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Briefs: Materials
Method of Cross-Linking Aerogels Using a One-Pot Reaction Scheme
A document discusses a new, simplified method for cross-linking silica and other oxide aerogels, with a polymeric material to increase strength of such materials without adversely affecting porosity or low density. The usual process is long and arduous, requiring multiple washing and...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A four-pass optical coupler affords increased (in comparison with related prior two-pass optical couplers) utilization of light generated by a laser diode in side pumping of a...
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Articles: Software
In our annual poll of executives at leading analysis and simulation software companies, we posed questions dealing with virtual prototyping, multiphysics, the roles of the designer and analyst,...
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Hall Effect position sensors Micropac Industries Garland, TX 972-272-3571 www.micropac.com Micropac’s hermetic Hall Effect devices are being used by Alliance Spacesystems, LLC and Malin Space...
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
Hi-Shear separation devices Hi-Shear Technology Corp. Torrance, CA 310-326-8110 www.hi-shear.com Hi-Shear separation nuts and pressure cartridges recently were used on the Phoenix Mars...
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Breeching the security of safety- or security-intensive products such as auto parts, set top boxes, military electronics, or smart batteries can be a lucrative business that is well worth the nominal...
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Since the beginning of PC-based data acquisition and control in the 1980s, one question has remained a constant consideration for all who would specify a new DAQ system. Is this application better...
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NASA Tech Needs
NASA is focused on building a human outpost on the lunar surface. To reach this goal, there is a critical need to develop energy storage technologies to power the future lunar...
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
An ever-increasing reliance on software control has meant that many companies from non-aerospace business sectors (automotive, nuclear power, MRI scanners, financial...
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Products: Software
Geotest - Marvin Test Systems, Irvine, CA, has introduced ATEasy 7.0, the latest version of its application development framework for functional test, automated test equipment (ATE), data acquisition, process control, and...
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Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The design of enclosures to house networking servers and components should be guided by one overriding concern — heat. Servers, in particular, generate a great deal of heat, so an...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
ACT/Technico (Warminster, PA) now offers the VME RAIDStor, a single-slot 6U network attached storage (NAS) blade that provides the same automatic, transparent data replication and re-sync of traditional box-level RAID storage...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Aimtec (Montreal, Canada) has introduced the 2 watt AM2GW-NZ series of ultra wide input (4:1) DC-DC switching power supplies with operating temperature range of -40°C to + 85°C. Versatile, single and...
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Who's Who: Aerospace
Robert W. Moorehead served as NASA’s chief investigator for the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986 and managed the Space Station Freedom program from...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Renesas Technology (San Jose, CA) has introduced the SH7262 and SH7264 series of high-performance SuperH® 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with 1Mbyte of on-chip SRAM. The 144MHz devices are highly integrated and...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
OMICRON Lab (Houston, TX) has released new operation software for its Bode 100 portable network analyzer, giving users access to an extended frequency range. With the release of Bode Analyzer Suite V2.2, OMICRON Lab...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Pentek, Inc. (Upper Saddle River, NJ) has introduced its Model 7151 high-performance, high-resolution software radio module. Four 200 MHz 16-bit A/D converters feed a proprietary FPGA IP core that delivers 256...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A method of optical thermometry, now undergoing development, involves low-resolution measurement of the spectrum of spontaneous Raman scattering (SRS) from N2 and O2 molecules. The method...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Mercury Computer Systems (Chelmsford, MA) has introduced the PowerBlock™ 50 system, a high-performance, ultra-compact embedded computer. The system's modular architecture allows for flexible configurations of...
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Techs for License
Catalytic Filters for Outdoor Power Equipment
NoxFox™ Catalytic Filters reduce harmful emissions from engine exhaust with performance comparable to existing catalytic converters. High-surface-area ceramic nanofibers hold nanoparticles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, and other catalysts, so that NoxFox catalytic filters are comparatively...
Products: Electronics & Computers
Absolute Analysis (Newbury Park, CA) has released a 10Gbps Ethernet protocol analyzer employing a SFP+ (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) interface and support for the 10GBase-LRM (Long Reach Multimode) standard. The...
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Techs for License
Password Protection System Requires No Special Hardware
The High-Security Password System takes the place of strong passwords on digital devices and online services, yet is easy to remember and quick to enter for most individuals. This system places images in a two- or three-dimensional matrix to generate the equivalent of a ten-digit number. The...
Tech Needs
Anti-Itch Non-Steroidal
A company is seeking technology (synthetic actives, natural actives, delivery systems) to eliminate itch for a variety of indications for over-the-counter applications; specifically, actives and/or delivery systems that will relieve itching. The technology should eliminate itching for a significant period of time (i.e....
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Converting High-Molecular-Weight Polymer Emulsions Into Dry Form
A company that supplies chemicals, including inverse emulsions that consist of a very high- molecular-weight, water-soluble polymer dispersed in a continuous oil phase, is seeking technologies that can convert these emulsions to powdered form without losing any of the polymer...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A provision for controlled variation of the divergence of a laser beam or of multiple parallel laser beams has been incorporated into the design of a conceptual free-space...
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Products: Photonics/Optics
The EQ-1000 LDLSTM Laser-Driven Light Source from Energetiq Technology, Inc. (Woburn, MA) achieves extreme high brightness and power over a broad spectral range, from 170nm to beyond visible. The EQ-1000 can be configured...
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Products: Photonics/Optics
DDP (El Segundo, CA) has designed an LED backlighting solution that is compliant with night vision imaging system (NVIS) devices for aviation and military applications. The assembly uses two SMT LEDs to create a 28VDC PCB array...
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Products: Photonics/Optics
High Q Laser (Bregenz, Austria) has released a femtosecond light source for multi-photon microscopy. The “femtoTRAIN IMAGING” is a compact, all-in-one, all-diode-pumped, Ti:Sapphire oscillator. The “femtoTRAIN...
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Products: Photonics/Optics
The Glass Press (GP) from Dyna Technologies Inc. (Sanford, FL) is a fully enclosed, compact press designed for precision compression molding of optical elements. Applications include manufacturing of aspheric lenses,...
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