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Crested multi-layer tunnel barriers have been proposed, which offer a revolutionary solution to overcome density to speed trade-offs characteristic of present data storage technologies. Practical implementation of the proposed technology will involve useof thin film materials that are readily manufacturable and CMOS-compatible. A critical need exists for experimental verification of the theoreti ...

The SAE smoke number has been an important measurement for prevention of black, sooty plumes in military and commercial aviation. The current method, however, requires the use of a complex extraction system to bring engine exhaust through a filter paper,and then requires a person to remove the soot covered filter and perform a measurement in an optical reflectometer to determine the smoke number. ...

The goal of this effort is to grow ZnO-GaN hybrid spin LED structures. Two different spin LED structures will be fabricated. Cermet, Inc and Georgia Institute of Technology will grow oxide on nitride and nitride on oxide LED structures through MOCVD. Thequality of the grown structures will be characterized by X-ray, PL, CL and DLTS. Electrical and magnetic properties will be investigated. Based on ...

The goal of this effort is to grow transition metal doped ZnO on native substrates, characterize the films, and design a prototype spin FET based on ZnO. The main objective of phase I will be to demonstrate the growth of high quality homoepitaxial thisfilms of transition metal doped ZnO on ZNO using Cermet's MOCVD technology and in-house fabricated substrates. The quality of the films will be ana ...

Air Force has identified fuel cells as ¿¿emerging technology of choice for power generation¿¿ because of ¿¿their superior fuel efficiency¿¿ and reduced environmental impact. Electrolyte is a critical core component of a fuel cell. No solid electrolytehas been identified that permits fuel cell operation in the intermediate temperature range 200-400¿¿C, although this range is of outstand ...

The US Airforce seeks innovative water filtration systems to reduce arsenic level in drinking water to meet the EPA's new 10ppb limit. This arsenic limit will take effect in 2006, and will not be waived or deferred by EPA, which increases urgency fordeveloping advanced filtration media. Inframat Corporation proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of exploiting a nanofibrous manganese dioxide bir ...

NOVASOL is pleased to propose development of pattern recognition technology in the analysis of data related to remedial investigations at Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (DNAPL) contaminated sites. We have named our concept Pattern Recognition OptimizationTechnology for Investigation of Contaminated Sites (PROTICS). The proposed PROTICS system will consist of geostatistical modeling, spatial visu ...

This innovation is a software interpretation of the ancient technique of authentication by breaking a coin or shell into two jagged halves. Later, aligning the halves exactly verifies the identity of the bearers. A similar approach can be applied toprotecting binary versions of software: The binary sequence of instructions is

General visual inspection, the current practice of aircraft wire maintenance, is almost entirely dependent on human decision making. An inspector reads/deciphers wire identification markings and sorts through voluminous printed documents to determinerelevant interconnection data. Intangible limitations such as operator skills and tangible issues such as limited access, poor lighting and random or ...

Military and Civil standards (SAE ARP 1179B, ICAO Annex 16 Volume II) for aircraft gas turbine engine smoke emissions are based upon an essentially manual extractive probe sampling method with off-line sample analysis and data processing. These standards,which are similar, were designed to demonstrate compliance with regulatory standards for plume opacity or visibility and were specifically develo ...