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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 ...

Traditional weapon systems often fail to meet the requirements of close combat typical of the previously discussed engagement, where insurgents often blend in or store weapon amongst friendly or non-combatant forces, to shield them from precision strike munitions of a technologically superior force. This type of warfare has led to an increased focus on the use of less-lethal weapons, to reduce let ...

The discovery and commercial development of licensed vaccines often take many years of research followed by years of pre-clinical and clinical development. We propose to assess the feasibility of using a novel irradiation-inactivation technology to develop vaccines more rapidly. The technology utilizes a manganese-peptide complex to protect antigenic proteins from ionizing radiation while allowing ...

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 ...

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Under phase I of this program, DRT identified a feasible design approach that very nearly meets or exceeds the requirements for this portable wireless receiving system. The critical areas of size, weight, power consumption, performance and ruggedness wereall addressed. Along with major breakthroughs in power and size reduction, the mechanical design was refined to implement an innovative, passiv ...

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The goal of this SBIR effort has been to extend the relevance of SIGINT information to operators without extensive training in that domain. The Phase I contract produced a working demonstration of an innovative Threat Warning System prototype thatprocessed SIGINT information acquired via a bodyworn antenna vest and provided the operator with a visual display of the immediate threat environment vi ...

A display and input device are required for use in conjunction with the body worn version of the Ground SIGINT Kit (GSK). This effort will research and select COTS displays suitable for use in both wrist-worn and head-mounted scenarios, and then repackageprototypes of these devices in a ruggedized configuration, with mechanical and electrical interfaces compatible with the GSK system controller ( ...

The Analog/Video Communications Link can be used by fielded soldiers for data/voice transfer to fellow soldiers or as a link for gathering data from remotely located sensors. Phase I of this effort produced a preliminary hardware design for two CardTransceiver (CXCVR) versions, one with a PCI interface and the other with a PCMCIA interface, a Sensor Transceiver (SXCVR), and a base station compute ...