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Modern water vapor differential absorption lidar (WV-DIAL) uses a single frequency distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser diode to seed a pulsed semiconductor amplifier. To meet the demand of these advanced instruments, the development of DBR lasers at multiple wavelengths in the 700-950nm region is required. Current DIAL systems use free-space lasers that require bulk optics and are subject to m ...

Lynntech has developed an innovative mask-on hypoxia training device based on electrochemical oxygen separation to deliver representative pressure-on-demand flow rates to increase hypoxia training fidelity by replicating the air delivery method of aircraft systems. Based on on-going research being conducted, Lynntech’s On-Demand Hypoxia Trainer (ODHT) has demonstrated that additional novel advan ...

K Sciences proposes to develop a prototype, inductive voltage divider (IVD) producing a continuously variable ratio transformer capable of high resolution voltage division tuning and calibration, wide input voltage and frequency ranges, and state-of-the-art 0.01 ppm resolution for all ratios. The prototype IVD will integrate an innovative core design providing enhanced performance through the 10 H ...

Pointwise, Inc. proposes to provide a geometry kernel code-base and associated APIs that can be incorporated into other simulation frameworks to enable dynamic simulations involving surface mesh deformation, adaptive mesh refinement, and non-linear surface elements.The proposed API will provide geometry access in a neutral format to an open geometry kernel interface.Pointwise will incorporate link ...

ABSTRACTWe propose combination of the rabbit cornea endothelial and epithelial cells with bioengineered scaffolds in cell culture well insertsThis technology could significantly reduce the use of rabbits for the Draize rabbit eye irritation assayThe barrier to commercialization is the lack of an effective method for storingbankingof living bioengineered cornea equivalentsWe will combine cell expan ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThere is an ever growing need for useable uncontaminated water in the United States and across the globeThis increasing need includes many uses with the most significant being for potable waterHowevera significant problem is occurring at the confluence of industry and consumer that continues to put access to clean drinkable water at riskindustriesincluding oilmanufacturingagricultur ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) has large, in-ground, box-like steel structures which are starting to corrode, and it now needs a non-destructive inspection (NDI) method of rapidly assessing their material state.Texas Research Institute Austin, Inc. (TRI Austin), in collaboration with Clarkson University, will develop methods of large area inspection using guided ultrasonic testing (UT) Lamb wa ...

SUMMARY A large variety of chemicals require evaluation for organ specific toxicityAnimals have traditionally been used for toxicological screeninghowever this mode of evaluation is expensiveethically challenged and not always predictableIn vitro monolayer has been used as an alternativehowever cells in this format lose the specialized interactions requisite for differentiation and optimal functio ...

Lynntech, in collaboration with Southern Methodist University (SMU) Earth Sciences, proposes to develop a new deep learning-based toolkit that is useful for enhancing the fidelity of results derived from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) interferograms. The automated deep learning tool performs a spatial–temporal analysis of multiple InSAR images, to yield a high fidelity estimate ...

Alzheimerandapos s diseaseADis the most common cause of dementia and is the third leading cause of death in older adults in the USOvermillion Americans agedand older live with AD and this number is expected to climb to nearlymillion byHoweverfewer thanof individuals with AD have been diagnosedand patients who have the condition are unlikely to receive a full diagnostic workup to identify the cause ...