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C53-33c-271423Active pixel sensors have been developed and implemented in a wide array of applications, including image sensors for cameras, sensors for medical imaging, and as detectors for nuclear physics investigations with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider. Many of these applications, including nuclear physics detectors, medical imaging sensors, and sensors for ...

This proposal responds to the direct to the Snap-On Phase 2 SBIR by extending our novel non-parametric Bayesian framework---OTACON: (O)pen world intelligence (T)hrough (A)ugmentation and (Co)mposition of (N)on-parametrics---for novelty detection in open worlds.  We build on our advances in composition and inference of non-parametric Bayesian models, and insights from the mathematics of Optimal Tr ...

Install, test, and refine the AMT to perform comprehensive, high throughput, automatic mechanical characterization using irradiated miniature tensile specimens at INL hot cell facilities. The solution should aid in dramatic reduction of irradiated material waste, remote operation within hot cell environments, and stochastic characterization. It is vital that thorough evaluation and refinement to i ...

Residential energy use is responsible for about 20% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. due to the continued use of fossil fuels to heat and cool homes (1-2). In heating-dominated states in the U.S. Northern Tier, heating often is among the largest contributors to the state's carbon footprint (3). Because heating represents about 20% (20 E.J. per year) of the annual primary energy ...

When access to transit solutions are restricted for part of a community, a division can occur that over time leads to a depressed and disadvanted socioeconomic condition that only worrsens with time. A restriction in transit solutions causes difficulty in accessing resources such as healthy food, medical facilities, education, employment, and more. In order to remedy restricted access to transit, ...

Problem: Urban communities, outside of institutions of higher education located in urban centers, generally are not participating in the bioenergy sector especially as it relates to producing plant-based feedstock. They are generally plagued with overgrown vegetation and dilapidation, and they lack clear access to advances in technology as it relates to bioenergy cultivation. Phase I: Re-N-Vision, ...

Remote communities including native American tribal communities, native Alaskans living in harsh climates, and communities in underrepresented regions of the country often suffer from the lack of access to a reliable and dependable power grid. This can be due to the lack of infrastructure planning or due to the high frequency of natural disasters and interruptions. Even in some locations with prev ...

Transforming agriculture is now a meaningful pillar of climate change mitigation efforts. Managing soil with conservation practices (no-tillage, cover crops, crop rotations etc.) mitigate the harmful effects of climate change by increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) content in soils, among other benefits. Broad implementation of these practices provides a significant opportunity for net greenhouse ...

Due to heavy ventilation requirements, poultry buildings consume significantly larger heating fuel than most residential and commercial buildings. As a result, energy is often the second-largest cost in poultry production after the feed. Attempts at minimizing these energy costs lead to insufficient ventilation and ultimately result in poor indoor air quality, impacting animal welfare and increasi ...

People of color and minority business enterprises are not participating in the bioenergy sector, and they lack clear access to bioenergy employment and business opportunities. There is a labor shortage in the bioenergy sector, and there is an enormous equity gap for minorities. There has been a lack of representation for people of color, who have long faced entry barriers into the energy efficienc ...