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Articles in Nov 2004 issue of NASA Tech Briefs

• Strobe Traffic Lights Warn of Approaching Emergency Vehicles
• Reaction Wheels Help Maneuver the Cassini-Huygens Saturn Mission
• Research and Development in Optical Communications
• Improved Method of Locating Defects in Wiring Insulation
• Second-Generation Six-Limbed Experimental Robot
• PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
• Multilayer Dielectric Transmissive Optical Phase Modulator
• Miniature Linear Actuator for Small Spacecraft
• Tool for Insertion of a Fiber-Optic Terminus in a Connector
• Alphonso V. Diaz, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
• Using Redundancy To Reduce Errors in Magnetometer Readings
• Tests of Multibeam Scintillation Mitigation on Laser Uplinks
• Designing Application Software for DSP Chips
  by Ludy, Timothy
• New Material for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
• Probe for Sampling of Interstitial Fluid From Bone
• Improved Phase-Mask Fabrication of Fiber Bragg Gratings
• NASA Develops Tool to Prevent Airline Accidents
• Treated Carbon Nanofibers for Storing Energy in Aqueous KOH
• Second-Generation Multi-Angle Imaging Spectroradiometer
• Industry Update: Analysis & Simulation Software
• Product Lifecycle Management System Aligns Manufacturer's Design and Development
• New on the MARKET
• Real-Time Adaptive Color Segmentation by Neural Networks
• Advanced Infant Car Seat Would Increase Highway Safety
• Method of Calibration for a Large Cathetometer System
• Compact Instrument for Measuring Profile of a Light Beam
• Last Chance to Design and Win!
• Development of Biomorphic Flyers
• Variable Shadow Screens for Imaging Optical Devices
• Next Month in NTB
• Improved Measurement of Dispersion in an Optical Fiber
• Nanofluidic Size-Exclusion Chromatograph
• Lightweight, Low-CTE Tubes Made From Biaxially Oriented LCPs
• A New Process for Fabricating Random Silicon Nanotips
• Concept for Multiple-Access Free-Space Laser Communications
• Multifunction Imaging and Spectroscopic Instrument
• Antimicrobial Agent Protects NASA Crew's Clothing and Linens
• Resin-Transfer-Molding of a Tool Face
• Four-Channel PC/104 MIL-STD-1553 Circuit Board
• Position-Finding Instrument Built Around a Magnetometer
• Photonics Tech Briefs: Q&A
  by Egorov, Sergey
• Spaceborne Infrared Atmospheric Sounder
• Improved Timing Scheme for Spaceborne Precipitation Radar
• Rapid Injection Molding Offers Alternative to Conventional Prototyping
  by Cleveland, Brad
• New Products
• Patents
• Process for Making Single-Domain Magnetite Crystals
• Neuropsychological Testing of Astronauts
  by Flynn, Christopher; Ark, Steve Vander; Eksuzian, Daniel; Sipes, Walter; Et al
• Controlling Distributed Planning
  by Clement, Bradley; Barrett, Anthony
• Initial Processing of Infrared Spectral Data
  by De Picciotto, Solomon; Chang, Albert; Sun, Zi-Ping; Ting, Yuan-Ti; Et al
• Activity-Centric Approach to Distributed Programming
  by Levy, Renato; Satapathy, Goutam; Lang, Jun
• Verifying Diagnostic Software
  by Lindsey, Tony; Pecheur, Charles