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Fastening and joining technology has lagged behind the progress that has been made in other areas of composites for advanced air vehicles. Aerotech proposes the development of reversible polymeric adhesive bonding of composites using variable frequency microwave energy. With this method, composites are bonded using Poly Ether Ether Ketone (a high temperature thermoplastic) which is cured using v ...

This is a Phase II proposal to continue the work begun by AgriTech Electronics, LC (AgriTech) on a GPS-based livestock control system. This system will exclude animals from areas, or contain them within defined boundaries, where it is impractical or inefficient to build fence to achieve this objective. These needs arise in a variety of contexts, including the exclusion of livestock from riparian a ...

50540-98-I Imaging Fractures and Fracture Systems to Assess Reservoir Properties--American Spectrum Engineering and Science Services, 5010 Grand Central Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505-4797; (304) 284-9144 Mr. William K. Overbey, Jr., Principal Investigator Mr. William K. Overbey Jr., Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82528 Amount: $74,694 Many fractured gas reservoirs could be produced ...

The electromagnetic directed energy method (lasers, particle beams, and high power microwaves) of defending against missiles relies on generating a large amount of energy at the defense site, locating the target, and then transporting a large fraction of that energy to the target along a line of sight at the speed of light, to either destroy or destabilize the threat at as long range as possibl ...

Small military maritime craft are responsible for the expedient delivery of personnel to an area(s) that will allow for the successful accomplishment of mission objectives. Often these craft are required to operate in littoral (shoreline) areas under various extreme conditions. It is therefore vital that an All-Weather Vision Enhancement / Situation Awareness System be designed and developed tha ...

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THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS IN THE FIELD OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY WITH AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE BIOCHEMICAL TEST TO MEASURE PATIENTS' EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE. AT PRESENT, A RELIABLE TEST OF THIS TYPE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS. COTININE, A METABOLITE OF NICOTINE, HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE PRODUCT TO MEASURE BECAUSE OF I ...

WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS TO CONTINUOUSLY AND ADEQUATELY MONITOR OUR GLOBAL AIR QUALITY, THE CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS WHICH INTERPLAY TO RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES SUCH AS "ACID RAIN" AND OZONE DEPLETION CAN NOT BE UNDERSTOOD WELL ENOUGH TO DEAL QUICKLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THEM. THEREFORE ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPORTANT GASES INCLUDING SO2,NO2,HNO2,CH1,CO2,CO MUST BE MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY ...

15 Piezoelectric Biosensors for Bacterial Detection and Speciation--Biode, Inc., 20 Freedom Parkway, Bangor, ME 04401-5745; (207) 848-2083 Dr. Jeffrey C. Andle, l, Principal Investigator Dr. Jeffrey C. Andle, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER82335 Amount: $74,490 Recent developments in genetically engineered bacteria have opened tremendous opportunities for the Department of Energy ...