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By any measure, the human hands and brain form a remarkable system for perception and manipulation. Of particular interest to us is the ability to perform tactual stereognosis: i.e., to identify objects by touch. In a landmark study, Lederman and Klatzky (1987) showed that stereognosis is subserved by a set of stereotypical “exploratory procedures” (EP) such as enclosure for shape, static co ...

The overall objective of the proposed project is to develop the feasibility of large format solar-blind focal plane arrays (FPAs) based on wide band-gap III-Nitride based optoelectronic sensor elements hybridized to silicon based read-out integrated circuits (ROICs). MP Technologies and the proposed subcontractor (the Center for Quantum Devices at Northwestern University) have already demonstrate ...

The objective of the proposed project is to demonstrate III-Nitride based terahertz intersubband quantum cascade lasers operating at near room temperature. III-Nitrides have a large band gap and band offset that has generated recent interest for the realization of short wavelength (1.55 um) telecommunications lasers. However, in addition to the large band offset that makes short wavelengths pos ...

Quantitative and visually intuitive information is critical to understanding, designing, and verifying the operation of any complex system. Measurement tools, such as vector signal analyzers which allow the visualization of radio frequency signal constellations, are now an indispensable part of modern engineering methods. There is intense interest in exploiting the special properties of quantum st ...

The proposed project will undertake the research, design, and development of key concepts and technologies for extended duration optical arbitrary waveform generator (OAWG) over large bandwidth, based on a monolithically integrated high-speed optoelectronic chip with a unique integrated ultimate-resolution super-compact grating (URSCG). The proposed OAWG is capable of continuously extendable dura ...

QuesTek Innovations LLC proposes to expand its computational Materials by Design® technology by developing a “design toolkit” that enables the computational design and development of oxidation- and creep-resistant ductile multicomponent Molybdenum-based superalloys for use at 1300C and above. The proposed toolkit will build upon key mechanistic insights gained in the Phase I program and en ...