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Current toxicity testing of foodstuffs involves mass spectrometry analysis which requires a >24 h turnaround time in deployed military operations. This length of time is dangerous for personnel. Rapid identification of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) in food using a sensor that is biologically-based and easy to use eliminates that danger and would provide exactly what is needed for toxicity ev ...

Dengue viruses are transmitted by mosquito vectors throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. Four serotypes circulate, DEN-1 through -4, and immunity to one type does not preclude illness from another type and can exacerbate subsequent disease with another type. While dengue fever can be a mild infection, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue s ...

The objective of the proposed research is to develop a portable, passive system for rapid and efficient blood component separation. While a number of macro-scale devices are routinely employed in laboratory settings to separate, for example, red blood cells (RBCs) from platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and an emerging class of microfabricated devices are slowly being developed to address various low-th ...

The missile dome represents an enormous percentage of a modern missile’s expense. This project seeks to develop image correction methods to relax the optical tolerances for missile domes, thus significantly reducing their cost. ASE Optics has extensive experience in digital image processing, optical design, and in the manufacturing and measurement of missile domes. Furthermore ASE Optics is stra ...

Phishing is an increasing danger to the military and other organizations that must prevent information leakage. Targeted phishing (spear-phishing) and even regular phishing attempts evade regular spam detectors because phishing attacks are designed to loo

Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices such as thumb drives are commonly used to share information between computers and thus serve as vectors for attacks. For example, unsuspecting military personnel can easily carry malicious software or hardware into secure environments on USB thumb drives. Malicious USB devices present a significant risk to users, but USB and commercial operating systems do not pr ...

A novel transducer is proposed for the measurement of oil debris for both metallic and non-metallic particles. The transducer is compact, lightweight, and easily cleaned. The sensor operates at 350F, counts the debris particles, estimates the total mass of the debris, and indicates the debris composition.

This Phase I SBIR project will investigate two methods of generating water and liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels, i.e. gasoline and diesel, in the field from atmospheric CO2 and water using an available non-CO2 emitting source of power. Enzymatic and molecular sieve methods are compared to determine the most appropriate for Army field use in terms of cost, weight, efficiency, readiness and ...

The Computer Adaptive Triarchic Assessment and Instructional Activities for Early Childhood will be used with Children’s Progress core product. This software would identify gifted children in Pre-K to second grade through computer adaptive methods to measure children’s unique ability profiles in the areas of analytic, practical, and creative abilities. The software will enhance the connection ...

The Helios Remote Sensing Systems team will develop a miniature, low power, 360-degree field of view Moving Target Indicator (MTI) radar sensor that will alert the soldier to the whereabouts of targets out to at least 25 meters with a goal of 50 meters while operating in harsh environments. The sensor will be mounted, embedded, and integrated within the Advanced Combat Helmet and associated sensor ...