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Design and development of high precision five-axis positioning system for roll-to-roll multi-layer microcontact printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Microcontact printing is based on the use of elastomeric stamps to transfer ink onto a substrate taking advantage of the self-assembly process. Features as small as 300nm can be easily printed over an extended area. The ...
Design and development of high precision elastomeric-stamp wrapping system for roll-to-roll multi-layer microcontact printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Microcontact printing is an emerging printing technique that could potentially find application in the electronics industry. High-speed roll-to-roll equipment was built at Nano Terra, Inc in 2008, for microcontact printing. ...
Advancing clinical gait analysis through technology and policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Quantitatively analyzing human gait biomechanics will improve our ability to diagnose and treat disability and to measure the effectiveness of assistive devices. Gait analysis is one technology used to analyze walking, but ...
Management of a high mix production system with interdependent demands : simulation of proposed policies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The finished goods inventory management in the accessories area of a material testing company is complex. There is interdependence between the demands of products and they can be sold both as part of systems and as individual ...
Relationship of grain boundary structure and mechanical properties of Inconel 690
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC), failure due to environmentally assisted crack nucleation and propagation, is an important metallurgical problem with impact on current and future designs of ship structural components and ...
Implementing various lean methodologies and creating a business development plan at an ABB Greenfield site
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
As part of its strategic initiatives, ABB inaugurated a 100,000 sq-m campus for an Engineering, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Operations center in San Luis Potosi (SLP), Mexico in May 2008. The ramp-up of the SLP site ...
An early conceptual design and feasibility analysis of a nuclear-powered cargo vessel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Economic globalization has resulted in the tremendous growth of worldwide trade. Much of this trade is carried out via the various waterways of the world. The bulk of these trade goods are transported by merchant ships ...
Model microfluidic platform prototyping : design and fabrication of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) chip
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a molecular biology method for the in vitro amplification of nucleic acid molecules, which has wide applications in the areas of genetics, medicine and biochemistry. MEMS technology offers ...
Decomposition algorithms for global solution of deterministic and stochastic pooling problems in natural gas value chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this thesis, a Benders decomposition algorithm is designed and implemented to solve both deterministic and stochastic pooling problems to global optimality. Convergence of the algorithm to a global optimum is proved and ...
Modeling coupled physics and biology in ocean straits
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In this thesis, we conduct research toward understanding coupled physics-biology processes in ocean straits. Our focus is on new analytical studies and higher-order simulations of idealized dynamics that are relevant to ...