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ATA Engineering, Inc., (ATA) developed and demonstrated a prototype SSCS for performing ground-based calibration of structural health sensors installed within the wings and horizontal/vertical tails of the F/A-18 aircraft. An automated user interface and...

ABSTRACT: As the geometry of test articles becomes more complex the demand for evolving instrumentation to make global, quantitative surface pressure and temperature measurements across a diverse spectrum of test environments continues to increase. Traditionally, pressure sensitive coatings called pressure sensitive paints (PSPs) have been oxygen sensors. The need for a polymeric pressure sensi ...

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ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) and Dr. Massoud Pedram at the University of Southern California (USC) have successfully completed a Phase I STTR effort for the development of a lithium ion (Li-ion)/ supercapacitor hybrid electrical energy storage system (HEESS) to afford pulse power characteristics (projected ~10 kW/kg) in a high energy system (100-150 Wh/kg). The system is enabled via a constant cur ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Electroencephalography (EEG) is an essential component in the evaluation of epilepsy, the most common serious brain disorder worldwide. Misdiagnosis of epilepsy is very common and occurs in up to 50% of the patients. Artifact contamination seriously hinders the effectiveness of EEG and is a root cause of misdiagnosis. CREmedical is developing a tripolar concentric ring electrode (T ...

At Zeno, we’re developing an next-generation radioisotope power system (RPS) that operates by converting the heat from decaying radioisotopes directly into electricity – providing always-on, resilient power in the W-kW range for years at a time. NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense have historically used RPSs, but the cost or weight of these systems limited their broader usability. Zeno's ...

The sheer size, complexity, and resource requirements within critical mineral supply chains leave them vulnerable to disruption or exploitation, affecting critical national infrastructure and economic security. Various unpredictable political, environmental, infrastructural, or climactic stressors can have systemic and cascading disruption upon everything from basic commodities to critical mineral ...

This project aims to advance and commercially translate technology that uses concentrated solar radiation to convert natural gas directly into high-quality graphite and hydrogen. The solar-driven pyrolysis process involves no catalyst and releases zero CO2 as it captures carbon in the form of high-value graphite in a scalable, roll-to-roll (R2R) process. The pyrolysis process also produces a high- ...

Brine resources in the United States are not amenable to conventional approaches for lithium extraction and the process for fabricating lithium metal from these extracted materials has severe limitations which lead to expensive coatings and subpar battery performance. The proposed project will investigate the use of a novel approach to lithium extraction from brine resources which directly results ...

Statement of the Problem: Decommissioned solar panels will account for up to 10 million tons of waste in the USA by 2050. PV recycling has seen little development in reclaiming valuable materials present in low concentrations. Copper and silver account for 1% and 0.1%, respectively, of the total waste mass, but represent 7% and 42% of the waste value. To make mass PV recycling economically viable, ...