Engineering Research & Development Services Fall 2008

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Testing Astronaut Hearing
Does an extended period in a microgravity environment affect human hearing? MORE


Wireless Telemetry
Imagine ultra miniature, extremely low power, intelligent sensors embedded in a lightweight watch that is worn by a geriatric patient or an autistic child, allowing for easy and appropriate remote medical monitoring. MORE


Turbo-Brayton Lab
In 2007 Creare dedicated its turbo-Brayton laboratory in honor of the late Dr. Herbert Sixsmith (1914-2007).
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The Cutting Edge
Creare engineers weren’t the first to consider using liquid nitrogen to cool cutting tools to machine the extremely hard materials used in aerospace manufacturing, but Creare is the first to successfully move from concept to a viable hardware solution.
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Superconducting Imaging Coil for MR Microscopy
Scientists employed in advanced medical, biomedical, and pharmaceutical research need imaging tools that can quickly provide electronic, three-dimensional, micrometer-scale images of small animal specimens.
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Inside Perspective
Shortly after I arrived at Creare, an engineer approached me about a project he thought I would enjoy because of my interests in climbing and mountaineering.
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Height Sensor for Precision Airdrop
On Christmas Eve 2006, a stranded helicopter crew in the mountains close to the Pakistani border, caught in a snowstorm and in danger of freezing to death, received survival equipment, rations, and ammunition from a high altitude precision airdrop.
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