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"To enable the future needs of efficient computing for edge data centers, Flexnode and its partners, the University of Maryland (UMD), Boeing, Iceotope, SHoP Architects, and Arup, propose to develop a prefabricated modular micro data center with unprecedented energy efficiency and power density. The proposed system leverages four key component and system-level technology advancements: (a) a novel, ...

1 Approximately 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older live with dementia, supported by more than 11 million2 unpaid family caregivers. These numbers are projected to rise exponentially in the coming decades fueling the3 need to develop scalable ways to support dementia caregivers. The need to empower dementia caregivers to4 continue providing care while maintaining their own health and well-bein ...

Each day, more than 100,000 patients undergo general anesthesia in the United States. The current practice of general anesthesia is prone to over-sedating patients, either due to the lack of brain monitoring or using brain monitors with inaccurate indices. Over-sedation (at 28% incidence) contributes to perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) in elderly population (≥65yrs). The cost of PND ...

PROJECT ABSTRACTThe goal of this combined Phase I/II SBIR project is to accomplish key milestones in commercializing a protein therapeutic for Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) that will enhance the repair capacity of muscle cell sarcolemmal membranes compromised by mutations in the dystrophin gene that reduce the expression level or function of the dystrophin protein. Many mutations in the dystroph ...

Project Summary Surgery and acute post-operative pain are major contributors to persistent pain, chronic pain, and opioid dependence. Currently, there are no products on the market in the United States that can be used to monitor surgical nociception. Existing products use indicators that are susceptible to intraoperative influences such as blood loss, anesthetic drugs and antihypertensives. This ...

Project Summary Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for physician visits in the USA. A substantial number of chronic LBP (cLBP) patients do not adequately respond to current treatment options. Thus, the development of new treatments for cLBP is urgently needed. The use of imagery to treat illness, including chronic pain, is one of the oldest medical practices. Although still unde ...

Boston Fusion Corp. and the Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory at Rutgers University propose Autonomous Swarming Hierarchies (ASH), a platform-agnostic multi-robot system (MRS) design software suite with three components: 1) a coordination module (CASH) that uses artificial intelligence/machine learning to automatically generate control policies for the robots comprising the system, 2) a networking ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Microinjection technologies underlie many research and clinical applications that require gene and cell delivery, including studies and emerging treatments of neurological conditions (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, and cancer). Unfortunately, challenges associated with the microinjection tools by which the viral vectors and cells inherent in these applica ...

Coherent Technical Services, Inc. (CTSi) and The University of Texas Radionavigation Lab (RNL) are partnering to develop advanced technology for integrating communication, navigation, and authentication functions using shared radio hardware. The CTSi-RNL

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project relates to the development of a novel system capable of measuring medical equipment utilization with high accuracy and scalability. This innovation will arm healthcare technology managers with the insights needed to optimize inventory size and composition according to actual patient needs, the ...