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FLOW FFF HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED AS A HIGH SPEED ANALYTICAL TOOL FOR SEPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MACROMOLECULES, BIO-POLYMERS, AND CELL PARTICLES IN THE SIZE RANGE OF 0.01 TO 50 MICRONS. FILTRATION IS A WIDELY ACCEPTED TECHNIQUE FOR SIMPLE PURIFICATION AND IS COMMONLY PRACTICED IN MANY ANALYTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES. COUPLING THESE TWO BIO-COMPATIBLE TECHNIQUES IN TWO DIMENSI ...

QUALITY X-RAY OPTICS WILL BE A KEY FACTOR IN THE SUCCESS OF X-RAY IMAGING APPLICATIONS SUCH AS X-RAY LITHOGROPHY, X-RAY LASERS, X-RAY MICROSCOPES, AND X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY. MULTI-LAYER LAMELLAR GRATINGS AND PHASE PATTERNED X-RAY OPTICS WOULD OFFER ADVANTAGES IN SPECTRAL RESOLUTION, SPATIAL RESOLUTION, AND POWER EFFICIENCY OVER CURRENT X-RAY OPTICS USED IN THESE APPLICATIONS. THE PRODUCTION OF REFLEC ...

THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP HANDS ON INTEGRATED SCIENCEMATERIALS BASED ON THE PHENOMENON OF BIOLUMINESCENCE. SPECIFICALLY, IN THIS PHASE I, WE PROPOSED TO DEVELOP THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A NOVEL TEACHINGAID, LIGHT CRAWLERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTENT IS FOR CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT AROUND BIOLUMINESCENCE FOR INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE EDUCATION FROM AN INTEGRATED APPROACH. THE ...

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR DEPOSITING REFRACTORY METAL COATINGS ON CERAMICS OR SEMICONDUCTORS IS SUGGESTED. THE PROCESS IS BASED UPON A LIQUID PRECURSOR WHICH COULD BE COATED ON SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY USED FOR LIQUID RESIST COATINGS. AFTER BAKING, THE LIQUID PRECURSOR IS REDUCED TO A REFRACTORY METAL COATING IN HYDROGEN. UNLIKE METALLIZATION TECHNIQUES WHICH IN ...

THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAS BECOME A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE. BY 1991, SIX PERCENT ($758 MILLION) OF THE TOTAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY GALLIUM ARSENIDE (GAAS) COMPONENTS. GAAS WAFERS WILL ALSO ACCOUNT FOR A STEADY 6 PERCENT SHARE OF TOTAL MERCHANT WAFER CONSUMPTION THROUGH 1991. GAAS IC'S HAVE NOW BEEN ACCEPTED FOR MAINFRAME COMPUTERS, WORK STATIONS, DIGITAL AND MICROWAVE COMMU ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a ceramic hydrogen fuel appliance (CHFA) using ceramic microreactor modules (CMMs) using a low-cost, net-shape manufacturing process, and a new material, that was developed in the Phase I project. The new material developed was demonstrated to have excellent capability for cost-effective microfabri ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a ceramic hydrogen fuel appliance (CHFA) using ceramic microreactor modules (CMMs) using a low-cost, net-shape manufacturing process, and a new material, that was developed in the Phase I project. The new material developed was demonstrated to have excellent capability for cost-effective microfabri ...

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will yield a new heat flow or differential temperature sensing technology that will fundamentally improve micro-calorimeters and other instruments that depend on temperature measurement or control. The activity will complete the detailed design and fabrication of a new type of heat flow sensor having 10 to 100 times greater sensitivity than ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will identify materials with desirable properties and performance standards. Rapid advances in communication technology, flight-based transportation, medical components and military strategy due to rapidly changing global alliances is pushing a need for materials that goes beyond current capabilities. This project will use advanced ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to develop a novel process for in-situ bioremediation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in groundwater. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers MTBE a potential human carcinogen. Currently, MTBE's Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) in drinking water has been set for 18 parts per billion. It is estimated that the cost of ...