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Parabon’s Snapshot DNA Phenotyping System, which stems from an SBIR Phase II project, predicts ancestry, pigmentation, and face shape from forensic DNA samples, giving investigators information about suspects or unidentified remains they could not have obtained previously. In December 2014, Snapshot was made commercially available, and since that time has been used in over 100 criminal cases. It ...

In an effort to development more robust optical system coatings DTRA, in collaboration with Sandia National Labs, is working to characterize the degradation of optical materials for space systems when exposed to high intensely EUV/ cold x-rays. The experiments utilizes the Double Eagle z-pinch facility which generates high current, high voltage arc pinch plasma to produce an intense EUV and cold x ...

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna systems have a strong potential to improve spectral efficiency, communication rate and connectivity over single antenna systems through diversity and multiplexing gains. This capability has been extensively studied for point-to-point MIMO systems and further extended to multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) that offers significant performance improvement relative ...

In recent military conflicts, protection against vehicle underbody blasts has been a key survivability issue. Underbody blasts from buried mines and Improvised Explosive Devices have resulted in significant casualties. Despite the variety of occupant protection devices that have been, or are in the process of being, developed, significant injury risk still remains as a result of blast events. As s ...

The shape of a parachute changes during the deployment of the canopy due to control inputs by the paratrooper/guidance system and environmental effects. However, there are currently no effective ways to measure the shape of the parachute and the airflow around the parachute from a realistic jump. This has limited the ability of developmental testers to assess hazards to the paratroopers and airdro ...

This project team will fully develop and test AlphaBear 2, a vocabulary learning game for grade 4 to 7 students. Vocabulary is a prerequisite for academic success, as it is linked to stronger performance across academic subjects and improved reading comprehension. It is more difficult for students to participate in educational activities without understanding the key vocabulary associated with tha ...

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) is proposing a sequential SBIR Phase II for the automated assessment technology developed under Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) Topic Number N07-137 Artifacts Assessment Tool Suite Infrastructure (AATSI) used for the development of automated testing and verification solutions. IDT has also developed a mature Automated Test and Retest (ATRT) technology ...

The Army is constantly striving towards improved weapon effectiveness with minimum collateral damage, with constraints on costs. Embedded canard actuation systems are one of the most costly components in spinning projectiles and there is a need to design new actuation mechanisms that are scalable across multiple caliber systems as well as applicable to new projectile designs. The design of such sy ...

The objective of this work is the development of a mathematical ontology for cyber events, entities and their associations and intentionscyber Situation Awareness (SA)and associated cyber Command and Control (C2). We use the qualifier mathematical to mean that in such an ontology, every Type (Class) has a distinct mathematical interpretation to differentiate from many so-called ontologies today di ...

A prototype code to facilitate reduced-order modeling of propeller inflow distortion noise was completed and successfully validated during our 6-month Phase I project. The “Installed Propeller Noise Model” code (IPNM) accepts both aircraft wing/tail surface geometry input or prescribed propeller inflow data via CFD solution or other means. During Phase II, the IPNM code will be developed in a ...