NASA Tech Briefs, October 2010Topics covered include: Hybrid Architecture Active Wavefront Sensing and Control; Carbon-Nanotube-Based Chemical Gas Sensor; Aerogel-Positronium Technology for the Detection of Small Quantities of Organic and/or Toxic Materials; Graphene-Based Reversible Nano-Switch/Sensor Schottky Diode; Inductive Non-Contact Position Sensor; High-Temperature Surface-Acoustic-Wave Transducer; Grid-Sphere Electrodes for Contact with Ionospheric Plasma; Enabling IP Header Compression in COTS Routers via Frame Relay on a Simplex Link; Ka-Band SiGe Receiver Front-End MMIC for Transponder Applications; Robust Optimization Design Algorithm for High-Frequency TWTs; Optimal and Local Connectivity Between Neuron and Synapse Array in the Quantum Dot/Silicon Brain; Method and Circuit for In-Situ Health Monitoring of Solar Cells in Space; BGen: A UML Behavior Network Generator Tool; Platform for Post-Processing Waveform-Based NDE; Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Generator; Fabrication of Single, Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes in 3D Nanoscale Architectures; Process to Create High-Fidelity Lunar Dust Simulants; Lithium-Ion Electrolytes Containing Phosphorous-Based, Flame-Retardant Additives; InGaP Heterojunction Barrier Solar Cells; Straight-Pore Microfilter with Efficient Regeneration; Determining Shear Stress Distribution in a Laminate; Self-Adjusting Liquid Injectors for Combustors; Handling Qualities Prediction of an F-16XL-Based Reduced Sonic Boom Aircraft; Tele-Robotic ATHLETE Controller for Kinematics - TRACK; Three-Wheel Brush-Wheel Sampler; Heterodyne Interferometer Angle Metrology; Aligning Astronomical Telescopes via Identification of Stars; Generation of Optical Combs in a WGM Resonator from a Bichromatic Pump; Large-Format AlGaN PIN Photodiode Arrays for UV Images; Fiber-Coupled Planar Light-Wave Circuit for Seed Laser Control in High Spectral Resolution Lidar Systems; On Calculating the Zero-Gravity Surface Figure of a Mirror; Optical Modification of Casimir Forces for Improved Function of Micro- and Nano-Scale Devices; Analysis, Simulation, and Verification of Knowledge-Based, Rule-Based, and Expert Systems; Core and Off-Core Processes in Systems Engineering; Digital Reconstruction Supporting Investigation of Mishaps; and Template Matching Approach to Signal Prediction.
IDRelationTitle20100036555WorkFabrication of Single, Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes in 3D Nanoscale Architectures20100036545WorkAerogel-Positronium Technology for the Detection of Small Quantities of Organic and/or Toxic Materials20100036544WorkProcess to Create High-Fidelity Lunar Dust Simulants20100036560WorkTele-Robotic ATHLETE Controller for Kinematics - TRACK20100036566WorkLarge-Format AlGaN PIN Photodiode Arrays for UV Images20100036539WorkFiber-Coupled Planar Light-Wave Circuit for Seed Laser Control in High Spectral Resolution Lidar Systems20100036561WorkCore and Off-Core Processes in Systems Engineering20100036548WorkThree-Wheel Brush-Wheel Sampler20100036563WorkDetermining Shear Stress Distribution in a Laminate20100036540WorkHandling Qualities Prediction of an F-16XL-Based Reduced Sonic Boom Aircraft20100036556WorkElectrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Generator20100036559WorkGraphene-Based Reversible Nano-Switch/Sensor Schottky Diode20100036568WorkAnalysis, Simulation, and Verification of Knowledge-Based, Rule-Based, and Expert Systems20100036541WorkSelf-Adjusting Liquid Injectors for Combustors20100036557WorkInductive Non-Contact Position Sensor20100036565WorkKa-Band SiGe Receiver Front-End MMIC for Transponder Applications20100036551WorkHigh-Temperature Surface-Acoustic-Wave Transducer20100036534WorkBGen: A UML Behavior Network Generator Tool20100036552WorkGrid-Sphere Electrodes for Contact with Ionospheric Plasma20100036549WorkGeneration of Optical Combs in a WGM Resonator from a Bichromatic Pump20100036558WorkStraight-Pore Microfilter with Efficient Regeneration20100036543WorkPlatform for Post-Processing Waveform-Based NDE20100036550WorkOptical Modification of Casimir Forces for Improved Function of Micro-and Nano-Scale Devices20100036538WorkRobust Optimization Design Algorithm for High-Frequency TWTs20100036562WorkInGaP Heterojunction Barrier Solar Cells20100036537WorkHybrid Architecture Active Wavefront Sensing and Control20100036554WorkDigital Reconstruction Supporting Investigation of Mishaps20100036535WorkLithium-Ion Electrolytes Containing Phosphorous-Based, Flame-Retardant Additives20100036546WorkHeterodyne Interferometer Angle Metrology20100036536WorkOptimal and Local Connectivity Between Neuron and Synapse Array in the Quantum Dot/Silicon Brain20100036564WorkEnabling IP Header Compression in COTS Routers via Frame Relay on a Simplex Link20100036547WorkAligning Astronomical Telescopes via Identification of Stars20100036567WorkTemplate Matching Approach to Signal Prediction20100036553WorkOn Calculating the Zero-Gravity Surface Figure of a Mirror20100036542WorkCarbon-Nanotube-Based Chemical Gas Sensor20100036533WorkMethod and Circuit for In-Situ Health Monitoring of Solar Cells in Space