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"To enable the future needs of efficient computing for edge data centers, Flexnode and its partners, the University of Maryland (UMD), Boeing, Iceotope, SHoP Architects, and Arup, propose to develop a prefabricated modular micro data center with unprecedented energy efficiency and power density. The proposed system leverages four key component and system-level technology advancements: (a) a novel, ...

"To enable the future needs of efficient computing for edge data centers, Flexnode and its partners, the University of Maryland (UMD), Boeing, Iceotope, SHoP Architects, and Arup, propose to develop a prefabricated modular micro data center with unprecedented energy efficiency and power density. The proposed system leverages four key component and system-level technology advancements: (a) a novel, ...

Our team has conducted a Phase 1 feasibility analysis of developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to augment and integrate into currently available biological aerosolized detectors in support of DHS and its BioWatchProgram.The BioWatch program was stood up in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2003.The program currently operates in more than 30 metropolitan jurisdictions and p ...

C53-06a-271155Harnessing the quantum state of nature holds tremendous potential for creating new quantum technologies that surpass the capabilities of current systems. To create these new technologies, precise control over the quantum state must be maintained while simultaneously suppressing noise processes that would otherwise lead to decoherence and inaccurate results. This project will address ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project relates to the significant, unmet clinical and commercial need of more than 25 million individuals waiting for a corneal transplant to restore their vision. Corneal blindness leads to an increased risk of physical harm, mental disorders, social isolation, and cognitive decline, resulting in a ...

Taurine an essential nutrient for human and animal health naturally occurs in meat and otheranimal products. As we shift to more plant-based food and feed diets taurine must be added asan ingredient or a supplement to maintain healthy taurine levels. Currently three Chinesecompanies produce 85% of the world's taurine supply using a petroleum-based process thatharms humans animals and the environme ...

Trees vines and bushes are plagued by pathogens causing over $100B in annual damage.Fungi are of particular concern causing 85% of pathogen-related crop losses. For many fungi likeBotrytis cinerea there are no varieties with natural resistance in its host range. As B. cinerea isestimated to cause over $10B in annual crop losses there is a strong driver for effective controlsolutions especially one ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe life-threatening complication that can be caused by viral infection. The disease is characterized by cytokine-driven hyperinflammation and leukocytes count changes. The innate immune response has been linked to ARDS immunopathogenesis. In this regard, neutrophils have been highlighted as essential effector cells in the developm ...

Research Summary/Abstract ErythroMer (EM) is a novel biosynthetic blood substitute developed to address the critically unmet need for emergency transfusion in situations where the use of banked red blood cells (RBCs) are either not available or undesirable. EM is a self-assembled lipid-oligomeric hybrid nanoparticle with a high per particle payload of hemoglobin (Hb) and the allosteric modifier, R ...

Few interventions have proven to be successful in promoting medication adherence and impacting short- and long-term posttransplant outcomes in adolescent heart transplant (HT) recipients. Improving adherence is a persistent challenge with youth experiencing chronic health conditions, especially among adolescent transplant recipients. Adolescent organ transplant recipients experience unique challen ...