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Innovative Biotechnologies International, Inc., has reported previously a simple method to detect viable Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in drinking water using the isothermic Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification (NASBA) method, coupled with a rapid liposome nanovesicle (Nanozome)-based biosensor technology. This assay system is based on the ability to immunocapture low numbers ...

Lead in household paint and dust is a serious health hazard, as low-level lead exposure can result in a number of adverse health effects, especially in children. Onsite and real-time detection and quantification of lead in paint/dust are very important to homeowners and certified lead-based paint removal professionals. Toward this end, both field-portable equipment (such as X-ray fluorescenc ...

A radio frequency (RF) photoemission source that delivers polarized electrons at low emittance would be an attractive electron source for a linear collider. Moreover, it has been demonstrated recently that such a source, in conjunction with nearby injection-system optics, can deliver a beam with a high ratio of transverse emittances, leading to a simplification or elimination of a linear collider ...

Second generation, coated superconductor wires (YBCO material), needed for electricity transmission, have demonstrated the ability to produce 100 Amp, long-length conductors at approximately 10 times the cost of copper wires. This cost is unacceptable. In order to meet the DOE¿s cost target of $10/kA-m, significant improvements in current-carrying-density capability will be required, with a tar ...

For the past several years, government laboratories and industrial companies in many countries around the world have had ongoing research programs to develop negative ion sources with upgraded intensity, emittance, and lifetime. However, their research has not resulted in a source that can deliver the desired parameters. This project will develop an advanced Surface Plasma Negative Ion Source wi ...

High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) devices, needed for the modernization and expansion of America¿s electricity delivery system, require efficient, reliable, and affordable cryogenic cooling of large cryostats. Commercial cryocoolers of appropriate capacity and temperature for transformers and cables miss the target on one or more of these parameters. This project will continue the developm ...

Lead in household paint and dust is a serious health hazard as low level lead exposure can result in a number o adverse health effects, especially in children. On-site and real-time detection and quantification of lead in the paint/dust is very important to homeowners and certified lead-based paint removal professionals. Toward this end, both field-portable equipment (such as x-ray fluorescence ...

X-ray fluorescence detection at intense synchrotron sources, used at DOE facilities for materials science research, is limited by the count rate of the solid state detectors. This project will develop a multilayer-analyzer array detector with high count rate, superb energy resolution, and fast time response. Utilizing diffraction from graded multilayers, the selection of energy photons will be a ...

Important components within the fragmentation target system of the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) ¿ e.g., the permanent magnets of the EM pump of the liquid lithium target loop and the high temperature superconductor (HTS) windings of the superconducting magnets of the fragment separator ¿ are subject to performance degradation by radiation. However, no data exists concerning the performance o ...

We have previously reported a simple method to detect viable Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in drinking water using the isothermic Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) method, coupled with a rapid liposme nanovesicle (Nanozome)-based biosensor technology. This assay system is based upon the ability to immunocapture low numbers (i.e., five or more) oocysts and heat shock them to induc ...