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Feb 2012
Automated Lab-on-a-Chip Electrophoresis System
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Robotic analysis in defense or security operations that require sample handling or dilution can utilize this technology.
Capillary electrophoresis is an analytical technique that can be used to detect and quantify extremely small amounts of various biological molecules. In the search for biochemical traces of life on other ...Read More >>
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Nov 2009
Cryogenic Chamber for Servo-Hydraulic Materials TestingMultimodal Friction Ignition Tester
Rover Attitude and Pointing System Simulation Testbed
Desktop Application Program To Simulate Cargo-Air-Drop Tests
Small-Bolt Torque-Tension Tester
Apparatus Measures Thermal Conductance Through a Thin Sample From Cryogenic to Room Temperature
Jun 2007
600-GHz Electronically Tunable Vector Measurement SystemNov 2006
Simulator for Testing Spacecraft Separation DevicesApparatus for Hot Impact Testing of Material Specimens
Instrument for Aircraft-Icing and Cloud-Physics Measurements
Improved Apparatus for Testing Monoball Bearings
Advances in Measurement of Skin Friction in Airflow
Jun 2006
Rayleigh Scattering for Measuring Flow in a Nozzle Testing FacilityInterferometer for Low Uncertainty Vector Metrology
Feb 2006
Dielectric Heaters for Testing Spacecraft Nuclear ReactorsNov 2005
Flexible Cryogenic Temperature and Liquid-Level ProbesJun 2005
Wheel Electrometer SystemCryogenic High-Sensitivity Magnetometer
Adaptable System for Vehicle Health and Usage Monitoring
Measuring Humidity in Sealed Glass Encasements
Apparatus Characterizes Transient Voltages in Real Time
May 2005
Simultaneous Conoscopic Holography and Raman SpectroscopyFeb 2005
Miniature Laser Doppler Velocimeter for Measuring Wall ShearQuadrupole Ion Mass Spectrometer for Masses of 2 to 50 Da