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Not Available Feasibility of fabricating nanophase reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) will be demonstrated. MMCs are a class of materials that have superior physical, mechanical, and thermal properties; including specific strength and modulus, high temperature stability, thermal conductivity, and controlled coefficient of thermal expansion. Because of inherent differences to traditional ...

Burn injuries remain a major worldwide health problem for both the military and civilian populations. Dermal regeneration, in lieu of scar formation, remains an elusive but highly sought after goal. It is the"holy grail"of wound healing research. The goal of this project is to clinically develop a hydrogel formulation that we have shown has the capacity to promote regeneration of important derm ...

This Phase II project will extend prototypes and algorithms developed in Phase I for software-based modules for multi-modal command and control of robots using the various sensors and camera hardware on modern handheld devices, i.e. smartphones. Phase I work saw the successful development of new gesture and speech-based control interfaces for driving, manipulation, and surveillance. Phase II work ...

Military personnel often operate within urban, cavernous, foliage covered or indoor environments. In these areas, position navigation and time information becomes difficult and in some cases impossible to deduce from GPS signals alone. Under the proposed effort TRX will develop and implement an Android-based application that delivers GPS-denied navigation and mapping for tactical battlefield use. ...

In recent years, many human-computer interaction and virtual environment systems have incorporated haptic devices. However, the range of environment properties and types of interactions enabled by existing haptic interfaces are very limited. Haptic feedback is typically restricted to that provided by artificial materials (e.g., mannequins) or resolved forces (e.g., use of PHANTOM-type force feedba ...

We propose to develop a systematic approach of synthetically generating diverse types of large-scale, dynamic and high fidelity social network data via measurement calibration. Social network research needs access to realistic social media datasets for testing social network theory and developing network algorithms. However, the available social network data are either small, static, or cannot be ...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a potentially debilitating condition that affects a significant number of veterans. The lifetime prevalence of PTSD in Veterans ranges from 10-30%. Anger and psychological stress are common symptoms associated with PTSD as well as depression and substance use disorder. Many of these Veterans return home without the means to manage and cope with their anger a ...

Not Available The Project will fabricate bulk Y123 superconductors with engineering critical current density greater than 35 kA cm-2 at 77 K and 3 T at a cost of $10 per kA m or less. To fabricate such bulk superconductors, Adtech will establish a New Technology for production of continuous lengths of HTS thick films. Adtech's New Technology will extend Adtech's patented Method of superconduc ...

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Not Available As rogue nations continue to develop weapons of mass destruction, the need for accurate, real-time intelligence gathered on site increases. Typically, sites of interest exist deep in denied territory. To be truly effective, a sensor package would have to be delivered covertly from a significant standoff. One possibility would be a platform capable of carrying a significant payloa ...