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Existing high-channel-count interfaces used to capture neural information from and to stimulate neural activity in tissues rely on transcutaneous connections to convey both information and power. These transcutaneous connections introduce a number of significant problems: limit patient comfort/mobility, increase infection risk, and significantly reduce the long-term system reliability. In this Pha ...

Our objective is to design and build a compact system that provides turnkey readiness for commercial and defense use of SNSPDs. Conventional SNSPDs face several limits that lead to tradeoffs between detection efficiency, bandwidth, dark count rate, jitter and operating temperature, and therefore prevent simultaneous realization of DARPA desired parameters in one device. We propose that amorphous N ...

The provision of quality-differentiated instruction requisite for educational success is dependent on the implementation of timely differentiated placement procedures. Studies indicate that despite a plethora of “research based” educational tools and substantial funding, “language minority” (LM) students who fail to successfully exit enrichment programs for ELLs within three to four years ...

onal evaluation, that concentrates on the service area of Education Data Management. The plan will investigate the requirements involved in providing readable and interpretable test results for teacher and principal use. Realizing testing is only as good as the teaching, teaching is only as good as the environment and the environment is only as good as its resources; this project will be a result ...

The proposed effort will extend existing proofs of concept and advanced research systems to: (a) provide an efficient, low-level, data-parallel runtime for graph processing on GPUs; (b) provide a high-level abstraction for writing graph analytics that are

Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) proposes to develop a regenerable, low-cost, high-efficiency pollution control technology for removal of gaseous pollutants from contaminated air streams. This innovative air filter technology will combine our novel proprietary Microlith® support elements with sorbent nanomaterials that can be tailored to capture a variety of targeted gaseous pollutants. Originall ...

Even very young children are able to learn mathematics through application of metaphors. In this way children receive intuitive, natural, pleasant, and yet deep and advanced access to the ideas of elementary mathematics. Currently, however, the market lacks metaphor-based educational software. Natural Math, LLC, is a small business that focuses on research and software development in mathematics e ...

There is a troubling decline in the number of US citizens training to become scientists and engineers. There are insufficient numbers of qualified science teachers in the middle schools, where interest in science must be kindled. Technology enhanced learning environments (TELEs), which could improve science education, are not being widely deployed. This Phase I project will customize a TELE to a) ...

There is a troubling decline in the number of US citizens training to become scientists and engineers. There are insufficient numbers of qualified science teachers in the middle schools, where interest in science must be kindled. Technology enhanced learning environments (TELEs), which could improve science education, are not being widely deployed. This Phase I project will customize a TELE to a) ...

School reform efforts call for using scientific approaches to making decisions in education. Currently, data are available to inform decisions, but many educators are not well equipped to understand quantitative information, how to use it, and how to communicate quantitative results. During Phase I, we will conduct focus groups and surveys, and train educators to use data to help students succeed. ...