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The proposed project is a virtual workbench, part-task simulator for training medical personnel to perform simple emergency neurosurgical procedures for trauma, specifically to (1) explore (open) depressed skull fractures and remove bony fragments, (2) drill a burr hole into the skull for either diagnostic (placement of intraventricular catheter or extradural intracranial pressure monitor) or ther ...

Hostile conflicts leave behind millions of armed landmines in developing countries throughout the globe. Humanitarian demining is hazardous and labor intensive. A promising development in landmine detection is using small, olfactory sensitive animals trained to act as biosensor detectors. But current methods require skilled trainers following strict protocols, and this extensive time and effor ...

Recent measurements of the electromagnetic transmission through bacillus subtillus, an anthrax facsimile, have revealed absorption resonances in the THz region. A system-level analysis previously carried out by the proposer has shown that at least oneof the resonances (centered at 14.05 cm-1, or 421 GHz) is located at a frequency of low enough atmospheric absorption to be detectable by an activ ...

Deep Neural Networks have become ubiquitous in the modern analysis of voluminous datasets with geometric symmetries. In the field of Particle Physics, experiments such as DUNE require the detection of particle signatures interacting within the detector, with analyses of over a billion 3D event images per channel each year; with typical setups containing over 150,000 different channels.  In an ...

The work outlined in this Phase I proposal will advance recently developed SMA beam-column connection concepts toward practical implementation. The work consists of three main tasks: (i) a materials characterization and development program focused on large diameter NiTi martensitic and superelastic bars that will evaluate size effects and thermomechanical processing on stress-strain properties fo ...

CBL Technologies and Stanford University propose to develop and characterize a unique quantum dot microdisk source for high-power laser operation in the low terahertz frequency regime. The source will be used in military applications such as chemical and biological sensing, imaging and communications, as well as emerging commercial applications in medicine and biology. The source contains two co ...

The overall objective of this program is to enhance significantly charge transfer from biological molecules to nanostructured electrode surfaces. To achieve this objective, we plan to use combination of three approaches: 1) Develop an effective means for integrating the biological molecules onto the anode and cathode surfaces of the nanostructured electrodes, 2) Reduce the distance between the act ...

Simulation techniques play an important role in material and device design at the nanoscale. Among these techniques, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has become a powerful tool for revealing complex physical phenomena. However, completely modeling nano-structured materials and nano-devices of tangible size using MD simulation is unrealistic, even when using today’s most powerful supercomputers ...

Technological advances in networking, transceiver technology, digital signal processing and embedded systems enable the design of a low power, low cost, wireless communication system that does not restrict the mobility of the subject, or the observer. Prior research has focused on routing and channel access, but has not considered these issues, jointly. In the proposed work, the combined effect o ...

Develop a Pulse Tube Cooler (PTC) driven Dilution Refrigerator (DR) to provide for cryogen free, rapid turn-around for operating large number of qubits. This effort will incorporate low vibration features, high-density and high-speed wiring technology. The proposed system will require no liquid helium, thereby avoiding the cost and availability issues.