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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE THE OIL WELL LOGGING INDUSTRY WITH AN INEXPENSIVE, HIGH SPEED MUD-PULSE TELEMETRY SYSTEM. THE ABILITY TO GET REAL-TIME DATA FROM THE BOTTOM OF A BOREHOLE WHILE DRILLING EXPLORATORY, DIRECTIONAL, AND HORIZONTAL HOLES FOR OIL AND GEOTHERMAL WELLS AND CORING ALLOWS DRILLERS TO DRILL FASTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE ABILITY TO GET REAL-TIME DATA ALLOWS DRILLERS TO ...

A NEED EXISTS TO MONITOR VIBRATION IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES. IT IS DESIRABLE TO MONITOR MANY POINTS ON THE BRIDGE. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT SENSORS MUST BE WIRED TO A CENTRAL LOCATION. WIRE IS DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AND TO MOVE. THE SOLUTION IS TO COLLECT SENSOR DATA BY RADIO. A SYSTEM EXISTS THAT ELIMINATES WIRE. IT GATHERS SENSOR DATA TO A CENTRAL LOCATION BY RADIO. THE SYSTEM'S UNIQUE FEATURE IS THA ...

A MAJOR LIMITATION IN CURRENT LARGE SCALE GENOME MAPPING METHODOLOGY IS THAT FEW TOOLS EXIST FOR GENERATING SPECIFIC DNA FRAGMENTS IN THE MEGABASE SIZE RANGE. THIS PHASE I RESEARCH IS EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A FAMILYOF INTRON-ENCODED SITE-SPECIFIC ENDONUCLEASES CAPABLE OF GENERATING DNA FRAGMENTS 2 TO 100 MEGABASES IN SIZE BY USINGTHE FOLLOWING STEPS: (1) DEVELOP METHODS FOR EXPRES ...

70460S02-II This project will develop a Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector to significantly extend the reach of the Solenoidal Tracker the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (STAR). In particular, the percentage of kaons and protons that could be identified would be doubled to more than 95% of all those produced in central Au+Au collisions. Combined with existing STAR detectors, the additional capabil ...

70104S02-II Existing devices for collecting atmospheric radiation measurements have many limitations to the performance and accuracy of information derived from the acquired data. For example, some devices can obtain information only at certain fixed wavelengths, some have low spectral resolution, and some have moving components, subject to vibration or shock, that require frequent calibratio ...

70132 Although cold production of heavy oil reservoirs can enhance oil production, the accompanying sand production presents environment problems related to the cleaning and disposal of the produced sand. Also, sand production can damage downhole pumps and surface equipment. A method of sand control is needed that not only protects well productivity and minimizes formation damage during well ...

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70397S02-II The gradients associated with plasma-based accelerators, such as a laser wakefield accelerator, are much larger than those in conventional accelerators. To realize the potential of a laser wakefield accelerator and obtain high-energy electrons, it is necessary to (1) provide a means to guide the laser beam, and (2) stage the accelerating module to reduce dephasing. This project wil ...

70588S02-II Less than 1% of the microbes in the environment can be cultured in the lab. Therefore, to reveal the full genetic diversity of microbial communities, this project will develop technology to clone the entire genome of a single microbial cell. The approach will allow whole genome sequencing and expression screening of any cell, particularly those that exist in extreme environments. ...

70725T02-II The sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is desired to prevent the emission of this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. This project addresses this need by injecting industrially-produced CO2, along with inorganic nutrients, into coal beds, in which the metabolic capability of the indigenous microflora will be utilized to enhance methane production and consume the CO2. Phase I d ...