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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used extensively for DoD firefighting applications due to their thermochemical stability and unique properties. PFAS are recalcitrant environmental pollutants and bioaccumulative toxins, presenting DoD installations with significant environmental compliance and remediation challenges. The most significant PFAS issues are a direct result of aqueo ...

This proposal responds to the direct to the Snap-On Phase 2 SBIR by extending our novel non-parametric Bayesian framework---OTACON: (O)pen world intelligence (T)hrough (A)ugmentation and (Co)mposition of (N)on-parametrics---for novelty detection in open worlds.  We build on our advances in composition and inference of non-parametric Bayesian models, and insights from the mathematics of Optimal Tr ...

In the EO (Earth Observation) market, both DoD and commercial customers are increasingly sensitive to “quality of product” (an image) and receiving that image or data in near real-time. Spaceborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a discipline within radar that can be used to create high-resolution 3-D images of landscapes, ships, moving vehicle, walkers, aircraft, etc. Unlike an optical senso ...

This DARPA-STTR program aims to research and develop a computational and theoretical framework to assess the extent of asymmetric visibility through an externally tunable nanoparticle-based obscurant cloud, and how much such asymmetry can be enhanced by using a computational backend. Essentially, we will explore how the previous knowledge of the statistics of the obscurant can help the computation ...

The TARMAC Framework and prototype algorithms will be developed in the Phase I effort. The TARMAC Framework algorithms will enable decentralized coordinated groups of autonomous platforms to perform sensing missions without explicit communications, as long as the platforms have a common operating picture and objective. The algorithms will define mission plans and individual platform behaviors for ...

BioSqueeze, Inc. (BSI) proposes using microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) to meet DARPA’s SBIR program objective of “pushing the utility of biological cement derived from living organisms to produce hardened surfaces in semi-aquatic environments.” Our MICP technology will reduce the effects of beach erosion and greatly improve the ability of vehicles to transition from ...

Natural rubber is an essential manufacturing material that possesses performance properties that are superior to synthetic rubber for many product applications, including increased tear and tensile strength, as well as superior mechanical performance properties. Aircraft tires, for example, are made of natural rubber; whereas, synthetic rubber (which is less expensive to procure) is used for less ...

Large aperture optics are important for various applications including remote sensing and gigapixel imaging, but such optics are generally very heavy. For example, the optics in the Hubble telescope (aperture of ~ 2m) are on the order of 1000 kg. The emerging field of meta-optics, which utilizes arrays of sub-wavelength nano-scatterers to manipulate wave-fronts can drastically reduce the size and ...

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