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Visualization of Exception Handling Constructs to Support Program Understanding	Novel approach for exception handling using three inter-connected views: quantitative, flow, and contextual The program’s design was created with input from experienced Java developers who found the program effective for directing them to better practices for exception-handling constructs Prototype developed in Eclipse for Java applications, and can be extended to object-oriented languages with similar exception handling	4684
Virtual Sensing Integrated for Predictive Reliability (VIPR)	Advanced: Acquires system data via virtual sensing, without the need for physical sensors in all desired locations Cost-reducing: Aims to reduce maintenance and planning costs for solid rocket motors and potentially other vehicle propulsion systems Predictive: Provides useful, repeatable, extensive data sets to predict rocket performance and enable proactive plans for propulsion system maintenance, upgrades, and replacements, potentially reducing downtime and failures	8555
Vest-Style Device Assists Ventilation and Perfusion (V/Q) to Help Prevent Respiratory Failure	Powerful: Designed to optimize oxygenation for patients in acute hypoxic respiratory failure Supportive therapy: Non-invasively complements mechanical ventilator support Low cost: Significantly less expensive than technologies that increase oxygenation (e.g., ventilators, oxygen systems)	8529
Versatile Retroreflective Metastructures for Enhanced Electromagnetic Response	Improved steep angle performance: Increases the angular range of reflectivity to greatly reduce the precision needed to produce a retroreflective response Increased bandwidth: Combines multiple periodic metasurfaces into a hybrid metastructure for greater bandwidth Versatile design: Can be designed for either single- or dual-polarized retroreflection, with metasurfaces of different periodicities combined for varying angles	8764
Versatile Continuum Robots with Variable Stiffness Control for Improved Positioning and Manipulation	Continuum robot design offers stiffness control continuously along the length of a guidewire or at variable discrete locations along the structure’s length. Versatile design is not restricted to one actuator type along the length of the guidewire, and elements can be placed along any section of the guidewire body. With better control of the wire positioning within a patient’s anatomy, it may be possible to improve treatment outcomes.	9166
Variable Slope, Multi-Octave Radio Frequency Filters	Customizable: The combined signal may be applied to a standard low-pass, band pass, or high-pass optical filter. The filter can be implemented with any number of poles for a maximum defined-slope, and the choice of pass type may be made according to the desired slope direction. Variable: By moving the optical carrier up and down in frequency through the transition band, the slope of the RF signal can be continuously varied. Versatile: The technology can be used as is or it can augment existing RF lab equipment.	7680
Variable Center of Gravity for Coaxial Aircraft	Efficient- improved payload capacity and increased efficiency Cheaper- reduction in maintenance cost per flight hour due to decreased complexity of rotating components Simpler- reduction in the mechanical complexity	7654
Vapor Phase Infiltration Produces Solar Cells with Greater Thermal Stability	Stability: Decreasing spiro-OMeTAD crystallization improves thermal stability of hole transport layers within perovskite solar cells (PSCs) Longevity: Eliminating the main cause of PSCs’ operational degradation increases the overall product lifespan Efficiency: Preventing the delamination of the layers transporting electronic charge has doubled the power conversion efficiency of modified PSCs	9034
Vapor Modification Method for Wood Product Preservation	Water repellant: Manages moisture content by facilitating deep penetration and coating of metal oxide throughout the wood structure Fungal resistant: Withstands mold growth in humid and moist environments Thermally insulating: Reduces thermal bridging in wood studs used in building materials	8391
Utilizing Impedance Spectroscopy for Advanced Characterization of Particles	Comprehensive: Simultaneously measures both spatial and dielectric properties of particles Streamlined: Helps resolve signal interference from coincident cells—a challenge of other assessment techniques Precise: Offers complex impedance as a new level of particle feature assessment, integrating it with other measurements such as elasticity and size for more predictive analyses	8049
Using Soy Proteins to Reduce Costs of Dewatering of Fibrous Sludge	Cost-effective: Decreases costs by 80% compared to using 100% CPAM Greater price stability: Experiences much less price fluctuation than the hydrocarbon feedstock from which CPAM is manufactured More environmentally friendly: Reduces the mass and volume of sludge requiring disposal and is a nonpetroleum-based option	6128
Using Smart Macros to Optimize User Actions on Smartphones	Improves user experience: Provides near-desktop level experience for the mobile phone environment Easy to use: Reduces user burden by presenting programmable macros in a simple and user-friendly manner Causes minimum overhead: Does not contain any process that degrades the remote desktop performance because of high requirements for the central processing unit (CPU) or memory	5501
Using Hardware "Fingerprints" to Enhance Network Security	Long-Term Solution: Because no software client is required, this technique can be used to identify both current and future unmanageable devices. Failsafe: Because it relies on inherently unique signatures tied to hardware’s diverse compositions, component manufacturers, and physical differences, the system is difficult to defeat by unauthorized—or even authorized—users. Reduced Vulnerability: As a network-based solution, this method eliminates the security vulnerabilities associated with software additions at each node.	5818
Using Capillary Foams to Recover Spilled Oil	Improved performance- better solution over existing enhanced oil recovery mobility-control methods Effective- efficient capture of the spilled oil Low-cost- affordable materials	7102, 6941
Universal Transcriptional Programming in a Bacteroides Consortium Creates a Foundation to Advance Living Therapeutics	Consortium-based, universal transcriptional programming framework is a biotic decision-making technology using genetic circuit compression in a Bacteroides community. Compressed genetic circuit design shortens circuit-building time, offers a compact circuit footprint that allows more complexity, uses fewer resources, and reduces cell communication time. Has potential applications in living therapeutics, advanced biomanufacturing, and next-generation biosecurity.	9006
Unique Processing Method for Highly Durable Bismaleimide Plastic	Highly durable: Demonstrates an impact strength of up to 69 kilo joules per square meter—a 392% increase over BMI that did not undergo HSSM processing High-fidelity: Overcomes the typical limitations of BMI without the use of chemical additives Straightforward: Requires only simple, conventional equipment for development	7994
Ultrasound System for Measuring Weld Penetration Depth	Real-Time – Potential to operate in a real-time welding environment Reliable – Test have shown repeated accurate and precise results Off-Life – Ability to check health and viability of welds	3348
Ultrasound Methods for Brain Imaging and Therapy	Cost efficient – fast localization, characterization, and control minimize costs Does not require MRI – high-resolution mapping eliminates need for MRI imaging Fast operation – operation can be performed in minutes	8035
Ultra-Thin Interposer Assemblies for Higher Integrated Circuit Bandwidth	Scalable, with connections above, below, and beside the interposer Lower cost, less complex manufacturing through interposer-package integration Testable, both before and after device integration	5453
Ultra-High Resolution Multimodal Imaging System	Integrative perspective imaging - topological and chemical imaging of complex biological samples and heterogeneous nanomaterial interfaces with sub-micrometric resolution Improved spatial resolution - system provides chemical imaging resolution of ~ 250 nm and electron microscopy topological resolution of ~ 50 nm. Accuracy in analytics - analysis at the level of a single cell or with subcellular resolution has been seen as a next frontier in innovative approaches to discovery	8300