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Surgical simulations aiming to support surgeon practices and medical education have attracted enormous research effort over the last two decades. However, the physical reality, especially on simulating aggregated tissue interaction, is still unsatisfactory. In this proposed work, an open source surgery simulation framework, SoFMIS, will be utilized and enhanced with tissue interaction models to a ...

Oceanit proposes to develop and demonstrate novel, tailored, designer separator materials with optimized properties to maximize lithium-ion cell/battery performance, life, safety and reliability.

Disruptive Technology Associates will develop additive manufacturing (3-D printing) techniques for microwave vacuum electronics that will change the supply chain, allowing vacuum electronics units to be built with lower overall cost while supporting a sporadic ordering cycle. The Phase I program address several key material and materials integration risk areas. The program will assess several type ...

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing (ACM) has developed several generations of proprietary soluble tooling systems that address the composite industrys need for water soluble tooling. These systems have been engineered via a combination of low CTE ceramic fillers soluble binders. ACM and its University research partner (Oklahoma State University) will reengineer the filler-binder system and manufactur ...

Due to high power density and durability, gas turbines provide significant benefits in terms of efficiency and performance that in recent years, marine gas turbines have been deployed in commercial and cruise ships. Marine gas turbine technologies are essentially extensions of aero-gas turbine technology. Aero, land and marine engines have been used successfully for decades, recently there have be ...

Navy needs a real-time graph embedding tool for analyzing huge graphs (millions of nodes and billions of edges) from diverse sources. However, current approaches cannot provide dynamic and scalable graph analytics to show the military value of tactical data. In this project, InfoBeyond advocates EStreaming (Embedding & Streaming) for scalable and efficient graph streaming. EStreaming promotes big ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) will reduce the delay times required in producing Naval parts that are no longer stocked. However, rapid qualification of parts is still a challenge when a limited number of components are required. To fully exploit the potential advantages of AM, a means of accurately addressing the reliability of AM components is required. By simulating the entire design-build-operati ...

High power switching devices are needed for all manner of weapon and defense systems as well as commercial power intense applications. Monoclinic beta()-Ga2O3 is an attractive material for power devices and is in its infancy with respect to development. It has the advantage of having large area economical substrates for device production. We have multiple early stage fielded tools and an in-house ...

Prof. Diezs group at Rutgers University has developed a small platform for an unmanned aerial and submersible system that it is capable of operating in air and underwater with seamless transition between both mediums. This small platform is currently being optimized by his group for improved (1) control and (2) robustness, and it will be incorporating capabilities to it include (3) communication a ...

The modern warfighter faces the constant threat of endemic infections, multi-drug resistant bacteria and Biological Warfare Agents. In order to provide accurate front-line treatment that will curtail the overuse of antibiotics, a rapid and robust molecula