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"Significant obstacles to the widespread adoption of integrated micro-fluidic devices include their relatively low fluidic circuit density and high cost. To obviate these limitations, Advanced Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) proposes to develop thetechnologies to allow fabrication of three-dimensional micro-fluidic devices with integrated active components that are an order of magnitude less cost ...

"An Automated Real-Time Instructional State Adaptive Network (ARTISAN) is proposed as both an instrument for real-time assessment of student knowledge state and as an integrative framework for combining and employing a variety of student state assessmentinstruments. ARTISAN will provide a real-time assessment of each student's knowledge elements and their ability to employ that knowledge, both in ...

"This proposal investigates using a knowledge acquisition system called The Discovery MachineT to allow subject matter experts to construct critics to evolve software. As storage, memory, and processing speeds increase there is a push to evolve morecomplex software systems. This push arises from the desire to utilize untapped computational potential. Complex software development, however, is co ...

"During successful development of small diesel engines and generator sets for the Army, DARPA, NASA and others, D-STAR has developed useful experience and technologies for small, compact, light-weight, high-speed diesel engines and power systems. DuringPhase I of the proposed effort, D-STAR will explore development of a JP-8 fueled hybrid diesel electric propulsion system for use on small unmanne ...

"The ITRS 2000 defined Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) with very low thermal budget as a barrier with no known solutions below the 70nm node. Solutions must be found to enable very shallow, very high conductivity single crystal structures in silicon andnon-silicon materials. In a Phase I contract, JETEK assessed the feasibility of a revolutionary concept for achieving significant RTP performance ...

"The ITRS 2000 defined Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) with very low thermal budget as a barrier with no known solutions below the 70nm node. Solutions must be found to enable very shallow, very high conductivity single crystal structures in silicon andnon-silicon materials. In a Phase I contract, JETEK assessed the feasibility of a revolutionary concept for achieving significant RTP performance ...

"This proposal outlines a system that leverages the installed base of personal communications devices (cell phones, handhelds, two-way pagers) and adds a simple mechanism that lets people generate short structured reports of suspicious activity.We propose a method of supplying flexibly structured data objects ("u-forms") from the field by extending existing personal information systems to supply ...

"This project will produce a low-cost, high-performance, minimally invasive eyetracker. This instrument will be relatively inexpensive, easy to use, produce very precise data, and be minimally invasive. It will work on subjects that wear glasses orcontact lenses, and will be supported on conventional PC platforms. It is intended for use in developing advanced training methods which use the cogn ...

"Current tools for Quantum Information Science (QIS) are hindered by the need to develop complex simulation environments because functional quantum computers do not exist. Also most tools focus on small parts of a large problem. By altering existingapplications and developing an entirely new Integrated Command Environment (ICE) we propose to create a suite of tools, drivers, languages, and proto ...

"Predicting the radio signal levels and coverage areas for Information Warfare System communication channels between base stations, vehicles and warfighters is a challenging problem. The channel may involve radio frequency interactions with hills, foliage,and buildings. The paths may involve long distances over hilly terrain or shorter distances involving interaction with urban building features ...