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Chronically implanted neural electrodes are becoming increasingly relevant a number of medical conditions ranging from the treatment of neurological disorders like epilepsy, Alzheimers, and Parkinsons disease as well as being used for brain machine inte

Nanohmics is developing technologies to improve overall Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) fuel efficiency by idle reduction and waste energy harvesting. Direct mechanical drive of the air compressor for example introduces constant parasitic losses that could be eliminated by driving the compressor electrically on-demand. Providing an electric-drive capability to the MTVR engine air compre ...

This effort will validate the Multi-Mode Moving Target Processor (M3TP) algorithm and adaptive feature-based techniques software developed under Phase 1 against radar data to characterize their robustness against sea state and target speed. Once validated, the goal is to integrate these algorithms into the modified OSI testbed for close loop testing against future test data to assess their capabil ...

"ABSTRACT: Modern electronic and opto-electronic devices are predicated on controlled deposition and patterning of functional material layers (e.g. semiconductors, conductors, and dielectrics). A handful of techniques, including vacuum epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition, in conjunction with lithographic micromachining methods, have long dominated the manufacture of these systems, particularly ...

ABSTRACT:Modern electronic and opto-electronic devices are predicated on controlled deposition and patterning of functional material layers (e.g. semiconductors, conductors, and dielectrics). Vacuum epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition, in conjunction with lithographic methods, have dominated the manufacture of these systems. While these techniques are well-established and routinely deliver relia ...

ABSTRACT: Three dimensional (3-D) printing is a robust and facile means for rapidly producing complex geometry prototype electrical insulators. Unfortunately, these techniques are limited towards producing insulators suitable for low voltage applications (e.g. electric field applications < 20 KV/mm ) given current 3-D printed material shortcomings coupled with possible introduction of macroscopic ...

ABSTRACT:Cognitive skills/capabilities are important for the military personnel to fulfill tasks and to ensure mission efficiency and success. In the past decade, there are abundant researches suggesting that non-invasive brain stimulation via transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) holds great promise to enhance a soldier's cognitive performances. Although models to predict the tDCS curren ...

Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. (KBSI) proposes to conduct research and development leading to the Advanced Distributed and Parallel Technologies for System-of-Systems Modeling & Simulation (ADAPTATION) toolkit and supporting discipline. The proposed toolkit will enable simulation event team members and stakeholders to better manage data and metadata and will improve verification and validation pro ...

ABSTRACT:State of art Li ion batteries are not able to meet the energy density and charge-discharge cycling stability requirements for the satellite applications for DoD. The primary problems are the structural instability and the low electronic conductivity of the Li rich transition metal oxide based cathode materials during the charge-discharge cycling operation. Specifically, during the charge- ...

A new approach to manufacturing is needed to streamline the logistics of maintaining legacy aircraft. Recently, Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing (ACM) developed a water soluble tooling technology (FastCore) that can reduce the cost of Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) composite components. The FastCore family of products allows ACM to rapidly create water soluble mandrels for composite manufacturer ...