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A NEW TECHNIQUE IS PROPOSED FOR THE PREPARATION OF METAL-SUPPORTED METAL (MSM) CATALYSTS. THE KEY FEATURE OF THIS TECHNIQUE INVOLVES THE PREPARATION OF A THIN LAYER OF POROUS METAL ON TOP OF A METAL SUBSTRATE SUCH THAT THE POROUS METAL SURFACE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE METAL SUPPORT. SUBSEQUENT INTEGRATION OF PT AND RH ON THE POROUS METAL SURFACE WILL PRODUCE THE MSM CATALYST. THIS CATALYST IS US ...

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A TOTALLY INTEGRATED MONOLITHIC GaAs/HgCdTe FPAs ON GaAs SUBSTRATED. THE INNOVATIVE FEATURES ARE: 1. THE DETECTOR IS FABRICATED DIRECTLY ON THE GaAs MULTIPLEXER SUBSTRATE, WITH THE MONOLITHIC METAL INTERCONNECT INSTEAD OF STANDARD INDIUM BUMPS ALLOWING ARRAY SIZES UP TO 1024x1024 WITH HIGH FRAME RATES. 2. THE FOCAL PLANES WILL INCORPORATE AN ON-CHIP LOW POWER MASSIVELY PARALL ...

We propose to develop a Three Color HgCdTe Focal Plane Array with Built-In Image Fusion. The innovative features are: The detection of SWIR (.7-1.5um), MWIR (3-5um) and LWIR (8-13um) signals takes place in the same pixel. (Co-Located Pixel) Advanced CMOS readout circuitry is incorporated in the focal plane array to perform the signal processing of the three waveband signals in a simultaneous fashi ...

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In neurosurgery operating microscopes are indispensable. Stereotaxic frames are invaluable tools as well because of the great precision with which they permit a neurosurgeon to place a probe with an accuracy on the order of 1mm. The goal is to combine the functionality of the operating microscope with the accuracy of a stereotaxic frame by outfitting digital encoders on the stand which supports th ...

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MOUTHSTICKS OR ORTHODONTIC ORTHOSES ARE WIDELY USED BY PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CHORD INJURIES OR SIMILAR DISABILITIES TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIMITATION OF LITTLE OR NO ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR HEAD MOTION MAY BENEFIT FROM AN EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICK. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL EXTENDIBLE MOUTHSTICKS SUFFER IN THAT THEIR ACTION IS OFTEN SLOW, EXTENDIBILITY IS LIMITED, OR ...

ASTROPOWER PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PERFORMANCE, ULTRA-THIN ELECTROSTATICALLY BONDED GaAs SOLAR CELL WITH COPLANAR BACK CONTACTS. THE INNOVATIVE DESIGN INCORPORATES LIGHT TRAPPING, ADHESIVELESS COVER SLIDE BONDING, AND ELIMINATES GRID SHADING. THIS NOVEL DEVICE WILL EXHIBIT INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND SPECIFIC POWER DUE TO THE HIGHER OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE AND SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT OBTAI ...

THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A (GAP)1-X(ZNS)X-BASED MATERIAL IS BEING ENGINEERED TO PREPARE AN UTEROPOLAR, DIRECT BANDGAP MATERIAL. THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL WITH BANDGAP IN EXCESS OF 2.6 EV CAN BE EMPLOYED IN BLUE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES, AND IN UV DETECTORS CAPABLE OF SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO SILICON, IN HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS IN EARTH ORBIT AND PARTICLE ACCELER ...

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