Engineering Research & Development Services Fall 2004

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Fast Data Solutions
A NASA engineer, alerted to a systems problem on a spacecraft, uses Web-based technology to access real-time data on the system, data that is too bulky to routinely transmit but which is accessible to her through an object-oriented network linked by a buffered data management middleware system.
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A Novel Design
To achieve optimum aerodynamic function, airplanes and spacecraft require fasteners or screws that lie flush with the surface of the metal.
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Work and Life – A Balance
Cultural and natural elements of New England living combine to define the Upper Valley. Geographically described as an area with a 30-mile radius surrounding Hanover, New Hampshire, the Upper Valley encompasses ten communities.
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Aerosol Immunization for Global Health
Measles kills an estimated 700,000 children each year, principally in the developing world. Reliable vaccines have been available for decades and have been successful in eliminating measles in the United States.
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The Inside Perspective
On my first day at Creare, a colleague offered this introductory assignment, “We need to build the world’s smallest vacuum pump. Would you like to design it?”
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Miniature Vacuum Pumps
Creare has had a long and successful history building high speed rotating machinery, and therefore a natural choice for a NASA project to develop the world’s smallest turbomolecular vacuum pump (TMP).
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Ultrasound Microscopy for Medical Imaging
Creare interest in biomedical engineering has led to projects involving extremely high frequency ultrasound arrays for applications that require exceptionally high accuracy, but do not require deep surface penetration.
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