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Events including the Oklahoma CIty bombing and the Sarin attack in the Tokyo subway have emphasized the vulnerability of personnel, both military and civilian, to unexpected attack with conventional explosives and chemical substances. To combat this threat requires portable, low cost sensor systems capable of detecting a variety of dangerous materials at extremely low concentrations. Such a tech ...

Microwave resonators of linear dielectrics for wireless applications have been fabricated in bulk form using conventional ceramic processing in the current commercial market. Machining and fine polishing are frequently required for dimension control and surface finish in addition to the inherent unfeasibility to fabricate miniaturized electronic circuits. It is vital to develop a suitable thin f ...

Proposed is an investigation into the use of flexible, extremely strong and tough, superelastic Nitinol shape memory alloy as a means of dramatically improving puncture resistance for personnel body armor. The Nitinol material is proposed as a surface material or coating for reinforcement or organic fiber fabrics and/or composites or aramid and UHMW polyethylene used in the current body armor sys ...

The state-of-the-art in the microelectronics industry is being pushed primarily by two motivations: the demand for more circuitry etched per unit area and the demand for higher throughput. Both of these needs can be met by an increase in the speed and/or the resolution of lithography positioning equipment. Proposed herein is an innovative X-Y stage design through which control of positions on th ...

MicroDexterity Systems was founded by Steve Charles, MD to develop systems for dexterity enhancement for microsurgery; a concept he originated in the mid 80's. Dexterity enhancement is a subset of tele-operation. The MDS mission statement was broadened in 1994 to address the problem of non-ferromagnetic tele-operation for intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging frequently called image guided ...

The proposed project will improve the existing methodologies to protect non-human pancreatic islets from the immunologically-different host. Encapsulating the living islets in a protective membrane would allow insulin to be secreted, yet prevent the immune system from rejecting the islet. The lack of success of such transplanted islets inside the peritoneal cavity is now considered to be due to ...

Separation of trace quantities of species from gas and liquid streams is a major problem for both defense and commercial applications. The motivation for removal varies greatly in different applications. Examples include; safety (gas masks and protective clothing in chemical warfare and hazardous industrial environments), higher semiconductor yields (particularly for deep UV lithography), drinki ...

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The objective of the project is to develop a new mass spectrometric diagnostic tool that will allow quantitative measurement on a nanometer scale of elements having a high ionization potential, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen fluorine, and phosphorous. The proposed work would extend the proven capabilities of laser resonance postionization of sputtered material to enable efficient meas ...

The Environmental Engineering Group (EEG), Inc. in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) proposes to develop a novel magnetic and chemical microsensor for in-situ, real-time detection, and unattended use. We envision a micro-system built around a single type of micro-structure element integrating a monolithic optical system and electronics package. We will integrate into th ...