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The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 61, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 61, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Wright, Cyndi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 243, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 243, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Stuckly, Derrick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Bright, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 70, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Integrated Advanced Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine System for Increased Utilization of Gaseous Opportunity Fuels (open access)

Integrated Advanced Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine System for Increased Utilization of Gaseous Opportunity Fuels

The project is addressing barriers to or opportunities for increasing distributed generation (DG)/combined heat and power (CHP) use in industrial applications using renewable/opportunity fuels. This project brings together novel gas quality sensor (GQS) technology with engine management for opportunity fuels such as landfill gas, digester gas and coal bed methane. By providing the capability for near real-time monitoring of the composition of these opportunity fuels, the GQS output can be used to improve the performance, increase efficiency, raise system reliability, and provide improved project economics and reduced emissions for engines used in distributed generation and combined heat and power.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Pratapas, John; Zelepouga, Serguei; Gnatenko, Vitaliy; Saveliev, Alexei; Jangale, Vilas; Li, Hailin et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lightweight Composite Materials for Heavy Duty Vehicles (open access)

Lightweight Composite Materials for Heavy Duty Vehicles

The main objective of this project is to develop, analyze and validate data, methodologies and tools that support widespread applications of automotive lightweighting technologies. Two underlying principles are guiding the research efforts towards this objective: • Seamless integration between the lightweight materials selected for certain vehicle systems, cost-effective methods for their design and manufacturing, and practical means to enhance their durability while reducing their Life-Cycle-Costs (LCC). • Smooth migration of the experience and findings accumulated so far at WVU in the areas of designing with lightweight materials, innovative joining concepts and durability predictions, from applications to the area of weight savings for heavy vehicle systems and hydrogen storage tanks, to lightweighting applications of selected systems or assemblies in light–duty vehicles.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Pruez, Jacky; Shoukry, Samir; Williams, Gergis & Shoukry, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low-Cost Illumination-Grade LEDs (open access)

Low-Cost Illumination-Grade LEDs

Solid State Lighting is a cost-effective, energy-conserving technology serving a rapidly expand- ing multi-billion dollar market. This program was designed to accelerate this lighting revolution by reducing the manufacturing cost of Illumination-Grade LEDs. The technical strategy was to investigate growth substrate alternatives to standard planar sapphire, select the most effective and compatible option, and demonstrate a significant increase in Lumen/$ with a marketable LED. The most obvious alternate substrate, silicon, was extensively studied in the first two years of the program. The superior thermal and mechanical properties of Si were expected to improve wavelength uniformity and hence color yield in the manufacture of high-power illumination- grade LEDs. However, improvements in efficiency and epitaxy uniformity on standard c-plane sapphire diminished the advantages of switching to Si. Furthermore, the cost of sapphire decreased significantly and the cost of processing Si devices using our thin film process was higher than expected. We concluded that GaN on Si was a viable technology but not a practical option for Philips Lumileds. Therefore in 2012 and 2013, we sought and received amendments which broadened the scope to include other substrates and extended the time of execution. Proprietary engineered substrates, off-axis (non-c-plane) sapphire, and c-plane patterned sapphire …
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Epler, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low Cost Sorbent for Capturing CO{sub 2} Emissions Generated by Existing Coal-fired Power Plants (open access)

Low Cost Sorbent for Capturing CO{sub 2} Emissions Generated by Existing Coal-fired Power Plants

TDA Research, Inc. has developed a novel sorbent based post-combustion CO{sub 2} removal technology. This low cost sorbent can be regenerated with low-pressure (ca. 1 atm) superheated steam without temperature swing or pressure-swing. The isothermal and isobaric operation is a unique and advantageous feature of this process. The objective of this project was to demonstrate the technical and economic merit of this sorbent based CO{sub 2} capture approach. Through laboratory, bench-scale and field testing we demonstrated that this technology can effectively and efficiently capture CO{sub 2} produced at an existing pulverized coal power plants. TDA Research, Inc is developing both the solid sorbent and the process designed around that material. This project addresses the DOE Program Goal to develop a capture technology that can be added to an existing or new coal fired power plant, and can capture 90% of the CO{sub 2} produced with the lowest possible increase in the cost of energy. .
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Elliott, Jeannine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanoscience Research Internships in Illinois (open access)

Nanoscience Research Internships in Illinois

NanoBusiness Talent Project Summary Report The NanoBusiness Alliance created the NanoBusiness Talent Program to ensure the future vitality of domestic scientists and entrepreneurs by engaging advanced high school students in cutting-edge nanotechnology development. This program commenced on September 1, 2008 and ran through August 31, 2010 with a very successful group of students. Several of these students went on to Stanford, Harvard and Yale, as well as many other prestigious Universities. We were able to procure the cooperation of several companies over the entire run of the program to voluntarily intern students at their companies and show them the possibilities that exist for their future. Companies ranged from NanoInk and Nanosphere to QuesTek and NanoIntegris all located in northern Illinois. During the 9-week internships, students worked at nanotechnology companies studying different ways in which nanotechnology is used for both commercial and consumer use. The students were both excited and invigorated at the prospect of being able to work with professional scientists in fields that previously may have just been a dream or an unreachable goal. All the students worked closely with mentors from each company to learn different aspects of procedures and scientific projects that they then used to present …
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Kronshage, Alisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Potential Impacts of OTEC Intakes on Aquatic Organisms at an OTEC Site under Development on Kauai, HI (open access)

The Potential Impacts of OTEC Intakes on Aquatic Organisms at an OTEC Site under Development on Kauai, HI

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a marine renewable energy technology with the potential to contribute significantly to the baseload power needs of tropical island communities and remote U.S. military installations. As with other renewable energy technologies, however, there are potential challenges to its commercialization: technological, financial, social, and environmental. Given the large volumes of seawater required to drive the electricity-producing cycle, there is potential for the intakes to negatively impact the marine resources of the source waterbody through the impingement and entrainment of marine organisms. The goal of this project was to identify feasible warm water intake designs for a land-based OTEC facility proposed for development in Port Allen, Kauai and to characterize the populations of ichthyoplankton near the proposed warm water intake location that could be at risk of entrainment. The specific objectives of this project were to: • Complete a site-specific assessment of available and feasible warm water intake technologies to determine the best intake designs for minimizing impacts to aquatic organisms at the proposed land-based OTEC site in Port Allen, Kauai. • Complete a field sampling program to collect biological data to characterize the baseline populations of ichthyoplankton near the sites being considered for the warm …
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Oney, Stephen K.; Hogan, Timothy & Steinbeck, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Summary: Corrosion Resistance of Grouted Post-Tensioning Systems (open access)

Project Summary: Corrosion Resistance of Grouted Post-Tensioning Systems

Report summarizing research performed by the Center for Transportation Research regarding corrosion resistance of grouted post-tensioning systems.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Design Parameters and Methodology for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls (open access)

Project Summary: Design Parameters and Methodology for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding design parameters and methodology for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Develop a Pavement Project Evaluation Index to Support the 4-Year Pavement Management Plan (open access)

Project Summary: Develop a Pavement Project Evaluation Index to Support the 4-Year Pavement Management Plan

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding developing a pavement project evaluation index to support the 4-year pavement management plan.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Developing a Business Process and Logical Model to Support a Tour-Based Travel Demand Model Design for TXDOT (open access)

Project Summary: Developing a Business Process and Logical Model to Support a Tour-Based Travel Demand Model Design for TXDOT

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Center for Transportation Research regarding developing a business process and logical model to support a tour-based travel demand model design for TXDOT.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Development of Pedestrian Crash Countermeasures and Appropriate Crash Reduction Factors (CRF) (open access)

Project Summary: Development of Pedestrian Crash Countermeasures and Appropriate Crash Reduction Factors (CRF)

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding development of pedestrian crash countermeasures and appropriate crash reduction factors (CRF).
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Improvement in Pavement Ride, Distress, and Condition Based on Different Pavement Types (open access)

Project Summary: Improvement in Pavement Ride, Distress, and Condition Based on Different Pavement Types

Summary sheet describing research performed by the University of Texas at El Paso regarding an improvement in pavement ride, distress, and condition based on different pavement types.
Date: 2013-08-31~
Creator: University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Incorporating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in Long-Range Transportation Planning (open access)

Project Summary: Incorporating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in Long-Range Transportation Planning

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding incorporating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in long-range transportation planning.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Minimize Premature Distresses in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (open access)

Project Summary: Minimize Premature Distresses in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement

Summary sheet describing research performed by Texas Tech University Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation (TechMRT) regarding minimizing premature distresses in continuously reinforced concrete pavement.
Date: 2013-08-31~
Creator: Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Performance Testing of Coagulants to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Turbidity (open access)

Project Summary: Performance Testing of Coagulants to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Turbidity

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding performance testing of coagulants to reduce stormwater runoff turbidity.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Rapid Field Detection of Moisture Content for Base and Subgrade (open access)

Project Summary: Rapid Field Detection of Moisture Content for Base and Subgrade

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding rapid field detection of moisture content for base and subgrade.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Testing of Alternative Supporting Materials for Portable Roll-Up Signs Used for Maintenance Work Zones (open access)

Project Summary: Testing of Alternative Supporting Materials for Portable Roll-Up Signs Used for Maintenance Work Zones

Summary sheet describing research performed by Texas Tech University Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation (TechMRT) regarding testing alternative supporting materials for portable roll-up signs used for maintenance work zones.
Date: 2013-08-31~
Creator: Texas Tech University. Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Water Quality Performance of Permeable Friction Course on Curbed Sections (open access)

Project Summary: Water Quality Performance of Permeable Friction Course on Curbed Sections

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Center for Transportation Research regarding water quality performance of permeable friction course on curbed sections.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
RADIOLYTIC GAS PRODUCTION RATES OF POLYMERS EXPOSED TO TRITIUM GAS (open access)

RADIOLYTIC GAS PRODUCTION RATES OF POLYMERS EXPOSED TO TRITIUM GAS

Data from previous reports on studies of polymers exposed to tritium gas is further analyzed to estimate rates of radiolytic gas production. Also, graphs of gas release during tritium exposure from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, a trade name is Teflon®), and Vespel® polyimide are re-plotted as moles of gas as a function of time, which is consistent with a later study of tritium effects on various formulations of the elastomer ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM). These gas production rate estimates may be useful while considering using these polymers in tritium processing systems. These rates are valid at least for the longest exposure times for each material, two years for UHMW-PE, PTFE, and Vespel®, and fourteen months for filled and unfilled EPDM. Note that the production “rate” for Vespel® is a quantity of H{sub 2} produced during a single exposure to tritium, independent of length of time. The larger production rate per unit mass for unfilled EPDM results from the lack of filler- the carbon black in filled EPDM does not produce H{sub 2} or HT. This is one aspect of how inert fillers reduce the effects of ionizing radiation on polymers.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: Clark, E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Texas System Annual Financial Report: 2013 (open access)

University of Texas System Annual Financial Report: 2013

Combined annual financial report of the entire University of Texas System for fiscal year 2013, including information about system-level administration and financial statements as well as reports from the institutions within the larger system.
Date: August 31, 2013
Creator: University of Texas System
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History