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At present, CdZnTe is considered the material of choice for efficient, room temperature gamma-radiation detection systems used for the detection and identification of radionuclides. Despite the advances in CdZnTe materials technology during the last decade, the major impediments in the progress of - ray detection technology are the low yield of device quality materials and detectors, and the limit ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will seek to produce low-cost nanocoated cathode materials for intermediate temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs) that deliver improved performance and lifetime, allowing manufacturers to produce high-quality products at reduced active materials costs. SOFC technologies have demonstrated some of the highest energy/power density enve ...

There are currently no comprehensive computational design tools for developing photocathodes and the electron sources they support. Existing codes do not address the latest photocathode materials, nor do they provide the complete physics related to electron emission. This is complicating design of RF guns and photoinjectors for accelerators and light sources. Statement of how this problem or situa ...

We seek a proof-of-concept study for the development of a new platform technology for the rapid and complete inactivation of pathogen infectivity for vaccine development of medically important micro-organisms (e.g. viruses, bacteria and parasites). A recently discovered reconstituted Mn+2-decapeptide phosphate complex (Mn-Dp-Pi) of the radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans was foun ...

To stimulate the U.S. economy and global competitiveness there is a push to reduce dependence on foreign oil imports and establish a domestic power and fuel industry using efficient, reliable clean energy technologies. A promising development is the introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles using hydrogen, which can achieve significantly higher efficiencies than combustion engines resulting in o ...