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Investment castings have well served both the military and commercial markets in such areas as waveguides and splitters for microwave applications, and for connectors, housings, heat sinks and mechanical parts for electronics, optical, instrumentation, and medical devices. Tomorrow's higher RF millimeter wave and communications electronics products, and more compact optical, instrumentation and m ...

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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A novel method for preparing carbon electrode structures having applications in electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs) is described. The method for preparing these structures employs carbon (graphite) nano fiber materials and results in an electrode having both high surface area and high electronic conductivity; two essential characteristics for EDLC electrodes. The fabrication process ...

Infrared Solutions, Inc. (ISI), with assistance from its subcontractor, the Honeywell Technology Center (HTC), proposes a Phase I contract to design an uncooled bolometer staring infrared array and camera suitable for use in a home security system. The array will be a low-cost, reduced-complexity version of Honeywell's well-known silicon microbolometer array which was developed under the HIDAD pr ...

Wireless communications with RFID tags is used for numerous tracking and identification purposes, with many new applications on the horizon. Unfortunately, low cost tages are handicapped by read-only capabilities. This limits their potential applications base, particularly in private/secure communications areas, where the ability to periodically rewrite a security code is desirable. Magnetoresisti ...

Magnetic field sensors are currently in widespread use in military, industrial, and automotive applications. They are currently used in automobile distributors and anti-skid braking systems, and are proposed for vehicle location (wheel sensor) in IVHS systems. The utility and performance of these sensors is critically dependent on magnetic field sensitivity. This development applies Giant Magneto- ...

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This proposal is to examine the feasability of using biodegradable, injectable gels as drud delivery vehicle for a model analgesic drugf, Bupronophine, for the release and management of severe acute and chronic pain. We propose to develop a controlled release biodegradable, injectable gel formulation for Bupronorphine Hydrochloride (water soluble salt) and Bupronorphine base (water insoluble) tha ...