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Wideband Autonomous Cognitive Radios (WACRs) are advanced radios that have the ability to sense state of the RF spectrum and the network and self-optimize its operating mode in response to this sensed state. During the just finished Phase I STTR project, Bluecom Systems was able to develop a comprehensive design for realizing such a WACR and demonstrate the proof-of-concept operation in a hardware ...

Project Summary Extended X ray absorption fine structure EXAFS is a technique that gives element specific structural and chemical information about molecules EXAFS currently requires bright X ray beams from specialized synchrotron light sources for most samples and so its applications are limited by access to these facilities This project will involve improved X ray detectors based on superco ...

Summary The objective of this project is to develop the Comprehensive Eye Evaluation Algorithm CEEvA a system to achieve blindness prevention in a cost effective way CEEvA uses fundus images and available personal medical data in the electronic medical record medical history and laboratory tests to automatically screen not only for DR but also for POAG and AMD in populations at higher risks ...

Project Summary The overall goal of this project is to develop our new stable isotope labeledversion of an existing tuberculosisTBdrugisoniazidINHfor use in treated drug resistant TBWe hypothesize that our that isotope enhanced compound can be developed into a powerful new drug against INH resistant TB and multidrug resistant TBby addressing the following specific aimsSpecific AimDetermine what ot ...

CO2 separation and capture is a global topic that is closely related to energy and environment. Separation via membrane techniques is energy-efficient compared to other separation techniques. Among various membranes, porous membranes usually have good performance in gas flux but poor performance in selectivity. The flux of a porous membrane is dependent on the membrane thickness; the selectivity o ...

High quality spin polarization is an expectation for many users of Nuclear physics facilities. Accelerator operators and designers currently do not have real time, non-invasive polarization monitors, and no direct way to automate polarization quality optimization. The Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory (JLAB), Cornell’s Laboratory of Elementary-Particle Physics (LEPP) and, Electrodynamic, have ...

Wide band gap devices are considered a key future electronics technology in a number of applications especially for high-power electronics. These devices are based on high-quality epitaxial films of wide band gap materials such as GaN deposited on single-crystal wafers. The single-crystal substrates are limiting because of the wafer size, expense, mechanical properties and availability. Providing ...

There is a need for soil gas analyzers to characterize subsurface biogeochemical processes by measuring simultaneously multiple gases that are signatures for specific processes. Instruments should be significantly more portable and require less power than what is currently available. The analyzers need to be suitable for field work and laboratory studies. Rugged, compact, low power, and reasonably ...

Clouds play leading role in the Earth's global energy and solar radiation balance. Improving cloud models requires information on the cloud microphysical properties, such as particle size distribution and concentration, cloud composition (droplets, ice particles) and also information on ice crystal shapes (habits). New lightweight and low power instruments for characterization of mixed-phase cloud ...

Fuel cells are a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize power generation for both the transportation and power generation industries. A primary issue currently preventing the adoption of fuel cells is that current platinum based catalysts require high amounts of expensive platinum in order to meet designed performance requirements. In this project, Pajarito Powder in collab ...