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"Biology provides a vast number of examples of nanostructures produced at a level of precision that is superior to those that we can produce in the laboratory The diversity of naturally occurring S-layers suggests these self-assembled structures aregenetically controlled and can therefore be manipulated though recombinant process. In the Phase I, Agave BioSystems successfully demonstrated that ...

Unusually active nanosize metal powders have been in development and production in Russia since 1975, and they are now being manufactured in the United States. Their size, approximately 50 to 100 nanometers, provides promise for sub-micron size features. The powders have significant stored energy so that they can exotherm well below melting with enough energy to cause them to melt. They are usua ...

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BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) and NASA Ames Research Center (NASA ARC) are developing NASA's aerospace insulation materials for use as an osseous scaffolding to facilitate and support bone wound healing and regeneration. Fibrous reusable composite insulation (FRCI) developed by NASA for use on the space shuttle was modified to promote bone ingrowth and will be evaluated for its ability to fo ...

Proficiency in high school mathematics is increasingly important in our technological world, but American students have improved only slightly, if at all in recent years. Our nation struggles to attract and retain qualified teacher, but the immediate challenge in mathematics education is to find a program of curriculum, training and support that works with present day teachers and schools. Carnegi ...

We will create Carnegie Speech's NativeAccent Kids beta system that can detect and pinpoint pronunciation errors in children's speech and offer specific correction help. This is important in elementary schools where many of the children enrolled are non-native speakers of Engligh. Although they do get ESL training, the time devoted to actually speaking is short. By having the children practice pro ...

We will create Carnegie Speech's NativeAccent Kids beta system that can detect and pinpoint pronunciation errors in children's speech and offer specific correction help. This is important in elementary schools where many of the children enrolled are non-native speakers of Engligh. Although they do get ESL training, the time devoted to actually speaking is short. By having the children practice pro ...

This SBIR Phase I program will test the feasibility of achieving a high effective radar cross section over extremely wide bandwidth in a small, low-cost, RF repeater module, using a retrodirective array of a very small repeaters. The array factors effectively multiply the RF characteristics of a single channel to realize high array gain and power using low-performance amplifier. An integral goal ...

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