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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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The Tasso HemoLink is an integrated device that aims at simplifying blood collection. The wearable device was engineered with a focus on simplicity both for the user, by integrating all the traditional steps of blood collection in a simple press of a button, and for the laboratory workflow, by collecting the sample in a detachable reservoir that can insert into standard laboratory analyzers. We wi ...

A new process for additive manufacturing of high dielectric constant materials, combined together with state-of-the-art engineering design optimizations enables the design and fabrication of a substantially more compact voltage multiplier.

With 10 billion people expected on the planet by 2050, serious innovations are needed to meet the expected 50% increase in demand for protein. Beta Hatch is industrializing the production of insects for agriculture, pioneering our first crop, the yellow mealworm as an animal feed ingredient.. In Phase 1 we developed novel feed formulations to bring down the costs of insect production, enhance the ...