Projects

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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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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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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Automated Cryptography for Data-Centric Security
We’re shifting the paradigm from system-centric to data-centric security, enabling automatic protection for data throughout all of its uses.
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Reconnaissance of Influence Operations
New software takes advantage of artificial intelligence techniques to automate the detection and assessment of aggressive influence operations.
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Applied Resilience for Mission Systems
We’re improving and guiding the resilience of Department of Defense missions by adapting commercial practices and academic research for the development, operation, and sustainment of software-intensive systems.
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Keylime
We're enabling trust in the cloud with this free, open-source key bootstrapping and integrity management software architecture.
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Microplasma Sputterer
A novel method for manufacturing interconnects could open the door for 3D-printed microelectronic systems.
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Data-Centric Secure Computing
A suite of technologies protects data both at rest and in transit by providing access to secure computation nodes distributed throughout a network.
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Undersea Optical Communications
A system that enables robust, long-distance communications between underwater vehicles exploits laser technology.
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