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The objective of this project is to use the newest advance in the technology of Ferroelctric Liquid Crystal (FLC) displays so that they can be used for Visual Landing Aids as well as other applications. Currently FLC's suffer from serious mechanical and temperature limitations due to the fact that mechanical stress alters the structure of the liquid crystal material. We propose to stabilize the ce ...

RESEARCHERS ARE PRODUCING A HAND-HELD CHEMICAL CALCULATOR SHOWN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOL THAT ASSISTS STUDENTS IN SOLVING (AND UNDERSTANDING) CHEMISTRY CALCULATION PROBLEMS. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ANSWER SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD AGAINST THE USE OF THE CHEMICAL CALCULATOR IN SCHOOLS. ONE MAJOR ARGUMENT IS THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT LEARN CHEMIST ...

COALITION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., (CTL) RESEARCH HAD IMPROVED A SIMPLE GAS PHASE TREATMENT (SULFONATION) OF WASTE RUBBER AND PLASTICS. RESULTS FROM LABORATORY SCALE EXPERIMENTS DONE AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE SHOWN THAT CONCRETE MADE FROM SULFONATED RUBBER AND PLASTIC PROVIDED BY CTL HAS IMPROVED IMPACT RESISTANCE AS MEASURED BY ASTM STANDARD TESTS. IN MANY CASES, WASTE PLASTICS AND RUBBER ARE ...

COMPUTING SYSTEMS THAT USE COMPLEX GRAPHIC AND IMAGE-BASED INFORMATION REQUIRE THE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF VERY LARGE DATA FILES. OPTICAL DISK SYSTEMS OFFER THE LARGEST STORAGE CAPACITY OF ANY RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE SYSTEM. A MAJOR COST ITEM IN THESE DRIVES IS THE HIGH POWR LASER DIODE REQUIRED. THIS COST CAN BE REDUCED BY DEVELOPING MORE SENSITIVE OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA SO THAT LOWER POWER, LESS ...

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TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONTENT-BASED ORGANIZATION AND RETRIEVAL OF ELECTRONIC IMAGES FROM LARGE DATABASES WILL PROVIDE A GREATLY NEEDED RELIEF FROM THE EVER GROWING AMOUNT OF VISUAL INFORMATION GATHERED BY INDUSTRIES AND INDIVIDUALS ALIKE. CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF IMAGE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DO NOT PROVIDE THE FUNCTIONALITY NECESSARY TO MANAGE IMAGE DATA. THIS REQUIRES MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING SE ...

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The ordnance compounds 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) are major soil contaminants in locations of interest to the United States Navy. This project will develop a system based on a soil slurry reactor that will use microorganisms to effect complete remediation of such contaminated soils. McNamee, Porter, and Seely has teamed up with Dr. Robert L. Irvin ...

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SIMULATION (MSS) IS THE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANALYSIS OF SYSTEMS UNDERGOING LARGE OVERALL MOTION. AN AUTOMOBILE PERFORMING A LANE CHANGE MANEUVER AT 55 MPH AND A SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITING THE EARTH WHILE PERFORMING SATELLITE RETRIEVAL, ARE TYPICAL EXAMPLES. THE STABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THESE SYSTEMS AND THE RELIABILITY OF SYSTEMS ANALYZED AR ...

INVESTIGATORS ARE EXPLORING THE USE OF METAL FOAMS AS HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT DEVICES. THE RESEARCH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF THE UTILIZATION OF METAL FOAMS AS HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT DEVICES; DEVELOPMENT OF A THEORETIAL MODEL FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF METAL FOAMS AS HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT DEVICES; ANDD OPTIMIZATION OF THE EFFECT OF METAL FOAM POROSITY ON THE HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS.