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Fiber Optic Sensor Systems for Pressure Gradient, Velocity, and Acoustic Intensity Measurements
Published Tuesday, January 2, 2007In the design of modern transportation vehicles, structural vibration and interior noise have become important problem areas that must be addressed. Vibrations may be the source of noisy environment and/or the cause of fatigue damage, as in the cases of automobiles, aircrafts, and ships. Therefore, sensors that can measure pressure gradients, air...
Categories: Microelectronics
Keyword(s): Fiber Optic Sensor Systems, Measurements of Pressure Gradient, Velocity and Acoustic Intensity
Docket: PS-2004-012
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Intersymbol Interference (ISI) Removal in Data Recovery
Published Tuesday, January 2, 2007This invention discloses a novel approach for recovering mission-critical hard disk data that are unreadable due to hardware failures of the drive systems (such as a head crash or a faulty spindle). Under these circumstances, read channel techniques like PRML (partial response maximum likelihood) often cannot correctly detect the data because...
Categories: Software + Algorithm, Microelectronics
Keyword(s): hard drive, recovery, rescue, data recovery, intersymbol interference
Docket: PS-2003-057
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A New Biochemical Route to Astaxanthin
Published Monday, November 27, 2006Astaxanthin, a caroteniod compound, has found use as a topical antioxidant and as an ingredient for human nutritional supplements.Currently synthetic astaxanthin is added to feeds prepared for production of salmonids and red sea bream in aquaculture to provide a source of this carotenoid compound. There is an increasing demand...
Categories: Natural Compounds
Keyword(s): nutrition, astaxanthin, carotenoid, pigment
Docket: LS-2005-054
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Device based on Super Pyroelectricity
Published Sunday, November 26, 2006Background Pyroelectricity is the ability of certain materials to generate an electrical potential when heated or cooled.Pyroelectric infrared detectors are used in surveillance and motion detection systems that require low cost and power consumption. The operation of pyroelectric detectors is based on measuring the current generated in...
Categories: Chemical
Keyword(s): pyroelectric, detectors, thin film, marco-domains, infrared
Docket: PS-2006-048
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Oxidations of Hydrocarbons by Hydroperoxides in Aqueous Media
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006Allylic or benzylic oxidation is of fundamental importance in organic chemistry with applications in areas ranging from agricultural products to pharmaceuticals. Currently, 70% tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide in water (T-Hydro) is an oxidant of choice for the oxidation of many organic compounds, but its uses for catalytic processes is limited...
Categories: Chemical
Keyword(s): oxidation, agricultural, pharmaceuticals, catalyst, hydrocarbon
Docket: LS-2006-082
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PtRu Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Heterogeneous Catalysis
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006There are known Pt-Ru bimetallics and core shell particles. However University of Maryland researchers have developed a bimetallic that is more efficient at oxidizing hydrogen in CO-rich gas feeds (wherein the CO is present in amounts of 1000 ppm) than any other reported catalyst.It is believed that this new Pt-Ru catalyst will be used...
Categories: Nanotechnology + Nanoparticles + Nanomaterials
Keyword(s): Pt Ru hydrogen fuel cell bimettalic
Docket: PS-2006-065
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Smart Fabric for Pressure Detecting Gloves and Socks
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006A researcher at the University of Maryland has disclosed a smart fabric for pressure detecting gloves and socks. Pressure detection is a very important tool that can be used to alert people suffering from diabetic neuropathy or Parkinson’s and other instances wherein portions of the feet may be insensitive to pressure. Existing...
Categories: Sensors/Monitors
Keyword(s): smart fabric, diabetes
Docket: PS-2006-058
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D-Dupe: A Visual Interface for Relational DeDuplication
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006It is no surprise that the amount of data being collected today is growing almost exponentially. This has led to multiple references to the same underlying entity leading to what is known as deduplication. Discovering, visualizing, analyzing and resolving duplicate records within the social networks are the challenges faced by the database...
Categories: Information Technology
Keyword(s): Data visualization, deduplication, data mining, graphs
Docket: IS-2006-047
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Improved Method for Manufacturing Metal Impregnated Elastomers as Compliant Electrodes
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006There has been increasing interest in flexible electronics, for applications ranging from artificial skins and flexible displays to smart clothing. These applications require compliant electrodes to provide interconnections between chips and other components.Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a technique to...
Categories: Industrial Processing
Keyword(s): electrode, flexible, compliant, electrically conducting elastomers
Docket: PS-2006-036
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‘Sashi’ Agar- Agar for the Specific Detection of Salmonella and Shigella
Published Sunday, November 12, 2006Researchers have developed a single plating agar that detects both Shigella and Salmonella species. Importantly, the new agar is capable of doing this with greater sensitivity and specificity, for both agents, than other agars in common use. The new agar, because of its ability to efficiently detect two major human pathogens, appears to...
Categories: Research Tools, Antibodies, & Reagents
Keyword(s): Microbiological media, agar, Salmonella, shigella
Docket: LS-2006-034