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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States; one out of every five Americans develops skin cancer at some point in their lifetime. Diagnosing cancerous lesions early is critical as it significantly ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)There are various reasons why companies manufacture their goods in different areas of the world. These reasons include: lower labor costs, emerging markets, tax and tariff considerations, and intellectual property issues. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Telematics, defined as the vehicle features and services made available through a wireless connection to data or other resources not onboard the vehicle, provides one of the most promising areas of innovation and value ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Levy flights have been recently found to approximate the trajectories of animal foragers in their search for resources and food. Levy flights have proved to be effective in searching tasks because of their characteristic ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Electrification of transportation in the United States is of importance in reducing dependence on foreign oil and curtailing global warming. However, optimal market penetration of electric vehicles is confronted with the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The main purpose of this paper is to assess the energy and environmental benefits of cultivating hybrid poplars as a biomass crop for cellulosic ethanol. A "Life Cycle Assessment" (LCA) methodology is used to systematically ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Access to electricity in developing countries is minimal and if available, often unreliable. As a result, fuel-based kerosene lighting is the most common solution to lighting necessities. However, kerosene combustion affects ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The structure of light around a scene may be contained in a 4-dimensional array known as a light field. This thesis describes methods for acquiring and manipulating light fields for applications in 3-dimensional imaging. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)Light-matter interaction provides a powerful means to control mechanical excitation in the nanoscale. The efficiency of this interaction reaches maximum at optical resonance. By understanding and designing the electromagnetic ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Traditional sources of UVC light for absorption spectroscopy are bulky, inefficient, and output tens to hundreds of watts of heat. In this paper we present the relative merits and disadvantages of using AIN based UVC ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)A decision analysis study was conducted on the process of materials selection for high-speed naval craft using the Modified Digital Logic (MDL) method proposed by B. Dehgham-Manshadi et al in ref [17]. The purpose is to ...
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A lightweight method for improving coordination in distributed, high-variability product companies (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Product companies face new challenges as they continue to expand their international footprints. Whereas globalization initially sought savings by outsourcing production to low-cost regions, emerging markets now present ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This document describes the design and fabrication of a complete driveline package for the MIT Formula SAE race car. The driveline is centered around a custom aluminum housing for a Torsen® T 1I gearing. This gearing ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Small scale unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have proven themselves to be useful, but often too noisy for certain operations due to their rotary motors. This project examined the feasibility of using an almost silent linear ...
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