Bio-Medical

• Detecting Phycocyanin-Pigmented Microbes in Reflected Light
• Expert System Control of Plant Growth in an Enclosed Space
• Purifying Nucleic Acids From Samples of Extremely Low Biomass

Electronics & Computers

• System for Measuring Flexing of a Large Spaceborne Structure
• Using LDPC Code Constraints To Aid Recovery of Symbol Timing
• VHF Wide-Band, Dual-Polarization Microstrip-Patch Antenna

Information Sciences

• Core Technical Capability Laboratory Management System
• Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing
• Algorithm for Wavefront Sensing Using an Extended Scene

Machinery & Automation

• Self-Regulating Water-Separator System for Fuel Cells
• Spiral Orbit Tribometer
• Tool for Sampling Permafrost on a Remote Planet

Manufacturing & Prototyping

• Making Superconducting Welds Between Superconducting Wires
• Method for Thermal Spraying of Coatings Using Resonant-Pulsed Combustion
• Capillography of Mats of Nanofibers

Materials

• Coating Reduces Ice Adhesion
• Hybrid Multifoil Aerogel Thermal Insulation
• CO₂ Sensors Based on Nanocrystalline SnO₂ Doped With CuO

Mechanics

• Polar Traverse Rover Instrument
• An ATP System for Deep-Space Optical Communication
• Tool for Inspecting Alignment of Twinaxial Connectors

Photonics

• Nb_xTi_1–xN Superconducting-Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
• Cylindrical Piezoelectric Fiber Composite Actuators
• Curved Piezoelectric Actuators for Stretching Optical Fibers

Physical Sciences

• Mass Spectrometer Containing Multiple Fixed Collectors
• DMAC and NMP as Electrolyte Additives for Li-Ion Cells
• Reducing Temperature Effects in Optical Resonator Sensors

Semiconductors & ICs

• Onboard Data Processor for Change-Detection Radar Imaging
• HEMT Amplifiers and Equipment for Their On-Wafer Testing
• On-Wafer Measurement of a Silicon-Based CMOS VCO at 324 GHz

Software

• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Wrapper Script
• Implementing a Digital Phasemeter in an FPGA
• Post-Flight Estimation of Motion of Space Structures: Part 1

Test & Measurement

• 600-GHz Electronically Tunable Vector Measurement System
• Simulator for Testing Spacecraft Separation Devices
• Apparatus for Hot Impact Testing of Material Specimens