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"Agave BioSystems, in collaboration with Professor George Malliaras of Cornell University, proposes to develop a unique and innovative biosensor based on induced luminescence of captured BW bacterial agents and organic light emitting diode (OLED)technology. The system would use an array of bacteriophage engineered to express fluorescent protein in infected BW agents. The specificity of the pha ...

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Not Available Paper recycling continues to increase in the United States, with public support and legislative mandates helping boost recycling of all paper grades. Office waste paper is a significant source of high grade paper fiber for recycling, but is currently underutilized, due to the challenges of fully removing xerographic and laser printer toner. These so called *laser inks* are designed t ...

Not Available Mastitis costs the average U. S. dairy farmer approximately $180 per cow annually in lost milk production, cost of antibiotic treatment, and discarded milk. Unfortunately, the disease is obvious only in the clinical form. Subclinical mastitis is about 15 to 40 times more prevalent and accounts for approximately 70% of all economic losses because of reduced milk yield. Many teat germi ...

Commercially available tents and vestibules are relatively inaccessible to people who use mobility devices or those with dexterity limitations. The objectives of this project are to develop and test tent-related technology which results in a vestibule and a combined tent and vestibule accessible to people of varying abilities, including people with mobility, dexterity, cognitive and visual impairm ...

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF DESIGNING FOR PRODUCIBILITY. KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS NOW OFFER CONSIDERABLE PROMISE IN THIS FIELD. IF THE GROUND DATA FOR THE INFERENCES OF SUCH A SYSTEM CAN BE CAPTURED DIRECTLY FROM A DESIGN DRAWING THEN ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED WITH THE AID OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM AND RESULTS MADE AVAILABLE AT A CAD WORKSTATION TO PROMPT IMMEDIATE REVISION IF ...

"We are building a portable stress-wave measuring instrument for sonic and ultrasonic wave speeds and resonant modes, suitable for rapid military pavement evaluation. Phase II tasks target ERDC/Tyndall AFB/university operational field testing, calibrationand manufacturing quality control, and hardware/software improvements."

CERAMICS ARE BEING WIDELY CONSIDERED FOR REPLACEMENT OF METALS AND POLYMERS IN MANY ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. THEIR CORROSION RESISTANCE, SMALL COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION, LIGHT WEIGHT, LOW COST, EXCELLENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES UNDER HEAVY STRESS, OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES, AND EXCEPTIONAL RESISTANCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE, MAKE THEM VERY ATTRACTIVE IN STRUCTURAL, MICROELEC ...

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