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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, ...

Tear film biomarkers have recently emerged as a promising diagnostic tool for a range of ocular and systemic diseases. Recent advances in tear film analysis have enabled the identification of specific biomarkers that can serve as reliable indicators of va

Stottler Henke proposes to develop the Adept system, a novel “plug-and-play” (i.e., low-/no-code) cognitive state assessment software toolkit comprising a highly flexible and extensible system architecture with intuitive graphical user interfaces to readi

Airmen are continually exposed to high stress situations that require them to perform with high precision. Both chronic and acute stress exposure can impair an individual’s performance, even in far less stressful scenarios. The body responds to high stres

To achieve a quantum step in data center efficiency, new thermal management technologies must be coupled to the devices they cool. This proposal seeks to build on recent observations that microconvective cooling not only functions as a high-performance chip cooling technique with the potential for a low PUE, but is also capable of increasing the intrinsic efficiency of the silicon processors them ...

The purpose of this proposal is to develop an implantable stress-molecule hydrogel sensor with high biocompatibility and biodegradability to minimize adverse effects on human tissues. The sensor will be designed to monitor stress levels in real-time, with

TelemeTrak proposes developing a Military spec/hardened automatic tool control (ATC) toolbox that runs off a remote located network approved computer or virtual machine (VM) and incorporates a user interface screen, multi-factor authentication, tool track

Mimyr interviewed several teams across Air Force maintenance groups about the difficulties with implementing FLoF. The problem of having multiple unique tools and maintainer roles easily integrated into one resilient network is of huge interest and also d

Biomimetic CO2 to Fuel Enabled by Scalable Catalyst Development and Synthetic Electrochemistry Methane is a primary source of national energy, often in the form of liquid natural gas (LNG), accounting for up to 30% of all energy produced in the United States. Further, LNG boasts a number of benefits over other chemical energy storage methods: it has a higher volumetric energy density than alternat ...

To enable fast and robust bias modulators for gyrotrons used in the nuclear fusion systems, GaNify LLC will develop a power switch capable of switching 50-kV and 1-A within 1 µs, without the need of series-stacking. This new technology will significantly reduce the circuit complexity and shorten the modulation voltage rise time. The new 50-kV power switch is based upon the demonstrated 10-kV gall ...