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![a photo of a person scanning a QR code, affixed to a small wrapped shipment of food, with a smartphone.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2021-06/USAID-QR%20code.png?itok=JNB8UjHr)
USAID Food Traceability
We're building a system to track the dispersal of international food aid.
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![Rice cooker with attached infrared sensor.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2020-09/TI90-2601_PV%20Microgrids%20for%20Cooking%20.jpg?itok=1dyR096O)
Smart Photovoltaic Microgrids for Cooking in Disadvantaged Communities
By connecting a PV microgrid powered by solar panels to homes, engineers could provide people who live in regions of power-insecurity with the energy to cook their meals. Unused power could be applied to phone-charging stations.
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![Close-up of a 3D printed array](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2020-09/3D_printed_array_closeup.jpg?itok=o_tkfSgA)
Low-Cost High-Vacuum Pump
A new concept for a low-cost vacuum pump may enable development of a portable mass spectrometer that achieves high-performance chemical detection.
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![Three step progression of material in self repair, from cracked, to processing, to fully repaired.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2020-09/self-healing_composite.jpg?itok=S7mkV63_)
Self-Healing Materials for Vibration Damping
New materials that are chemically inspired by nature could be tailored at the molecular level to dissipate vibrations in microsystems. Materials that can survive repeated external stresses could enable a next generation of enhanced microsystems.
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![During a wildfire in southern California, emergency responders shared real-time information on the NICS interface, such as the size of the fire, unit locations, and the rate of the fire’s spread.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2018-05/NICS.jpg?h=e94bad3e&itok=Htol6ZeU)
Next-Generation Incident Command System
Emergency agencies around the world are using NICS to coordinate rapid and organized response to disasters.
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![The Laboratory's advanced work in miniaturized electronics enabled the development of EnteroPhone™.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2018-04/EnteroPhone_in%20hand.jpg?h=3e00a8a5&itok=R5TPYEVI)
EnteroPhone™
A wireless, ingestible device monitors heart and breathing rates by listening to the body's sounds and senses core temperature, all from within the gastrointestinal tract.
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![The commercial chest strap is equipped with the Laboratory-prototyped sensor hub. The sensor hub takes physiological measurements, which are used to estimate a strain index. This index indicates if the wearer is at risk for a heat-related illness.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2018-04/514591-001D.jpg?itok=V4ocNfjD)
Physiological Status Monitoring
New sensors that gather data on a soldier's physiological state can help prevent heat-related injuries.
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