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Baker Engineering Inc. proposes a 4.5 liter opposed-piston, 3-cylinder, 2-cycle diesel engine with a target of 500 hp, weighing less than 900 lbs. to fulfill the Army's quest for an improved power density, multi-fuel capable and low heat rejection compression engine. This 4.5 liter engine offers an opportunity to further advance the opposed-piston combustion technology by building upon the succes ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The introduction of optical labels (e.g. fluorophores, quenchers) into biomolecules has revolutionized the study of these materials. Generally overlooked but of great practical importance is the purification of la

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis produces a complex mixture that contains, in addition to the target sequence, a plethora of other oligonucleotides. These include a distribution of shorter failure sequences re

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this project is to develop the first GIS-based software to offer tools that are specifically designed for the space-time analysis and detection of cancer disparities, providing: description of

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this project is to develop the first geostatistical software to offer tools that are specifically designed for the analysis of health data (e.g., cancer rates), providing: description of spatia

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Metabolism of arachidonic acid by 12-lipoxygenase results in the formation of 12(S)-hydroxy eicosatetraenoic acid, which exhibits profound biological activity and plays an important role in tumor cell proliferation, motility, invasiveness, angiogenesis, and inhibition of apoptosis, all properties essential for the growth and metastasis of cancer cells. Arachido ...

Monitoring the air for potential chemical and biological agents (from terrorist threats or from industrial contamination) has become a necessity. Our proposal objective is to develop device capable of fast (1 second), accurate (even in a chemically complex environment), robust (stand alone, closed-loop, and portable), and reproducible sensing. Operationally, the device interfaces with a commercial ...

The benefits of biodiesel have been well documented, however, problems related to fuel quality, filter plugging, injector failure, material compatibility, and fuel economy still remain and must be resolved before wide spread use of biodiesel can be addressed. Some of these problems are inter-related, but all are inherent to the composition of the biodiesel. In particular, the presence of double bo ...

This project is developing a real-time software "health monitoring" system for high-powered laser systems. By "health monitoring", we are referring to a system that can independently monitor the status of the laser over time, alerting operators to diminished performance and preventing catastrophic failure. A variety of different high power lasers are under development, including the Airborne Laser ...

To continue increasing the capabilities of technology, it is important to develop new materials and components. However, the development cycle of a new material or component can be very time consuming and costly. We propose to implement a modular architecture for a Virtual Systems Integration Lab (VSIL) that allows designers to quickly create simulations for their systems. The VSIL can increase th ...