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Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes to develop AiMNET, a User-Configurable Autonomous Establishing and Management of Secure Networks solution that automates network establishment and maintenance. The end result of this effort will significantly improve reliable network access to support automated and repeated simulation and tests, and reduce the cost and risks for networking.In Phase I, we ...

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 ...

ONE APPROACH TO COMMANDING KINETIC ENERGY PROJECTILES IS TO GUIDE THE PROJECTILE TO THE TARGET VICINITY BY A CODED LASER BEAM. A RELATIVELY NARROW FIELD-OF-VIEW STRAPPED-DOWN SEEKER THEN ACQUIRES THE TARGET ANDCLOSES IN FOR THE KILL. A LIGHTWEIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI)/NUCLEAR INSENSITIVE, ULTRA-RUGGED, NO-MOVING PARTS, NONELECTRONIC, FLUIDIC ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE ...

THE DETECTION OF NEUTRONS NORMALLY IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF CHARGE AND THEREFORE WEAK INTERACTION WITH MATTER. NEUTRON INDUCEDCONDUCTIVITY CHANGES OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIRECT MEANS OF MEASURING NEUTRON FLUENCES. DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC POLYMER-BASED FAST AND THERMAL NEUTRON IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND IS ANTICIPATED TO BE CAPABLE OF DIRECTLY MEASURING NEUTRON FL ...

AMONG THE MANY DECISIONS THAT ADOLESCENTS MUST MAKE ARE DECISIONS ABOUT ENGAGING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS SUCH AS DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE, DANGEROUS DRIVING, AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY. DECISIONS IN THESE AREAS MAY HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR FUTURES. MILDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADOLESCENTS ARE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO ENGAGE IN RISK BEHAVIORS FOR THREE REASONS. FIRST, THEY SHARE MANY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NONHAN ...

A MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS THAT MANDATEDBY THE 1986 EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED AMENDMENT WHICH REQUIRES STATES TO OFFER APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLD HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. THE CHALLENGE TO RESPOND TO THIS INITIATIVE WITH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS IS THE IMPETUS FOR THIS SBIR PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR OFFERING EXPERIENCEIN MATH A ...

eSpin Technologies will design the scale up machine to produce novel high performance separator for lithium primary batteries. The process will be developed to produce novel separator and a variants which has the potential of a significantly higher volumetric efficiency for electrolyte storage capacity and kinetics to distribute electrolyte flow within nanoporous channel efficiently. This new sepa ...

ACOUSTO-OPTIC (AO) BRAGG CELLS OFFER THE ADVANTAGES OF RELATIVELY LOW POWER CONSUMPTION AND THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE OUTPUT OPTICAL BEAMS OF VARYING INTENSITY FOR ONE BEAM ENTERING THE SYSTEM. THE MAJOR DISADVANTAGE OF THEAO DEVICE IS ITS ACOUSTIC WAVEFORM PROPAGATION DELAY, WHICH SETS A FUNDAMENTAL LIMIT ON DEVICE SPEED. ELECTRO-OPTIC (EO) DEVICES, ON THE OTHER HAND, OFFER AN ORDER OF MAGN ...

PRESENT METHODS UTILIZED FOR THE FABRICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ARE BASED ON MICROLITHOGRAPHY, EITHER OPTICAL, X-RAY, ELECTRON BEAM, OR ION BEAM. THESE METHODS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SMALLER SCALE FEATURES (E.G., NANOLITHOGRAPHY), BY THE WAVELENGTH OF THE RADIATION (OPTICAL AND X-RAY LITHOGRAPHY) AND/OR BY THE COMPLEXITY AND COST OF THE EQUIPMENT (X-RAY AND ELECTRON AND ...

The MDA has identified that the United States must improve the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to defeat the evolving threat against the US and its allies. In response, the MDA is planning to add a multi-object deployment approach to the BMDS architecture placing multiple Redesigned Kill Vehicles (RKVs) on each interceptor. Systima Technologies, Inc. (Systima) will develop innovative solut ...