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The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project technology has potential to be transformative in power generation. The ultimate goal of this project is to produce aneutronic fusion energy in a system that is small, simple and inexpensive. This system will produce power that is as clean as renewable energy while simultaneously removing the need for ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project includes both societal and economic benefits. Upon successful completion, the project will introduce a new type of radiation protection monitor or dosimeter that would be worn by individuals that are potentially exposed to ionizing radiation (like x-rays). Typically, this includes health care workers, nuclear ener ...

This SBIR Phase I project will develop a geometry-based mathematics application that allows students to experience the elegance and beauty of math while developing higher order numeracy and thinking skills. This project challenges the context of how students relate to mathematics in traditional rote fashions, and how many populations negatively self-identify with math. It proposes that a dynamic v ...

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WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF ELECTRON BEAM STERLIZATION OF HOSPITAL WASTE AS A MEANS OF OVERCOMING THE LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING HOSPITAL WASTE STERILIZATION TECHNIQUES. WHEN COMBINED WITH A SHREDDER WHICH REDUCES THETHICKNESS OF THE WASTE, AND RENDERS THE THICKNESS MORE UNIFORM, ELECTRON BEAMS IN THE 3-4 MEV, AND 3-20 KW RANGE A ARE IDEAL FOR THIS TASK. ONGOING PROGRAMS AT NORTH STAR RESEAR ...

INTENSE X-RAY SOURCES HAVE BEEN USED IN GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH PODS TO DETERMINE STRATA FORMATION DENSITY, LITHOLOGY, AND POROSITY. THE SCATTERING OF -RAYS FROM (137)CS OR (60)CO SOURCES WITH DECAY ACTIVITIES OF UP TO SEVERAL CI HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN BOREHOLE LOGGING. A NON-RADIOACTIVE PHOTON SOURCE IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE SINCE IT REDUCES THE RADIOLOGICAL HANDLING RISK AND THE RISK OF DOWN HOLE ...

ION BEAM FIGURING TECHNIQUES WILL BE APPLIED TO FIGURE ASPHERE OPTICAL ELEMENTS. A MIRROR WILL BE ASPHERIZED TO REMOVE THE R(0)6 ZERNIKE CONTRIBUTION TO CORRECT FOR THIRD-ORDER AND FIFTH-ORDER SPHERICAL ABBERRATION AND DEFOCUS. IN ADDITION, A PHASE CORRECTION PLATE WITH THE SAME OPTICAL CORRECTION WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR FABRICATION. SIMULATED ION BEAM FIGURING OF MORE COMPLEX ELEMENTS WILL BE IN ...

THE COMBINATION OF GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY(GC/MS) PROVIDES THE BEST GENERAL PURPOSE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FOR SENSITIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEX MIXTURES. IT IS USED IN THE FIELDS OF CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORENSICS. IN MOST CASES, THE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH SEPARATES THE STARTING MIXTURE INTO ITS CONSTITUENT COMPOUNDS PRIOR TO ANALYSIS BY THE M ...

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IT IS PLANNED TO DEVELOP ABSTRACT STRUCTURES TO REPRESENT MATHEMATICAL OBJECTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDITING, DISPLAY AND COMPUTATION. THESE STRUCTURES ARE TO BE MODIFIABLE THROUGH FREE-FORM EDITING, IN THE SPIRIT OF BLACKBOARD MATHEMATICS, YET EASILY CONVERTED TO TYPESETTING LANGUAGES LIKE TEX, AND SYMBOLIC MANIPULATION PACKAGES LIKE MACSYMA AND MATHEMATICA. THE MOST INTERESTING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ...