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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 ...

Military personnel must be protected from diseases transmitted by ticks and fleas, including Lyme disease. Effective surveillance of tick and flea vectors is vital to determine the population present, whether they are carrying disease, and whether control campaigns are working. Unfortunately, current surveillance tools are ineffective. In Phase I TDA designed, prototyped, and tested a novel ti ...

This research project develops engine technology capable of scavenging power from naturally occurring energy sources in order to supply power for weapon monitoring systems. The environmental energy sources targeted are: ambient temperature, barometricpressure and humidity. Most existing techniques for scavenging power are built around ideal environments. The weapon systems will most likely not ha ...

Situation awareness (SA) is critical to effective performance for Army forces conducting MOUT missions. In that the Army wishes to train soldiers in small unit operations to have high levels of SA, this Phase II SBIR will develop and validate anintegrated SA measurement system. This SA measurement battery will allow researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of different apporaches to training SA ...

This Phase 2 SBIR proposal presents an architecture for wireless microsensor networks that provides improved information assurance (IA). It addresses both traditional computer network security threats (e.g., eavesdropping, masquerade and forgery) and alsomicrosensor-centric IA threats such as denial-of-service attacks, battery exhaustion, sensor tampering/spoofing, and adversarial movement of sen ...

This Phase I proposal responds to the need for a low-power, expendable, remote sensor array that can be emplaced and positioned to provide battlefield environmental data.Applied Technologies, Inc. proposes to design and conduct testing on a remote sensorarray capable of accommodating a multitude of sensors, including wind speed and direction, visibility, precipitation, atmospheric pressure and tem ...

This research project investigates natural and non-natural energy sources available in the environment that can be scavenged to provide electrical power. The sources considered are: thermal, barometric pressure, acoustic, humidity, water, wind, solar andelectromotive (low frequency and radio frequency waves). Most existing techniques for scavenging power are built around ideal environments. For e ...

The objective of this SBIR effort is to develop and validate the Infantry Situation Awareness Training (ISAT) program. Situation Awareness forms the critical foundation underlying all military decision making and task execution. Success in current andfuture battlefields will depend on warfighters and leaders who are able to rapidly assess key information in a complex and changing environment to cr ...

The objective of this SBIR effort is to develop and validate the Infantry Situation Awareness Training (ISAT) program. Situation Awareness forms the critical foundation underlying all military decision making and task execution. Success in current andfuture battlefields will depend on warfighters and leaders who are able to rapidly assess key information in a complex and changing environment to cr ...

This Phase 2 SBIR proposal presents an architecture for wireless microsensor networks that provides improved information assurance (IA). It addresses both traditional computer network security threats (e.g., eavesdropping, masquerade and forgery) and alsomicrosensor-centric IA threats such as denial-of-service attacks, battery exhaustion, sensor tampering/spoofing, and adversarial movement of sen ...