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We propose to develop the core high temperature superconductor SQUID technology enabling the implemenation of a new diagnostic system capable of non-invasively measuring heart function. SQUID technology provides the only known means to detect the very small magnetic fields generated by abnormal electrical activity in arrhythomogenic heart tissue. The application is to screen patients for cardiac a ...

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to build a production prototype electrooptic external modular based on x(2) polymer. POC's modulator does not suffer from the shortcomings of state-of-the-art modulators such as nonlinearity, intermodulation products, harmonic distortion, or frequency chirping. Two preferred modulator configurations are proposed, and are considered to be ideally suited fo ...

The Hybrid engine for the electric car is critical in giving the vehicle the necessary range before its electric batteries need recharging. Waste heat recovery from the Hybrid engine with thermoelectric energy conversion can probably increase the engine efficiency by ~5% with present thermoelectric materials. Much higher conversion efficiencies probably can be realized if newer materials were deve ...

Computer-based training simulations can do more than teach facts and specialized skills, they can help students learn the high level skills involved in finding and evaluating information, solving problems, cooperating with colleagues, and resolving conflicts. While the simulators used to train pilots or tank crews are very expensive, a new generation of authoring tools will enable low-cost develop ...

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The demand for high performance, high bandwidth communication networks for aggregating processing power is constantly increasing. The next generatoion of computer networks will require high bandwidth (> 1Gb/s) and low latency interconnects. The networks should be scalable, modular, and interoperable. We propose a distributed ATM optical interconnect that can meet these requirements. It utilizes by ...

CHROMEX proposes to develop a monitor system for plasma etch reactors that will, in the Phase I program, demonstrate much improved endpoint detection when compared to currently availabe systems. The Phase II research will extend the monitoring capabilities to all important plasma parameters. The system will provide the feedback information to the reactor controller necessary to produce a flexible ...

The objective of the proposed SBIR program is to develop and commercialize high-temperature optical sensors using sapphire fibers for process control feedback in the fabrication of titanium-based metal matrix composites. Sapphire fiber interferometers will be designed to map the internal distribution of strain and temperature in titanium matrices durng processing, to optimize processing so that re ...

The proposed projet is to prove the universal capabilities of the Expert Sensor technology by applying it to a novel chemical sensor suite composed of an array of the newly developed porous silicon chemical sensors. The Expert Sensor architecture provides a standard intelligent interface between various sources of sensor data being input into the multimedia imaging helmet and the high level inform ...