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Engineering Thermalization and Chemical Potential for Photons
Published Sunday, May 17, 2015Background:Due to the lack of photon number conservation, in thermodynamics of photons, the chemical potential is absent. However, having a non-zero chemical potential is crucial in understanding a wide variety of single and many-body effects, from transport in conductors and semi-conductors to phase transitions in electronic and atomic...
Categories: Engineering, Chemical
Keyword(s): optomechanics Quantum simulation
Docket: PS-2015-013
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Compressive Radar Imaging Technology
Published Sunday, June 29, 2014The military utilizes the mapping of targets and terrain to provide much needed information for its field operations. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has been used in this capacity to provide a quality map for these operations. Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland–College...
Categories: Software + Algorithm, Aerospace, Engineering
Keyword(s): defense, radar, compressed imaging, mapping, environmental monitoring
Docket: IS-2009-018
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Highly Energy-Dissipative Ductile (HED) Diagrid Framing System
Published Wednesday, October 3, 2012High rise buildings in high seismic zones are susceptible to destructive high energy forces during major and even smaller earthquakes. Constructing buildings using a system that has both inelastic qualities for strength and elastic qualities to provide a measure of flexibility during seismic activity would undoubtedly be beneficial....
Categories: Engineering, Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): diagrid framing, high seismic zones, earthquake loading
Docket: PS-2011-114
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Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Using Surface Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Semiconductors
Published Thursday, January 13, 2011The field of photovoltaic energy conversion is rapidly becoming more diverse. Improvements have been made in many existing devices in the form of traditional photovoltaic panels, and new fabrication techniques and materials have permitted researchers to explore different approaches in an attempt to combine improved efficiency of photovoltaic...
Categories: Microelectronics, Power Electronics, Materials, Engineering, Devices
Keyword(s): photovoltaics, surface acoustic wave, energy conversion
Docket: PS-2009-039
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Magnetostrictive Wire Based Flow Sensors
Published Tuesday, November 2, 2010Background:Numerous examples of cilia and whisker-based flow sensors can be found in nature. A mammal’s whisker bends in response to touch or to wind, creating a sensory response which is then interpreted by the animal’s brain. Similarly, fish have a sensory organ known as a lateral line running the length of the body that can detect...
Categories: Aerospace, Sensors/Monitors, Materials, Engineering
Keyword(s): magnetostrictive wires, sensors, medical devices, biological warning systems
Docket: PS-2010-055
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Nanolithography with Nanowire Arrays
Published Thursday, January 7, 2010BackgroundIntegrated circuits are used in nearly all electronic equipment currently in production. Also known as microchips, they control everything from computers to cell phones to microwave ovens. The performance of these chips depends on features that are only a few tens of nanometers across and that can be assembled in extremely close...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials, Industrial Processing, Engineering, Materials
Keyword(s): circuits, photon, nano, computer, chip
Docket: LS-2009-123
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Therapeutic Nano-Particle Magnetic Injector System
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009BackgroundMagnetic targeted delivery provides the ability to direct therapeutic substances to different tissues in the body using external magnetic fields. Magnetic targeting makes locations of disease, infection, and cancerous growth more accessible and more treatable with greater efficacy and less cost. A tremendous amount of research has...
Categories: Drug delivery devices, Devices, Engineering
Keyword(s): drug delivery, magnetic drug delivery, magnet, magnetic, cancer, tumor
Docket: PS-2008-116
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Advanced Filtration Media for Treating Urban Stormwater Runoff
Published Tuesday, October 13, 2009BackgroundSand filters are used to remove suspended solids from urban stormwater runoff. These suspended particles are can block sunlight, deposit on organisms, and exert an oxygen demand. They can also carry pollutants such as phosphorus, hydrocarbons, and metals like zinc, copper, and lead. Filtering these particles from urban stormwater...
Categories: Engineering, Clean Technology, Materials
Keyword(s): runoff, pollution, green, pollutants, clean water, filter, filter system
Docket: PS-2009-031
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Expander-TE Subcooler
Published Monday, July 27, 2009The Expander-TE Subcooler is a device which improves both the coefficient of performance (COP) and the cooling capacity of a vapor compression cycle simultaneously. The device includes two components: a thermoelectric (TE) subcooler heat exchanger and an expander with a coupled generator.In summary, the Expander-TE subcooler greatly...
Categories: Engineering, Chemical
Keyword(s): thermoelectric subcooler heat exchanger expander generator
Docket: PS-2007-050
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Controllable, Mechanical Maple Seed (Samara)
Published Tuesday, July 7, 2009BackgroundUnmanned vehicles are currently being used in a wide variety of applications such as security and surveillance, fire monitoring, and search and rescue. The field of auto-rotating MAVs capable of vertical takeoff and landing is a particularlyactive area of research. Designs in this field frequently mimic the seed of the maple...
Categories: Engineering, Aerospace
Keyword(s): samara, mav, aerial
Docket: PS-2008-091