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70558 The control and dynamic operation of Fuel Cell/Turbine Hybrid power plants will require a synergy of operation between subsystems, increased reliability of operation, and reduction in maintenance and downtime. Futhermore, the control strategy of the power plant will play a significant role in system stability and in ensuring the protection of equipment to promote maximum life. T ...

70203 This project will enhance the efficiency of remote operations of DOE Environmental Management (EM) missions by providing algorithms, based on human movement science, for quickening remote operations with telerobots. The algorithms will render telerobot control more efficient by allowing the robot to respond more quickly to user inputs. To accomplish this objective, a physiological mode ...

The proposed innovation is a deicing system for aircraft leading edges using a high-efficiency, electrically actuated thin-film elastomer. The entire aircraft industry needs this technology to improve safety while minimizing the overall impact on aircraft weight and fuel consumption. We propose to use a low-cost, electrically actuated thin-film elastomer to break the ice bond in a manner similar ...

"The primary objective of this proposal is to identify critical data mining and analytical tools and emerging technologies and methodologies that can be used to improve the entire military medical logistics/supply chain management. In addition, as part ofthis research and analysis, Premise Development Corporation will demonstrate the feasibility of creating modern and user-friendly "dashboards" ...

70555 Understanding the contributions of different bacterial strains or species in a complex bacterial community requires multiple experimental approaches to determine the biochemistry of each community member. One such approach involves the determinination of the complete DNA sequence of each prokaryote cell, a process that is difficult and time-consuming with culturable organisms, and current ...

65128 Flowing liquid metals are being investigated as heat removal surfaces in fusion reactors. This project will develop non-invasive diagnostics using Doppler laser radar to study the flow characteristics of these systems, (including film thickness, velocity, and instabilities) under fusion operating conditions. In Phase I, a conceptual design of the Doppler laser radar was complet ...

65128 Flowing liquid metals are being investigated as heat removal surfaces in fusion reactors. This project will develop non-invasive diagnostics using Doppler laser radar to study the flow characteristics of these systems, (including film thickness, velocity, and instabilities) under fusion operating conditions. In Phase I, a conceptual design of the Doppler laser radar was complet ...

65614 The quantum efficiency of a photocathode limits overall device performance in photomultiplier tubes used in nuclear physics research. This project will develop more efficient photocathodes using nanowire technology. In particular, the production of nanowire photocathodes will be optimized, and the physical mechanisms that control their performance will be identified. In Phase I, gol ...

65614 The quantum efficiency of a photocathode limits overall device performance in photomultiplier tubes used in nuclear physics research. This project will develop more efficient photocathodes using nanowire technology. In particular, the production of nanowire photocathodes will be optimized, and the physical mechanisms that control their performance will be identified. In Phase I, gol ...

65565 This project will modify a laser-driven vacuum accelerator at Brookhaven National Laboratory to produce a train of ~4 fs electron bunches spaced by 35 fs that can be manipulated to have sheet-like transverse profiles. These microbunches can be used to generate intense accelerating fields in dielectric microstructures, and possibly allow the future design of a high energy electron-posi ...