Database Tomography (DT) is a textual database analysis system consisting of two major components: (1) algorithms for extracting multi-word phrase frequencies and phrase proximities (physical closeness of the multi-word technical phrases) from any type of large textual database, to augment (2)...

At the IPA work has been carried out into improving the quality and programming of robotic deburring using integrated sensors.

This paper presents an interactive system, called POINTY. The goal of this system is to solve problems encountered when a high‐level manipulator lanaguage, as AL, is employed. Those problems are related to the necessity of supplying any manipulation program with a complete description of the...

Electric transport measurements across single grain boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7 films are summarized. These experiments demonstrate that YBa2Cu3O7 grain boundaries behave like SNS-type Josephson junctions. The implications of this weak link behavior for the critical currents of polycrystalline...

We report on the fabrication of Nb/AlO<Subscript> x </Subscript>/Pd<Subscript>0.82</Subscript>Ni<Subscript>0.18</Subscript>/Nb superconductor/insulator/ferromagnetic metal/superconductor (SIFS) Josephson junctions with high critical current densities, large normal resistance times area products, high quality factors, and very good spatial uniformity. For these...</subscript></subscript></subscript>

We estimate the option value of a non-firm electricity tariff commonly used by a local distribution company (LDC) in its electricity demand response program. This option value captures the benefit that a LDC enjoys from not serving an end-use load during high-price hours in a wholesale...

This paper aims at developing a novel air-cooled condenser for concentrated solar power plants. The condenser offers two significant advantages over the existing state-of-the-art. Firstly, it can be installed in a modular format where pre-assembled condenser modules reduce installation costs....