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This proposal describes the development of an instrument based on laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the detection of lead in paint and soil that will have both military and commercial applications. The Phase I instrument will be similar to multi-species, portable LIBS instruments built by Dr. David Cremers at Los Alamos National Laboratory that utilize a spectrograph/charge coupled ...

This research project will develop a unique, high-power, 30 amp hour (Ah) rechargeable battery for a variety of commercial and military applications. The performance characteristics of this technology have produced the highest specific peak power of any known battery technology, producing power levels in excess of 5000 Watts/kilogram (W/kg) and 16,000 Watts/liter (W/1). In addition, this unique Th ...

Replacements for the halocarbons banned by the Montreal Protocol will be producedby technologies which generate spent catalysts as a waste byproduct. These spentcatalysts contain tin, a valuable metal resource, in a matrix that willundoubtedly be classified as hazardous with regard to its disposal.Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc., proposed in this Phase I effort to investigatetwo alternative tec ...

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Previous measurements using two micron solid-state lidar systems and computer simulation of lidar performance demonstrate that an eyesafe, low-pulse-energy (1 - 10 mJ/pulse), small aperture (~10cm) lidar will be capable of highly accurate high spatial resolution wind velocity measurements to ranges of 2-10 km in the atmospheric boundary layer. High-spatial resolution 3-D coverage for several km a ...

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Automobile three-way catalyst (TWC) are quite efficient at steady state operatingtemperature typically destroying 98% of incoming hydrocarbons (HCs) and carbonmonoxide (CO). However, up to 80% of emissions occur during the first fewminutes of Federal Test Procedure when the engine is running rich, the engine iscold and TWC has not reached light-off temperature. To significantly reduce HCsand CO ...

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The OpTest system has been conceived of and demonstrated in response to pressing diagnostic needs. It is an immunosensor device to enable detection of BW agent specific antigens or extracellular products and toxins, using "capture" and "detection" antibodies, at picogram or sub-picogram levels, from biological fluids. OpTest also is capable of detecting BW agent specific nucleic acids which are ...

Untethered head mounted displays must be battery operated to achieve the benefits of mobility expected for them. Thus, the display element inside should operate at low voltage and consume small amounts of power to provide maximum battery life. Battery operation also demands that the display element make the most efficient possible use of electrically produced light which illuminates the display. ...