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A compact and affordable, microchip-based system for the automated, in situ analysis of inorganic ions in atmospheric aerosols will be develop and verified against traditional, filter-based methods. Our approach combines tow new technologies: (1) a growth tube impactor for particle collection and (2) lab-on-a-chip (LOC) analysis of sulfates and nitrates. The growth tube impactor enlarges indivi ...

iControl`s Phase II effort completes the design of a prototype Maritime Asset Tag Tracking System (MATTS). The fully functional system includes shipboard satellite gateways, container TAGs, and secure Internet Data Center. The container TAG is a miniature sensor, data logging computer, radio transceiver, and inertial assisted GPS tracking system integrated into a compact inexpensive package. A TAG ...

Conventional cement based construction materials such as stucco and concrete are prone to cracking with poor thermal insulation, and are very permeable to water. Repair of deteriorated cement based structures is a major problem, and in United States alone repair cost is estimated to be over $100 billion range. Commercial stuccos are susceptible to cracking under the influenced of repeated fluctu ...

Conventional cement-based construction materials such as stucco and concrete are prone to cracking, provide poor thermal insulation, and are very permeable to water. The repair of deteriorated cement-based structures is a major problem. In the United States alone, repair costs are estimated to be more than $100 billion. Commercial stuccos are susceptible to cracking under the influence ...

A compact and affordable microchip-based system for the automated, in situ analysis of inorganic ions in atmospheric aerosols will be develop and verified against traditional, filter-based methods. Aerosol Dynamics, Inc., will combine two new technologies: (1) a growth tube impactor for particle collection, and (2) lab-on-a-chip (LOC) analysis of sulfates and nitrates. The growth ...

Expert Microsystems will increase the scope of its cyber-security surveillance solution beyond intrusion detection systems to include other intelligence sources-firewalls, routers, server logs, and packet sniffers for performing dynamic packet filtering of the SCADA protocols themselves. We will develop a software solution that eliminates 99.9%+ of false positives generated by today's surveillanc ...

In the 2002 Small Business Innovation Research Solicitation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency explicitly expressed interest in instruments that can accurately and reliably measure particulate emissions from vehicles. The availability of suitable instruments for measuring particulate emissions from engines and vehicles will benefit two broad categories of users: (1) it will directly help ...