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Additive Manufacturing (commonly known as 3D printing) is fast growing technology that reaches the point of increased adoption in various production environments. This unique technology allows fabrication of complex parts rapidly and cost effectively.Additive Manufacturing (AM) of plastic parts is well developed and several methods exist to fabricate components such as Filament Extrusion, Vat Phot ...

Project Summary Developing an Automated Yeast Dissection System for Aging Research Aging is the single greatest risk factor for diseases that are principal causes of mortality The objectives of aging research are to discover key genes and pathways related to aging that may eventually contribute to retardation of aging and a delay in the onset of age associated diseases The budding yeast Sacchar ...

ABSTRACT PROJECT SUMMARY Alzheimer s disease AD is characterized by hyperphosphorylated tau protein which causes impaired axonal transport in neurons In recent years multiple researchers have determined that oxidative stress appears to be a significant early event in the pathogenesis of AD in preclinical AD models and in AD patients We have shown that reducing oxidative stress through quench ...

Project Summary Atrophic dry age related macular degeneration AMD is the leading cause of severe loss of vision for those over age Dietary supplements containing lutein and zeaxanthin are recommended by the NEI for those at risk of late AMD There has been a corresponding growth in demand for these two xanthophylls Lutein and zeaxanthin are currently sourced from marigolds grown mostl ...

Electric wires and cables constitute by far the largest weight portion of aircraft electrical power systems, as well as a large fraction of the entire aircraft weight. For example, a modern transport aircraft contains over 200 miles of wire, and an F-22 aircraft has about 20 miles of wiring. The increased emphasis and reliance on fly-by-wire technology and avionics for modern aircraft has resulted ...

The main objective for Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (KBSI) for this project is to develop the Training Environment for Design of Resilient Systems (TENSILITY) method and supporting framework to enable Platform Information Technology (PIT) and PIT systems designers, systems designers, systems integrators, systems test and evaluation (T&E) engineers, and hardware, firmware and software developers t ...

Instantaneous volumetric fluid imaging is crucial to high-speed aerodynamic development and testing. Rapid three-dimensional (3D) measurement of fluid density enables accurate capture of dynamic flow phenomena for validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations in wind tunnels. Nanohmics, Inc., teaming with the University of Texas (UT) Flowfield Imaging Laboratory, has developed the f ...

PROJECT DESCRIPTION OVERVIEWWe will build a portable instrument for diagnosing zinc deficiency by the use of a quickpainless fingernail reading taken in the fieldSequellae of zinc deficiency are a leading cause of death among toddlers throughout the worldUNICEF estimatesdeaths per yearZinc deficiency also causes stunted development of the brains and the bodies of aboutof all poor children in the U ...

Abstract The goal of this project is to develop IV injectable fluorescent agents for use in intraoperative imaging of peritoneal metastatic tumors Significance Peritoneal metastatic cancers have an incidence of per year in the US and are primarily treated with surgery Complete surgical tumor resection is a gold standard treatment goal that can increase the year patient survival to ...

Significance Of the million babies born in the US each year have a complex birth defect Some defects such as spina bifida warrant in utero interventions to improve fetal outcomes Spina bifida is a condition where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord Texas Children s Hospital has pioneered a fetoscopic method to address spina bifida ...