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U.S. Army munitions applications present a daunting combination of performance needs and environmental conditions that is extremely difficult for more energy dense batteries such as Lithium Polymer to meet. Devices must have a shelf life of 20+ years, provide peak power in a wide temperature range, endure high levels of linear acceleration and spin, and be ready for operation at a moments notice a ...

Approximately 5-6% of military injuries involve some form of major peripheral nerve injury that has little chance of spontaneous healing. Currently these injuries lead to major impairment of voluntary muscle function in the limbs and extremities, making tasks of walking, reaching, grasping, etc. very difficult or impossible for many patients. Focusing therapeutic treatments to segmental nerve in ...

TDAs proposes to develop a novel RF heating process for rewarming cryogenically preserved tissues and organs. TDAs approach is to optimize the RF frequency and power, along with the chemical composition, size and morphology of infused nanoparticles so that they heat tissue samples rapidly and uniformly. In this manner, the cryoprotectant solutions pass from the vitrified state to the liquid stat ...

See-Spot imaging is used in confirmation and handoff of targets by forward observers, airborne laser designation, laser-guided munitions and other types of weapons designation systems. Traditionally, the major limitations with existing see-spot systems is their inability to function in the presence of bright sunlight, and the inability to function when multiple spots from different sources are sim ...

The growing capability of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) has changed the face of the modern battlefield. Our enemies are beginning to exploit these new resources in ways that pose substantial threats not only to our deployed warfighters, but also to American citizens on our own soil. Because these threats are not well-addressed by our existing defense infrastructure, it is imperative that technolo ...

A low cost full 2D electronically scanned W-Band beamforming active imaging system can enable high resolution day/night all weather sensor systems. To meet these demanding requirements, FIRST RF proposes a pragmatic approach using COTS SiGe MMICs and a novel sparse phased array/packaging approach to meet these requirements. FIRST RFs approach leverages existing low cost phased array and scanning M ...

To address the need for improved treatment protocols that can ensure a higher rate of recovery from traumatic eye injury, i2C Solutions in collaboration with Oxygen Emulsion Company (OE Co), LLC, propose to develop a new topical therapy for ocular trauma that derives from a wound-healing technology originally funded by DARPA. The treatment involves application of a liquid peruorodecalin (PFD)/O2 e ...

Technology for projectiles is rapidly advancing, including their fuzing and guidance technologies. Though wireless fuze setting technology based on radio frequencies (RF) has been around for some time, including new developments by Orbital ATK , optical programming methods, such as Rheinmetalls 40mm airburst ammunition, are being shown to be more advantageous for numerous reasons. Creative Microsy ...

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Thin saws, although more difficult to manufacture and use, conserve valuable wood fiber resources and make the users of these thin saws more competitive globally. As such, thinner sawblades are growing in popularity in spite of the "challenges" associated with their manufacture and use. Three of those challengers revolve around brazing tips into thinner sawblades1) Because the steel is thinner, le ...