16.412J / 6.834J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2004 by Williams, Brian C., Roy, Nicholas

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Cold-formed light gauge steel for rapid deployable shelters by Wu, Hongjun.

“…The I-columns are fabricated by connecting 2 lipped channels back-to-back using self tapping screws. We used Euler’s method to calculate the strength of the I-column and the experiment has proven that this method is valid for the calculation of I-column fabricated using self-tapping screws. …”
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Broadband absorption enhancement for InAsSb-based mid-infrared photodetectors by Wang, Weilin

“…By simulating the reflection and absorption of devices w/o photon-trapping structure, significant reflection reduction is observed, and a relative absorption improvement of about 40% is reached for photon-trapping devices in the mid-wavelength region between 2 and 5 μm. …”
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Three dimensional acoustic tweezers with vortex streaming by Li, Junfei, Crivoi, Alexandru, Peng, Xiuyuan, Shen, Lu, Pu, Yunjiao, Fan, Zheng, Cummer, Steven A.

“…Acoustic tweezers based on single-beam focused acoustic vortices have attracted considerable attention due to their selective trapping capability, but have proven difficult to use for three-dimensional (3D) trapping without a complex transducer array and significant constraints on the trapped particle properties. …”
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Synaptic CMOS transistor by Chai, Zhen Hong

“…The mechanism behind the output characteristic of MOSFET to exhibit synaptic-like response is the charge trapping and de-trapping at defects in the oxide and oxide/semiconductor interface. …”
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Peaceful protest by Chen, Jessical Kailin

“…This project is not just about merging two aesthetics but creating something no one has explored yet and tapping into my years of cultural integration. I have always been fascinated by the aesthetics and purpose of punk fashion culture, but being raised in an extremely traditional Chinese family since young, punk culture was actually a taboo. …”
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Developing an Android application in conjunction with BLE beacons 2 by Parameswaran, Varshini

“…The logged in users will be able to read the information about the animal which they are visiting by tapping on the notification. The application aims to increase visitors' engagement while fulfilling the objectives of zoos at the same time.…”
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When self-worth is threatened: the role of perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth in desire for social affiliation. by Wu, Jinghang.

“…Even though social affiliation is largely beneficial in times of threat, certain dispositions may hinder people from tapping on this useful resource. We are interested in how perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth may affect people’s social affiliation desires after a threat. …”
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Investigation of low coherence interferometry techniques for biomedical applications by Chow, Tzu Hao

“…The light beams of LCI and optical tweezers are collinear, thereby ensuring a good axial accuracy. The trapping dynamics of a trapped microsphere under different trapping conditions were investigated. …”
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Electron spin resonance evidence for electro-generated hydroxyl radicals by Pei, Shuzhao, You, Shijie, Ma, Jun, Chen, Xiaodong, Ren, Nanqi

“…Excessive addition of a DMPO agent and fast spin trapping allowed suitable kinetic conditions to be set for effective spin trapping of electro-generated •OH and subsequent ESR identification. …”
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Celebrating creation : therapeutic use of art and design for the elderly. by Lim, Dorothy Ghim Woon.

“…Luke’s Eldercare are given the opportunity to exercise their creativity, as well as to work their muscles, keeping their minds and bodies alive and active. Tapping into the vast potential of Art and Design, my project aims to explore collaborative possibilities between the elderly and myself as a designer-cum-facilitator; to drive out the gloom and doom in their hearts, and ultimately to bring a breath of fresh air into their lives.…”
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Kinect-based automatic sign language recognition by Khor, Gladys Chiao Yuin

“…Applying image processing method by removing the background, following by mapping the foreground (hand) image using two different mapping formulas separately. …”
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Application of parabolic reflector to harness solar energy by Valliappan, Arunachalam

“…Various methods at various places are suggested for trapping the solar energy.…”
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Investigation on NOGA XP cardiac navigation system by Liu, Wei.

“…Lastly, the frameworks of NOGA simulator for the purpose of cardiac mapping and myocardium injection are presented. NOGA XP system has great advantages over other mapping technologies; hence its popularity is rising in the cardiology area.…”
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Real-time navigation in 3D environments based on 2D sensor by Too, Zhi Loc

“…This report describes the use of a 2D LiDAR to navigate and map its surrounding environments. The 2D LiDAR is transformed into a 3D LiDAR with a motor to produce 3D map data. …”
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Loading dynamics of cold atoms into a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber by Wang, Yu, Chai, Shijie, Xin, Mingjie, Leong, Wui Seng, Chen, Zilong, Lan, Shau-Yu

“…Cold atoms trapped and guided in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers provide a scalable diffraction-free setting for atom-light interactions for quantum technologies. …”
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Effect of embedded nanoparticle surface chemistry on plasmonic organic photovoltaic devices by Wong, Terence Kin Shun

“…Due to the tendency of the ligands in causing exciton quenching, carrier trapping and recombination, the device power conversion efficiency (PCE) can be lower than a BHJ device without NPs. …”
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‘The Poetic' as visual rhetoric in book design by Chong, Yee Cher

“…Firstly, it expands the adjective poetic by tapping into its evocative effects and transformative qualities. …”
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Optimization of operational conditions for continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero discharge by Lim, Deric Weikang.

“…Membrane Distillation Crystallization (MDC) is an innovative approach which involves the integration of the Membrane Distillation (MD) process together with a crystallizer unit. By tapping onto the potentials of MD, it becomes possible to operate under a supersaturated state of the solution, thereby achieving the objective of zero discharge to the environment while recovering valuable salts. …”
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Simulator for autonomous robot navigation by Ng, Zheng Jie

“…Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), a fundamental aspect of robotics and autonomous navigation systems, is comprised of two essential components localization and mapping. …”
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