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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): During Phase I, VueSonix Sensors demonstrated for the first time ever, true real-time, digital phased array, 3-0 Ultrasound Color Flow and Power Doppler imaging of blood flow. This could be called a 5-D vascular imaging system (x y z v t), operating at 30 FPS. In addition, the threedimensional blood vessel centerline was instantaneously acquired, tracked and d ...

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The objective of this proposal is to develop a micro pulsed plasma thruster (micro-PPT), or even a family of micro-PPTs, with substantially reduced system mass. Secondary objectives are higher thrust, improved propellant efficiencies, and scalabilityacross a wider range of operating energies, compared to current PPT designs. PPTs operating at pulse energies of 10-20 Joules have been used for small ...

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LiveInc¿ is a visual-linguistic, "cascading phrase" method of text formatting that instanlydoubles reading retention and comprehension, and increases academic scores by a full grade-point in high school and college students. Based on neurocognitive advances in syntax and vision, LiveInk algorithims have been encoded into parsing engines that reformat text in real-time, for instant reading power ...

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A twenty-fold increase in the telemetry data rates over the past 10 years, coupled with the reduction in available spectrum and the proliferation of various wireless systems, makes it necessary to increase the efficiency and quality of aeronauticaltelemetry (TM) systems. The objective of this program is to develop affordable directional airborne TM antennas to functionally replace existing omni-d ...

70465B02-II By definition, wind shear creates substantially higher winds at greater heights; therefore in many parts of the U.S., wind sites that are marginal at lower heights could become viable at greater heights. The additional reliability of these winds increases turbine utilization, enabling more economical energy production. However, the high cost of construction, shipment, and install ...

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The ever-growing demand for higher computing bandwidth in both military and civilian applications has pushed signal speed into the tens of GHz frequency range, thus requiring fast optical digitizers. WaveBand Corporation proposes to develop a new lowtiming-jitter monolithic semiconductor mode-locked laser. The specially designed two-section laser will serve as a stable clock in a high-speed samp ...