based models will be used to represent the bahavior of the components in the hybrid system. The components considered in the hybrid system for Phase II will be a PEM fuel cell, Li-ion batteries an ...

This Phase II STTR proposal continues development and implementation of novel powered prosthetic foot-ankle components for use by military and civilian personnel with lower-limb loss in typical military and civilian environments. A cost-effective, biomimetic, dynamic foot-ankle system is proposed that improves walking speed, gait metabolism, and prosthesis control compared to current passive foot ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hyperpolarized xenon and helium have both demonstrated utility in functional lung imaging and quantifying lung disease. Hyperpolarized xenon offers advantages of a low diffusion constant and availability from natural sources. It also has applications in dissolved state imaging, with a high solubility in fluids and tissues and a characteristic chemical shift, re ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose applying innovative measurement technology to develop and disseminate a comprehensive function and disability assessment instrument for use in gerontological research and practice. This technology offers an e ffective method to resolve the classic conflict between practicality and psychometric adequacy faced by traditional standardized outcome measur ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our objective is to achieve a major advance in the technology used to assess disability in children and youth. Measurement and practical requirements for identifying disability and evaluating individual progress across pediatric age groups and care settings present a serious dilemma to current fixed-item survey instruments. In Phase I proposals, we have develo ...