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Recently significant advances have been made in the high fidelity modeling of electromagnetic phenomena in complex geometries in the time-domain. To make high fidelity simulations of scattering and radiation tractable, the computational region must be truncated in a manner allowing outgoing waves to leave with minimal reflection from the boundary. We, HyPerComp in collaboration with Profess ...

All forms of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) are caused by a unique infectious agent termed “prion”, a proteinaceous pathogen lacking nucleic acid. Prions are actually a misfolded variant of the normal mammalian prion protein, PrPc. Normal disease transmission occurs when prions are ingested by a naive animal. The current test for TSE is a post mortem diagnosis looking for protea ...

The proposed research has two aims: 1) to develop a real-time algorithm that uses non-invasive physiological signals to quickly and accurately detect severity of acute blood loss; and 2) to develop a complimentary algorithm that uses all or a subset of these signals (depending on their availability and situation specific appropriateness) to forewarn providers of an injured soldier’s predicted ri ...

Trauma and severe hemorrhage remain the most frequent causes of death in the 1-44 year age group in both the civilian and military settings. Early recognition of shock and prompt institution of appropriate resuscitative measures are widely believed to improve outcome and decrease the progression to multi-system organ failure by virtue of maintaining end-organ perfusion. The physiological response ...

Robotic autonomous systems (RAS) are currently being used for many different applications using a wide variety of vehicle platforms. The environments in which RAS are being used are becoming increasingly complex. Vehicle path planning and control is challenging in environments with many obstacles and uneven terrain. This proposed research will develop and compare multiple techniques to improve veh ...

We are submitting this proposal in response to the call for proposals STTR A05-T002, topic "Distributed Heterogenous Large Data Visualization of Physics Based Simulations". The stated objective of the call is to develop a system capable of generating interactive visualizations of enormous datasets that result from physics-based simulations on US DoD High Performance Computing facilities. Interac ...

Novel photonic structures, such as periodic metal-dielectric photonic bandgap structures (MDPBG) have the potential to revolutionize the field of optical windows. The large mismatch in the permittivities of the metal and dielectric creates resonant tunneling, which allows for high transmission in regions where metals are typically opaque. This property makes MDPBGs very attractive for screening or ...

A big challenge in atomic layer deposition (ALD) of complex metal oxides is that the ALD temperature for one constituent oxide is often different from that of another. Researchers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed thermal and radical enhanced ALD processes to address these concerns and realized the synthesis of many complex metal oxides, including PZT. Maritime Applied ...

Techno-Sciences, Inc. (TSi), in collaboration with the Smart Structures Laboratory of the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center at the University of Maryland, proposes to develop an innovative Active Pitch Link (APL) Technology for improved rotor performance.The APL will exploit the beneficial performance characteristics of a new magnetostrictive material and nano-particle Magnetorheological (MR) fluid ...

Techno-Sciences, Inc. (TSi), in collaboration with the Smart Structures Laboratory of the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center at the University of Maryland (UMD), proposes to develop an innovative Active Pitch Link (APL) Technology for improved active rotor performance. The APL will exploit the superior performance characteristics of a new magnetostrictive material, GalFeNOL, and nano-particle enhance ...