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October, 2006

  • Phase Sensor for Aligning a Segmented Telescope Mirror MFS-31852-1
  • Boundary Condition for Modeling Semiconductor Nanostructures NPO-41155
  • Protein Sensors Based on Optical Ring Resonators NPO-41585

September, 2006

  • Electronic Absolute Cartesian Autocollimator GSC-14718-1
  • Kalman Filter for Calibrating a Telescope Focal Plane NPO-40798
  • Lightweight, Segmented, Mostly Silicon Telescope Mirror NPO-42106
  • Anion-IntercalatingCathodes for High-Energy-Density Cells NPO-42316
  • Fiber-Optic Gratings for Lidar Measurements of Water Vapor LAR-17039-1
  • Magnetic Field Solvers MSC-23618

August, 2006

  • Interferometric System for Measuring Thickness of Sea Ice NPO-42391
  • Measuring Attitude of a Large, Flexible, Orbiting Structure NPO-41411
  • Satellite Multiangle Spectropolarimetric Imaging of Aerosols NPO-40936
  • Multimode-Guided-Wave Ultrasonic Scanning of Materials LEW-17527
  • Microscale Regenerative Heat Exchanger LEW-17526-1
  • Design and Selection Considerations for High-Temperature Aerospace Accelerometers 5786-122

July, 2006

  • Sensors for Using Times of Flight To Measure Flow Velocities LEW-17944-1
  • Using Satellite Data in Weather Forecasting: I MFS-31615
  • Alpha-Voltaic Sources Using Liquid Ga as Conversion Medium NPO-20322
  • Alpha-Voltaic Sources Using Diamond as Conversion Medium NPO-30323
  • Ice-Borehole Probe NPO-40500
  • White-Light Whispering-Gallery-Mode Optical Resonators NPO-42221

June, 2006

May, 2006

  • Manufacture of Sparse-Spectrum Optical Microresonators NPO-30588
  • Exact Tuning of High-Q Optical Microresonators by Use of UV NPO-30589
  • Graded-Index “Whispering-Gallery” Optical Microresonators NPO-30590

April, 2006

  • Catalytic-Metal/ PdOx/SiC Schottky-Diode Gas Sensors LEW-17859-1
  • Quantum-Dot Laser for Wavelengths of 1.8 to 2.3 µm NPO-40653
  • Tunable Filter Made From Three Coupled WGM Resonators NPO-40873
  • Dynamic Pupil Masking for Phasing Telescope Mirror Segments NPO-41996

March, 2006

  • High-Performance Scanning Acousto-Ultrasonic System LEW-17601-1
  • Generating Breathable Air Through Dissociation of N2O MSC-23105
  • Correction for Thermal EMFs in Thermocouple Feedthroughs LEW-17491-1
  • Holographic Solar Photon Thrusters MFS-31889
  • Plasma-Based Detector of Outer-Space Dust Particles NPO-30848

February, 2006

  • Tunable-Bandwidth Filter System SSC-00210-1
  • Polarization Phase- Compensating Coats for Metallic Mirrors NPO-41396
  • Monitoring Temperatures of Tires Using Luminescent Materials LEW-17417-1

January, 2006

  • Detection of Water Hazards for Autonomous Robotic Vehicles NPO-40369
  • Few-Mode Whispering-Gallery- Mode Resonators NPO-41256
  • Electrically Tunable Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers NPO-41611

December, 2005

  • Ester-Based Electrolytes for Low- Temperature Li-Ion Cells NPO-41097
  • Hygrometer for Detecting Water in Partially Enclosed Volumes KSC-12593
  • Radio-Frequency Plasma Cleaning of a Penning Malmberg Trap MFS-31825

November, 2005

  • Precision Cryogenic Dilatometer NPO-40389
  • Stroboscopic Interferometer for Measuring Mirror Vibrations MFS-32057
  • Spill-Resistant Alkali-Metal-Vapor Dispenser NPO-40481
  • Improved Compression of Wavelet-Transformed Images MFS-32057
  • Flexible Heater Provides Thermal Solution for Fast Temperature-Cycling Environments 5293-125
  • Measuring Two Key Parameters of H3 Color Centers in Diamond NPO-30796
  • Hot-Electron Photon Counters for Detecting Terahertz Photons NPO-40660

October, 2005

  • Chemical Sensors Based on Optical Ring Resonators NPO-40601
  • A Broad-Band Phase-Contrast Wave-Front Sensor NPO-41401
  • Thermoelectric Air/Soil Energy-Harvesting Device NPO-30831
  • Actuated Hybrid Mirror Telescope NPO-40105
  • Stellar Gyroscope for Determining Attitude of a Spacecraft NPO-30481
  • Optical Design of an Optical Communications Terminal NPO_30537
  • Progress in Insect-Inspired Optical Navigation Sensors NPO_41269

September, 2005

  • Sol-Gel Glass Holographic Light-Shaping Diffusers KSC-12436
  • Phase Correction for GPS Antenna With Nonunique Phase Center MSC-23228
  • Automated Counting of Particles To Quantify Cleanliness MSC-23836
  • Compact Infrasonic Windscreen LAR-16833-1

August, 2005

  • Laser Metrology for an Optical-Path- Length Modulator NPO-30799
  • PCM Passive Cooling System Containing Active Subsystems MSC-23652
  • Automated Electrostatics Environmental Chamber KSC-12590
  • Solid-Phase Extraction of Polar Compounds From Water MSC-22899
  • Estimating Aeroheating of a 3D Body Using a 2D Flow Solver MSC-23126

July, 2005

  • Efficient Computational Model of Hysteresis NPO-30546
  • Verifying the Safety of a Radioactive Waste Container With Simulation Software ALGOR0705
  • Gauges for Highly Precise Metrology of a Compound Mirror NPO-30804
  • Improved Electrolytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generator MSC-23093

June, 2005

  • Measuring Humidity in Sealed Glass Encasements LAR16422-1
  • Miniature Focusing Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer NPO30611
  • Cyrogenic High-Sensitivity Magnetometer NPO40748
  • Wheel Electrometer System KSC12677
  • Code for Analyzing and Designing Spacecraft Power System Radiators LEW17053-1
  • Frozen-Plug Technique for Liquid-Oxygen Plumbing KSC12382
  • Dusty-Plasma Particle Accelerator LEW17438
  • Ferroelectric Devices Emit Charged Particles and Radiation NPO30694
  • Shock Waves in a Bose-Einstein Condensate NPO30593
  • Thermal Imaging of Earth for Accurate Pointing of Deep-Space Antennas NPO40395

May, 2005

  • Digital Equivalent Data Systems for XRF Labeling of Objects MFS31886
  • Identifying Objects via Encased X-Ray-Flourescent Materials — the Bar Code Inside MFS31890
  • Vacuum Attachment for XRF Scanner MFS31898

April, 2005

  • Gas-Tolerant Device Senses Electrical Conductivity of Liquid MFS31931
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment of a Microscope NPO30531
  • Fault-Tolerant Heat Exchanger MSC23271
  • Atomic Clock Based on Opto-Electronic Oscillator NPO30557
  • Microfocus/Polycapillary-Optic Crystallographic X-Ray System MFS31499
  • Depth-Penetrating Luminescence Thermography of Thermal-Barrier Coatings LEW17617-1
  • One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Superprisms NPO30232

March, 2005

  • Modified Penning-Malmberg Trap for Storing Antiprotons MFS313780
  • Tumbleweed Rovers NPO40499
  • Simulations of Evaporating Multicomponent Fuel Drops NPO30641

February, 2005

  • Instrumentation for Sensitive Gas Measurements ARC14690-1
  • Apparatus for Testing Flat Specimens of Thermal Insulation KSC12390
  • Quadrupole Ion Mass Spectrometer for Masses of 2 to 50 Da KSC12428
  • Miniature Laser Doppler Velocimeter for Measuring Wall Shear NPO20851
  • Atom Skimmers and Atom Lasers Utilizing Them LEW17055
  • Gears Based on Carbon Nanotubes ARC15116-1

January, 2005

  • Fiber-Optic Sensor Would Monitor Growth of Polymer Film GSC12757
  • Pd/CeO2/SiC Chemical Sensors LEW17332
  • Microparticle Flow Sensor MSC23277
  • Scattering-Type Surface-Plasmon-Resonance Biosensors NPO40683
  • Diode-Laser-Based Spectrometer for Sensing Gases LEW17546-1
  • Hydrogen Peroxide Enhances Removal of NOx From Flue Gases KSC12056
  • Real-Time Simulation of Aeroheating of th eHyper-X Airplane DRC9876
  • Subsurface Ice Probe NPO40031
  • Large Fluvial Fans and Exploration for Hydrocarbons MSC23424
  • Doping-Induced Interband Gain in InAs/AlSb Quantum Wells ARC15157-1

December, 2004

  • Solar-Powered Airplane With Cameras and WLAN ARC15061
  • A Resonator for Low-Threshold Frequency Conversion NPO30638
  • Helicity in Supercritical 02/H2 and C7H16/N2Mixing Layers NPO30894

November, 2004

  • Multifunction Imaging and Spectroscopic Instrument NPO30650
  • Position-Finding Instrument Built Around a Magnetometer GSC13880
  • Improved Measurement of Dispersion in an Optical Fiber NPO30406
  • Nanofluidic Size-Exclusion Chromatograph NPO30499
  • Lightweight, Low-CTE Tubes Made From Biaxially Oriented LCPs LEW16780
  • Using Redundancy To Reduce Errors in Magnetometer Readings NPO40695
  • Spaceborne Infrared Atmospheric Sounder NPO30202

October, 2004

  • Relative-Motion Sensors and Actuators for Two Optical Tables NPO30805
  • Improved Position Sensor for Feedback Control of Levitation MFS31535
  • Diffusion-Cooled Tantalum Hot-Electron Bolometer Mixers NPO30695
  • Electron-Spin Filters Based on the Rashba Effect NPO30635

September, 2004

  • Microwave-Spectral Signatures Would Reveal Concealed Objects MSC22839
  • Part 2 of a Computational Study of a Drop-Laden Mixing Layer NPO30732
  • Digital Averaging Phasemeter for Heterodyne Interferometry NPO30866
  • Imaging of -Irradiated Regions of a Crystal NPO30622

August, 2004

  • Rapid Chemometric Filtering of Spectral Data NPO30912
  • Preparing and Analyzing Iced Airfoils LEW17399
  • Coronagraphic Notch Filter for Raman Spectroscopy NPO30504
  • On-The-Fly Mapping for Calibratring Directional Antennas NPO30648
  • Working Fluids for Increasing Capacities of Heat Pipes LEW17270

July, 2004

  • Hybrid Piezoelectric/Fiber-Optic Sensor Sheets MFS31846
  • Integrated-Optic Oxygen Sensors MSC23085
  • Multisensor Arrays for Greater Reliability and Accuracy KSC12221-359
  • Module for Oxygenating Water Without Generating Bubbles MSC23138
  • Selected Papers on Protoplanetary Disks ARC14986
  • Part 1 of a Computational Study of a Drop-Laden Mixing Layer NPO30719

June, 2004

  • Compensating for Effects of Humidity on Electronic Noses NPO30615
  • Brush/Fin Thermal Interfaces MSC23050
  • Multispectral Scanner for Monitoring Plants KSC12519

May, 2004

  • Improved Cryostat for Cooling a Wide Panel MFS31697
  • Current Pulses Momentarily Enhance Thermoelectric Cooling NPO30553
  • Calculating Mass Diffusion in High-Pressure Binary Fluids NPO30409
  • Time-Transfer System for Two Orbiting Spacecraft NPO40344

April, 2004

  • Nonlinear FEA Analysis of Filament-Wound Composite Container Tanks OEMFEA0404
  • Pseudoslit Spectrometer GSC13806
  • Waste-Heat-Driven Cooling Using Complex Compound Sorbents MSC22952

March, 2004

  • Role of Meteorology in FLights of a Solar-Powered Airplane DRC0225
  • Model of Mixing Layer With Multicomponent Evaporating Drops NPO30505

February, 2004

  • Ultraviolet-Absorption Spectroscopic Biofilm Monitor MSC22882
  • Miniature Radioisotope Thermoelectric Power Cubes NPO30328
  • Permanent Sequestration of Emitted Gases in the Form of Clathrate Hydrates NPO30256
  • Electrochemical,H202-Boosted Catalytic Oxidation System MSC22708
  • Electrokinetic In Situ Treatment of Metal-Contaminated Soil KSC12265

January, 2004

  • Sensor for Monitoring Nanodevice-Fabrication Plasmas ARC15084-1
  • Freeze-Tolerant Condensers MSC23003
  • Champagne Heat Pump NPO19855
  • The Starlight Space Interferometer NPO30726
  • Controllable Sonar Lenses and Prisms Based on ERFs NPO30884

December, 2003

  • Predicting Accumulations of Ice on Aerodynamic Surfaces LEW17378
  • Scanning Microscopes Using X Rays and Microchannels NPO20873
  • Slotting Fins of Heat Exchangers To Provide Thermal Breaks MSC22784
  • Methane Clathrate Hydrate Prospecting NPO30257

November, 2003

  • Detecting Edges in Images by Use of Fuzzy Reasoning KSC12278
  • Software for Acoustic Rendering ARC14991
  • Foam Sensor Structures Would Be Self-Deployable and Survive Hard Landings NPO30654
  • Real-Gas Effects on Binary Mixing Layers NPO40162
  • System Measures Optical Spectrum Components While Preserving Spatial Detail of Object Surface DVT1103
  • Reconditioned Test Equipment as a Key Driver in Reducing Life Cycle Support Costs TESTMART1103
  • Update on Area Production in Mixing of Supercritical Fluids NPO40030
  • Dyakonov-Perel Effect on Spin Dephasing in n-Type GaAs ARC15067

October, 2003

  • Cryogenic Temperature-Gradient Foam/Substrate Tensile Tester MFS31672
  • Slat Heater Boxes for Thermal Vacuum Testing MSC23023
  • System for Testing Thermal Insulation of Pipes KSC12205
  • A Reference Design for a RadioIO End Point ADS1003
  • Flash Powered by Photovoltaic Cells and Ultracapacitors LEW17246
  • Improved Autoassociative Neural Networks NPO21224
  • Torodial-Core Microconductors Biased by Permanent Magnets NPO21102

September, 2003

  • Oxygen-Partial-Pressure Sensor for Aircraft Oxygen Mask MSC23309
  • Three Dimensional Venturi Sensor for Measuring Extreme Winds KSC12435
  • Swarms of Micron-Sized Sensors NPO30708
  • Scaling of Two-Phase Flows to Partial-Earth Gravity MSC23319

August, 2003

  • Automated Serial Sectioning for 3D Reconstruction LEW16820

July, 2003

  • Magnetic Field Would Reduce Electron Backstreaming in Ion LEW17174
  • Alternative Electrochemical Systems for Ozonation of Water MSC23045
  • Study of Dislocation-Ordered InxGa1-xAs/GaAs Quantum Dots NPO30691
  • Tilt-Sensitivity Analysis for Space Telescopes NPO30709

June, 2003

  • Nulling Infrared Radiometer for Measuring Temperature SSC00124
  • Hot Films on Ceramic Substrates for Measuring Skin Friction DRC0148
  • Detecting Conductive Liquid Leaking From Nonconductive Pipe KSC12255
  • Predicting and Preventing Incipient Flameout in Combustors LAR15487

May, 2003

  • Using Diffusion Bonding in Making Piezoelectric Actuators MSC22886
  • Model of Fluidized Bed Containing Reacting Solids and Gases NPO30163
  • Integrated Arrays of Ion-Sensitive Electrodes NPO20700
  • Numerical Study of Pyrolysis of Biomass in Fluidized Beds NPO30164
  • Assessment of Models of Chemically Reacting Granular Flows NPO30264

April, 2003

  • Throttling Cryogen Boiloff To Control Cryostat Temperature NPO21186
  • Turbulence in Supercritical O2/H2 and C7H16/N2 Mixing Layers NPO30561

March, 2003

  • Floating Probe Assembly for Measuring Temperature of Water SSC00136
  • Proton Collimators for Fusion Reactors MFS31734
  • Thermo-Electron Ballistic Coolers or Heaters LAR16222

February, 2003

  • Instrument for Measuring Temperature of Water SSC00134
  • Improved Measurement of Coherence in Presence of Instrument Noise KSC12267
  • Compact Instruments Measure Helium-Leak Rates KSC12216
  • Microscale Thermal-Transpiration Gas Pump NPO21110
  • Irreversible Entropy Production in Two-Phase Mixing Layers NPO30586
  • Subsonic and Supersonic Effects in Bose-Einstein Condensate NPO30637

January, 2003

  • Fiber-Optic Ammonia Sensors KSC12130
  • Silicon Membrane Mirrors With Electrostatic Shape Actuators NPO21120
  • Nanoscale Hot-Wire Probes for Boundary-Layer Flows LAR16223
  • Evaluation of Charge Storage and Decay in Spacecraft Insulators NPO30482

December, 2002

  • Compact System Detects Potentially Explosive Gas Mixtures MFS31577
  • Scanning Thermography LAR15524
  • Ultrahigh-Vacuum Arc-Jet Source of Nitrogen for Epitaxy NPO20899
  • Ligthweight Mirrors for Orbiting Earth-Observing Instruments MFS31799

November, 2002

  • Software for Designing Thermal Protection for Spacecraft ARC14377
  • Software for Validating Planetary Data Volumes NPO30364
  • Electrostatic/Electrodynamic Nanoparticle-Capture Vessel NPO30182
  • Radiometer for Measuring Cirrus-Cloud Ice and Water Vapor NPO21081
  • System For Measuring Osmotic Transport Properties of a Membrane MFS31566
  • Vacuum leak Detection Using Piezoelectric Film KSC12244
  • Quasi-Decoupling of Shvab-Zel'dovich Variables NPO30515
  • Assessing Energetic-Ion Effects Using Energetic Protons Only MSC23198

October, 2002

  • Ultra-Sonic System Tracks Body Movements in Three Dimensions MSC23028
  • Slab-Waveguide Interferometer for Sensing Ammonia in Wet Air LEW17189
  • Program Computes Outer-Space Heat-Sink Temperatures LEW16852
  • Aircraft Anti-Icing Heaters Made From Expanded Graphite LEW16895
  • Regulating Pressure-Volume Control of a Gas Blanketing Liquid R-124 KSC12167
  • Improved Capacitive Quality Meter for a Two-Phase Fluid KSC12080
  • Elliposoidal Collecting Horns for Ultrasonic Leak Detectors KSC12082

September, 2002

  • Optical Fourier-Plane Analysis of Suspended Particles MSC22575
  • Preparing High-Quality Micrographic Samples of Oil Paintings LEW16177
  • Pyrolytic-Graphite Gauges for Measuring Large Heat Fluxes MFS31572
  • Wind and Mountain Wave Observation From a Flight Test of a Solar-Powered Airplane DRC9882
  • Electrostatic Systems Keep Dust Off Surfaces NPO20788

August, 2002

  • System for Detecting Hazardous Gases at Multiple Locations KSC12250
  • Temperatures-Compensation Method for High-Temperature Strain Gauges DRC9674
  • Narrowband Tunable Optical Filter Using Fiber Bragg Gratings LAR15978

July, 2002

  • Correlation Spectometers for Detecting Fires in Aircraft LEW16897
  • Advanced Hardware and Software for Monitoring Contamination KSC12117

June, 2002

  • Making Hydrogen by Electrolysis of Methanol NPO19948
  • Aircraft-Mounted Cloud-Water-Content Probe NPO20767
  • Miniature NMR Spectrometers Without Magnets NPO20106

May, 2002

  • Software for Electromagnetic Detection of Buried Explosives NPO20808
  • Aircraft Anti-Icing Systems Utilizing Induced Hydrophobicity LEW16939
  • Characterization of Heat-Flux-Gauge Calibration System DRC9877
  • Low-Power, Zero-Vibration Sorption Coolers NPO30369
  • Inhibited Carrier Transfer in Ensembles of Quantum Dots NPO21029
  • Area Production in Supercritical, Transitional Mixing Layers NPO30425
  • Paraffin-Actuated Heat Switch for Mars Surface Applications NPO30351

April, 2002

  • Characteristics of Supercritical Transitional Mixing Layers NPO30292
  • Electrometer for Triboelectric Evaluation of Materials NPO20684
  • Infrared CO2 Sensor With Built-In Calibration Chambers KSC12177
  • Planetary Rover Absolute Heading Detection Using a Sun Sensor NPO21182
  • Multiple-Path-Length Optical Absorbance Cell NPO20937
  • Refractive Secondary Concentrators for Solar Thermal Systems LEW17149
  • Cold Flow Calorimeter MFS31463

March, 2002

  • Electrochemical Systems Generate Ozone and Ozonated Water MSC23046
  • Solar Simulator for a Portable Solar-Absorptance Instrument KSC12069
  • Portable Instrument Detects Very Dilute Airborne NPO21187
  • Quantum Mechanics of Harmonic Oscillator in External Fields NPO30262
  • Effect of Gravitation on Noninteracting Trapped Fermions NPO30248

February, 2002

  • New Technique Improves Cirrus Cloud Characterization NPO21016
  • Study of Inertial and Gravitational Masses of a Boron NPO30325
  • Metal/Dielectric Color Filters for Flat Panel Displays NPO20479
  • Multiphase-Flow Model of Fluidized-Bed Pyrolysis of Biomass NPO20789

January, 2002

  • Tiger Fibers for Enhanced Optical Sensing of Volatiles KSC12178
  • Using Laser Diodes to Characterize Force and Pressure Sensors KSC12183
  • Thermacouple Rakes for Measuring Boundary-Layer Flows LEW16999
  • Boundary Conditions for Computing Flows of Real Gas Mixtures NPO20970
  • Seed -Wing Flyers for Exploration NPO20676
  • Long-Life Stratospheric Ballon System With Altitude Control NPO20742
  • Direct Methanol Fuel Cells With Aerosol Feed NPO20745
  • DNS of a Critical H2/O2 Mixing Layer NPO30179

 

December, 2001

  • Development of Sensors for Detecting Leaks of O2 and H2 DRC0136
  • Micromachined Emitter/Bolometer Structures for Infrared Gas Sensors NPO20931
  • Deployable Shell Structures With Shape-Control Actuators NPO21138
  • Large-Aperture Telescope Synthesized From Small Mirrors NPO21103
  • Uplink/Downlink Spacecraft Radio Occulation Measurements NPO30216

November, 2001

  • Integrated Environmental Monitoring Instrument NPO20582
  • Profiling the Atmosphere by Use of an Elevated GPS Receiver NPO20704
  • Molten-Carbonate Electrolyzers for Making Carbon-Monixide and Oxygen NPO20468
  • Improved Spherical Energy Analyzer NPO21116
  • Redundant Oxygen-Defiency Monitoring System KSC12067
  • Thermal Detection of Gas in a Tube Containing Flowing Liquid NPO20996
  • Report on User's Guide for Monthly Vector Wind Profile Model MFS31431
  • Sizes of Surface and Capped InxGa1-As/GaAs Quantum Dots NPO21010
  • Fuel Cell Would Generate Power From Martian Atmosphere NPO30123

October, 2001

  • Improved Automated System for Transferring Liquid Helium GSC14106
  • Algorithm for Computing Dynamics of Molecules NPO20796
  • Improving Thin Foil X-Ray Mirrors GSC14043
  • First-Generation Integrated Free-Flying Micro-Spacecraft NPO20728
  • DNS of a Transitional Supercritical C7H16/N2 Mixing Layer NPO21144

September, 2001

August, 2001

  • Numerical Index for Quantifying Aircraft Icing Hazards NPO20465
  • DNS of Mixing of Supercritical Heptane and Nitrogen NPO20790

June, 2001

  • Model of Pyrolysis of Biomass in a fluidized-Bed Reactor NPO20708
  • System for Delivering Gas Samples to Multiple Instruments KSC12123
  • Atmospheric Source of Atomic Oxygen for Cleaning Paintings LEW16971
  • Fiber-Optic Transducers for Distributed Sensing of Volatiles: An Optical Nose NPO21105
  • Rare-Earth Optical Temperature Sensors LEW17138
  • Microelectromechanical Sensors Based on Magnetoresistance NPO20146

May, 2001

  • Simple Fiber-Optic Coupling for MicrosphereResonators NPO20619
  • Surface Gratingd fro Optical Coupling With Micorspheres NPO20618

April, 2001

  • High-Speed Image Compression via Optical Transformation NPO20638
  • High-Speed Optical Image Compression at Lower Power NPO20639
  • Biomorphic Gliders NPO20677
  • High-Heat-Flux Thermogravimetric Analysis With Radiography MFS31365
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis With Laser Heating MFS31366
  • Ultralight Balloon Systems for Exploring Uranus and Neptune NPO20543

March, 2001

  • Field-Reversed Magnetic Mirrors for Confinement of Plasmas MFS31289
  • Updated Multidisciplinary Optical-System-Analysis Software NPO20849
  • RVSM Certification of Dryden DC-8 Airborne Laboratory DRC0011

February, 2001

  • Apparatus Would Extract Water from the Martian Atmosphere NPO20843
  • Review of Research on Supercritical vs. Subcritical Fluids NPO20893
  • Study of Fusion-Driven Plasma Thruster with Magnetic Nozzle MFS31390

January, 2001

  • Magnetostrictively Actuated Valves for Cyosurgical Probes NPO20575
  • Remote Sensing of Electric Fields in Clouds NPO20895

 

December, 2000

  • Improved Infrared Imaging of Bulk Defects in CdZnTe Wafers GSC14255
  • Image Generators With Compact Optics SSC00040
  • Improvements in Computed-Tomography Imaging Spectrometry NPO20561
  • Image Generators With Compact Optics MSC22992

November, 2000

  • Passive Radiative Cooler for Use in Outer Space MSC22712
  • Magnetically Enhanced Propellant Isolator for Ion Sources LEW16749
  • Buoy Instrumented for Spectral Measurement of Water Quality KSC12053
  • Magnetostrictive Heat Switches Actuated by Flux Tubes NPO20502
  • Magnetostrictive Valves Actuated by Flux Tubes NPO20503
  • Liquid Shell Insulation NPO20648
  • Fluorometer for Analysis of Photosynthesis in Phytoplankton SSC00110

October, 2000

  • Modifications of a Hydrazine Fueling Procedure and Equipment NPO20679
  • Ultrasonic Bubble-Sizing Instrument MSC22980
  • Surface and Gas Temperatures via Multiwavelength Pyrometry LEW16972
  • Tribilogy for Aerospace Applications LEW17028

September, 2000

  • Inexpensive, Rugged Oxygen Sensors Qualified for Flight DRC0004
  • Array of Microscale Heaters and Heat-Flux Sensors LEW16825
  • High-Temperature, Fiber-Optic-Readout Pressure Transducer LEW16889
  • Spaceborne Telescope for Communication, Ranging and Imaging NPO20425
  • Dislocation-Induced Changes in InxGa1 –xAs Quantum Dots NPO20695
  • Solitons on WDM Beams in a Nonlinear Optical Fiber NPO20772

August, 2000

  • Microfabricated High-Q Optical Resonators for Microphotonics NPO20604

July, 2000

  • Designing Purging Flows of Clean, Dry Gases GSC14241
  • Simulations of Evolving Transitional Mixing Layers NPO20705
  • Simulation of a Transitional Droplet-Laden Mixing Layer NPO20709
  • Thermodynamic Instability of InxGa1 xAs/GaAs Quantum Dots NPO20696
  • Ultrasonics With Laser In-Coupling and Air Out-Coupling LEW16916
  • Soaring to 100,000 ft on Stratospheric Mountain Waves DRC0008

June, 2000

  • Computer Program Automates Thermal Analyses MSC22788
  • Vapor Corrosion Cell MSC22871
  • Controlling Crystal-Growth Habit in Directional Freezing MSC22518

May, 2000

  • Software for Predicting Behavior of a Pyrotechnic Actuator LEW16869
  • Dither Sensing for Controlling a Segmented-Mirror Telescope MFS31352
  • Self-Temperature-Compensated Ceramic Strain Gauges LEW16704
  • "Set and Hold With Power Off" Cryogenic Actuators L17837
April, 2000
  • Interferometric System Images Small Vibrating Structures NPO20177
  • Two-Photon Microscope Imaging Spectrometer NPO20533
  • Exploiting Ion/Atom Cold Collisions In Atomic Clocks NPO20365

March, 2000

  • Efficient Ionizer for an Array of Mass Spectrometers NPO20252
  • Analyzing Rocket Exhaust by Atomic-Absorption Spectroscopy SSC00062
  • Adjustable Optics for Spectral Analysis of Rocket Exhaust SSC00066
  • Thickness-Independent Ultrasonic Characterization of Tubes LEW16693
  • Detecting Metal Ions by Voltammetry Using Diamond Electrodes NPO20726
  • Apparatus and Technique for Measuring Distance Between Axles KSC11980

February, 2000

  • AlGaN Photodiodes Respond to Ultraviolet C DRC9925
  • Parallel 3D EMPIC Algorithm Using Nonorthogonal NPO20496

January, 2000

  • GFSSP — Program for Analyzing Flows in a Complex Network MFS31303
  • Temperature Correction for Pressure-Sensitive Paint LEW16915
  • High-Temperature Pressure Sensors Made From Silicon Carbide LEW16772
  • Lightweight, Low-Power, Inexpensive Ozone Dosimeters NPO20469

 

December, 1999

  • Forward-Scattering Particle-Image Velocimetry LEW16403
  • Imaging System With TDI and a Two-Axis-Scanning Mirror GSC14088
  • Low-Absorption Color Filters for Flat-Panel Display Devices NPO20435

November, 1999

  • Breathing Apparatus Stores Cold Supercritical Air KSC11683
  • Ion-Mobility Spectrometric Determination of Hydrazines MSC21966
  • Loop Heat-Pipe Evaporator With Bidisperse Wick Structures GSC14225
  • Computer Program for Analysis of Convective Heat Transfer LEW16765
  • Software for Probabilistic Thermal and Structural Analysis LEW16788
  • SINDA/FLUINT Augmented To Represent Condensable Species MSC22816
  • Continuous Electrolytic Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide MSC22835

October, 1999

  • Mathematical Modeling of Two-Phase Flow With Evaporation NPO20434
  • Temperature-Stable Magnetic Sector for Mass Spectrometer NPO20332

September, 1999

  • Improved Array of X-Ray Microcalorimeters GSC13808
  • Miniature Ring-Orbitron Getter Ion Vacuum Pumps NPO20436
  • Digitally Tunable Color Filters and Beam Scanners NPO20240

August, 1999

  • Exploiting Crossed Magnetic Antennas in a Natural Waveguide GSC13976

July, 1999

  • Rapid Thermal-Cycle Life Testing of Thin Films GSC13974
  • Low-Current Cathodic Protection of Metal LAR15069
  • Determining Superconductor Inhomogeneity at Room Temperature MFS31249

June, 1999

  • Spectral Reflectometer for Quantifying Stress in Plants SSC00050
  • Portable Multispectral Telescope SSC00048
  • Portable Video Imager for Detecting Stress in Plants SSC00049
  • Improved HSPES-Based MEAs for Methanol Fuel Cells NPO20306
  • Kit for Sampling Nitrosamines From Aqueous Solutions MSC22794

May, 1999

  • Acoustical-Sensor Assemblies for Use in Flows ARC12099
  • Single-Crystal YAG Reinforcement Preforms for Refractory Composites LEW16665
  • Computing Chemical Kinetics With Low-Dimensional Manifolds LEW16659
  • Quadrupole Mass Analyzer Based on Linear Ion Trap NPO20011
  • Inflatable Membrane Reflectors for Multiple-Purpose Applications NPO20359

April, 1999

  • Programmable Multizone Directional-Solidification Furnaces MFS26524
  • Scanning Surface-Plasmon Filters for Miniature Spectrometers NPO20179
  • Sensor for Monitoring Concentration of Methanol in Water NPO20125
  • Foam Heat Exchangers LEW16579

March, 1999

  • Model of a Drop of O2 Surrounded by H2 at High Pressure NPO20220
  • The Lewis Number Under Supercritical Conditions NPO20256
  • Model of Interacting O2 Drops Surrounded by H2 at High Pressure NPO20257
  • Mathematical Model of Vortex Pyrolysis of Biomass NPO20258
  • Ultrasonic Profiling of an Object GSC13911

 

February, 1999

  • Optoelectronic Liquid-Level Guages for Aircraft Fuel Tanks NPO20105
  • Shape-Memory-Alloy Thermal-Conduction Switches NPO20437

 

January, 1999

  • Thermal-Isolation Structure for Low-Temperature Experiments NPO20338
  • In Situ Chemical Analysis via Acoustic-Emission Spectra NPO20222
  • Electrostrictive Thermal Break Between Superfluid Reserviors NPO20406
  • Apparatus for Faster Ultrasonic Lamb-Wave Testing NPO20400
  • Reactive-Insulator SiC-Based Schottky Diodes as Gas Sensors LEW16544
  • Fabry-Perot Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor LEW16610
  • Integrated Electrochemical Sulfur Dioxide Sensors NPO20290

 

December, 1998

  • Evaluation of Exhaust Flows From Thrust-Vectoring Nozzles DRC9749
  • Monolithic Electrostatic Sector for Miniature Mass Spectrometers NPO20215

 

November, 1998

  • Illumination Device for Inspecting Window Surfaces KSC11966

 

October, 1998

  • Microfabricated Ice Sensors LEW16633
  • Methanol-Fuel-Cell Biplate Improved for Removal of Water NPO20308

 

September, 1998

  • Computer-Controlled Instrumentation Measures Hydrogen Leaks SSC00065

  • Using CT Data in Finite-Element Models of MMC Components LEW16618

  • Remote In-Flight Infrared Imaging for Analyzing Surface Flows DRC9873

  • Transparent Furnaces for High-Temperature Research LEW16064

  • Measurements of Radiation in the Atmosphere DRC9832

  • Optical Remote Detection of Ice on Aircraft Surfaces NPO19929

August, 1998

  • Miniature Electron Microscopes Without Vacuum Pumps NPO20335

  • Miniature Microscope Without Lenses NPO20218

  • Microlenses for Calibrating Phase Doppler Particle Analyzers LEW16350

  • Microwave-Heating Technique for Batch Processing NPO19771

  • Easy-to-Use High-Temperature Strain-Sensor Systems LEW16572

July, 1998

  • Automatic Thermal Switches With No Moving Parts NPO19545

June, 1998

  • Carbon/Carbon Shield/Antenna Structure NPO20318
  • Software Models Processes in a Gaseous Chemical Reactor ARC13392
  • Automated Calibration of Temperature Transducers KSC11988

 

May, 1998

  • Chimera/Unstructured Hybrid Grids for Flow and Heat Transfer LEW16431
  • Aircraft-Skin-Rivet Thermocouple LEW16397
  • Source of Fast Oxygen Atoms for Testing Satellite Materials SBIR0003
  • Optical Fourier-Plane Analysis of Suspended Particles MSC22575

April, 1998

  • Scanning-Mode Shadowgraphy for Examining Shock Waves LEW16427
  • Stereoscopic, Three-Dimensional PIV With Fuzzy Inference LEW16500
  • Measuring Velocity of Ice by SRI Using Ascending and Desending Passes NPO20160
  • Combination of Cryotrapping and SPME for GC/MS Analysis KSC11923
  • Electrostatic Dispersion of Fuel Drops To Reduce Soot NPO20219
  • Electrochemical Monitoring of Hydraine in Air KSC11920
  • Determining Characteristics of Wind-Borne Particles NPO20221
  • Sonochemical Treatment To Remove Hydrazines From Water MSC22659

March, 1998

  • Genetic Algorithms Help Design Dielectric Grating Filters NPO20158
  • Automated Dew-Point/Frost-Point Humidity Generator NPO19935
  • Improving Distributions of Flux in Solar Thermal Receivers MSC22553
  • Equations of State for Fluid Mixtures at High Pressures NPO20066
  • Convex-Grating Spectrometer With Two Spherical Mirrors NPO19293
  • Weighted-Hyperbola Technique for Locating Pulsed Sources KSC11861
  • Silicon Heat Exchanger for Use at Low Temperatures NPO30021

February, 1998

  • In Situ Interferometric Testing of a Vacuum-Chamber Window NPO19895
  • Oscillating-Flow Heat-Transfer and Pressure-Drop Test Rig LEW16448
  • Mass Analyzer With Rotating Electric Fields NPO19682
  • Automated Window Inspection Device KSC11889
  • Thermographic Detection of Defects in Refractory Composites LEW16418
  • Mathematical Model of Pyrolysis of Biomass Particles NPO20070
  • Generalized Mathematical Model of Pyrolysis of Biomass NPO20068
  • Mathematical Model of a Direct-Contact Pyrolysis Reactor NPO20069
  • Elevation Corrections for Absolute-Pressure Measurements LEW16499

January, 1998

  • Integrated Thin-Film Fluorescence Sensor LEW16368
  • Calculating Chemical-Reaction Rates From Thermodynamic Data LEW16501
  • Proximity Measurement of Pressure and Temperature NPO20223
  • Black-Body Evaporator Unit for a Point-Focus Solar Collector KSC11895
  • Adjacent-Pair Imaging Shearography Using Bacteriorhodopsin KSC11838
  • A Multicolor Imaging Pyrometer PSC01981

 

 

 

 

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