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Nanohmics Inc. in collaboration with Dr. Andrea Al propose to develop and experimentally demonstrate ultra-compact nonlinear-plasmonic all-optical switches and isolators that exploit sharp asymmetric plasmonic-resonances observed in sub-wavelength metasurfaces. Devices will be comprised of plasmonic gratings that couple light into Long Range Surface Plasmons (LRSPs). The gratings are engineered to ...

This project will develop a new scientific instrument optimized for the advanced characterization of near-infrared fluorescent nanoparticles that can exist as left- or right-handed structures (enantiomers). Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are currently the leading example of such nanomaterials. Applied NanoFluorescence, LLC (ANF) proposes a novel multi-mode chiroptical spectrometer that ca ...

Low Thermal Electronics, Inc. proposes to design a stand-alone, programmable voltage source capable of supplying precision voltages in the range of zero to 1,000 volts direct current (DC), with options for scaling up to 10,000 volts, and with a total expanded uncertainty (k=2) of less than 10uV/V for the 10,000 volts version. This instrument will improve state-of-the-art measurements in high resis ...

During this Phase II SBIR development program, Tetramer Technologies will develop highlymonodisperse 100-nm and sub-100-nm diameter nanoparticles for use as latex size standards. Highlymonodisperse nanoparticle latexes are needed for improved calibration of electron microscopes, lightscatteringparticle sizing instruments, atomic force microscopes, and particle counters/contamination monitors used ...

Maximizing the effectiveness whilst simultaneously minimizing the toxicity of antimicrobial agents is the most important step in any effective infectious disease treatment regimen, however, escalating resistance, lack of novel antibiotics and complexity in patient populations has rendered many traditional dosing regimens ineffective. To compound the issue, some antimicrobials, such as aminoglycosi ...

The main objective of this Phase II.2 DARPA SBIR proposal is to develop a robust and reliable electrical connection strategy for softening implantable electrode arrays and industry standard connectors for use in chronic animal models at research facilities throughout the world. The Phase II.2 base period consists of two tasks: 1) to connect softening neural interfaces to wire-based and flexible po ...

Recent advances in deep sub-threshold analog and digital electronics have created a class of intelligent electronics capable of power consumption levels as low as 10 nanowatts while in the sensor’s asleep-yet-aware phase of Near Zero Power RF and Sensor Operations (N-ZERO). The sub-threshold circuits require power supply voltages typically in the 0.3 to 0.7 V range, yet the voltages of current c ...

A staggering number of microbes on Earth (99%) are not culturable using standard laboratory methods. These microbes are called “unculturable”. Microbes not grown and studied in laboratories are uncharacterized and may be a source of useful biological products and molecules. Unculturables have been found in many sample types and environments. Furthermore, characterization of these organisms wil ...

In Phase II of AQUIRE, we will develop a prototype document background generation and management system that can be used by analysts and decision makers to access information gathered from a wide variety of unstructured sources about entities, relations, and complex situations. This system will be able to (1) construct topically organized entity corpora which are automatically supplemented with st ...

A significant challenge in extracting event attributes from unstructured text is that events possess a wide array of attributes which affect decision making. In a single document, an author may describe events that have happened (realis), did not happen or could have happened (irrealis), and that may happen in the future. They may describe events which reflect a generic class of occurrences, or a ...