NASA Tech Briefs, April 2008Topics covered include: Gas Sensors Based on Coated and Doped Carbon Nanotubes; Tactile Robotic Topographical Mapping Without Force or Contact Sensors; Thin-Film Magnetic-Field-Response Fluid-Level Sensor for Non-Viscous Fluids; Progress in Development of Improved Ion-Channel Biosensors; Simulating Operation of a Complex Sensor Network; Using Transponders on the Moon to Increase Accuracy of GPS; Controller for Driving a Piezoelectric Actuator at Resonance; Coaxial Electric Heaters; Dual-Input AND Gate From Single-Channel Thin-Film FET; High-Density, High-Bandwidth, Multilevel Holographic Memory; Fabrication of Gate-Electrode Integrated Carbon-Nanotube Bundle Field Emitters; Hydroxide-Assisted Bonding of Ultra-Low-Expansion Glass; Photochemically Synthesized Polyimides; Optimized Carbonate and Ester-Based Li-Ion Electrolytes; Compact 6-DOF Stage for Optical Adjustments; Ultrasonic/Sonic Impacting Penetrators; Miniature, Lightweight, One-Time-Opening Valve; Supplier Management System; Improved CLARAty Functional-Layer/Decision-Layer Interface; JAVA Stereo Display Toolkit; Remote-Sensing Time Series Analysis, a Vegetation Monitoring Tool; PyPele Rewritten To Use MPI; Data Assimilation Cycling for Weather Analysis; Hydrocyclone/Filter for Concentrating Biomarkers from Soil; Activating STAT3 Alpha for Promoting Healing of Neurons; and Probing a Spray Using Frequency-Analyzed Light Scattering.
IDRelationTitle20090016130WorkHydroxide-Assisted Bonding of Ultra-Low-Expansion Glass20090016127WorkHydrocyclone/Filter for Concentrating Biomarkers from Soil20090016119WorkRemote-Sensing Time Series Analysis, a Vegetation Monitoring Tool20090016131WorkThin-Film Magnetic-Field-Response Fluid-Level Sensor for Non-Viscous Fluids20090016133WorkDual-Input AND Gate From Single-Channel Thin-Film FET20090016126WorkImproved CLARAty Functional-Layer/Decision-Layer Interface20090016137WorkSupplier Management System20090016122WorkTactile Robotic Topographical Mapping Without Force or Contact Sensors20090016135WorkProbing a Spray Using Frequency-Analyzed Light Scattering20090016121WorkProgress in Development of Improved Ion-Channel Biosensors20090016134WorkActivating STAT3 Alpha for Promoting Healing of Neurons20090016123WorkCoaxial Electric Heaters20090016132WorkGas Sensors Based on Coated and Doped Carbon Nanotubes20090016140WorkJAVA Stereo Display Toolkit20090016118WorkPhotochemically Synthesized Polyimides20090016128WorkData Assimilation Cycling for Weather Analysis20090016139WorkFabrication of Gate-Electrode Integrated Carbon-Nanotube Bundle Field Emitters20090016116WorkPyPele Rewritten To Use MPI20090016125WorkUltrasonic/Sonic Impacting Penetrators20090016136WorkCompact 6-DOF Stage for Optical Adjustments20090016115WorkSimulating Operation of a Complex Sensor Network20090016120WorkMiniature, Lightweight, One-Time-Opening Valve20090016117WorkHigh-Density, High-Bandwidth, Multilevel Holographic Memory20090016129WorkUsing Transponders on the Moon to Increase Accuracy of GPS20090016138WorkController for Driving a Piezoelectric Actuator at Resonance20090016124WorkOptimized Carbonate and Ester-Based Li-Ion Electrolytes