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Inspecting for and detecting counterfeit, unapproved material substitutions or substandard processed raw material using existing processes is difficult, time consuming and expensive.Ocean Bay, LLC and the Primary Investigator, Karen Bruer, formed a team consisting of Ocean Bay, LLC, Savanah River National Laboratory and Old Dominion University, to apply for DLA15C-001:Detecting Substandard, Noncon ...

Tetramer Technologies, LLC, an advanced materials R&D company in South Carolina, will develop a novel security pigment and ink to be used in the production of tamper-evident and anti-counterfeit labelling and packaging. Current security inks often require extensive training or expensive equipment to be validated. Tetramer will model the desired novel pigment properties, synthesize pigments with th ...

This project aims to create a commercially viable 3D printed prosthetic product line which is superior, cost effective and more efficiently utilizes clinician time. Phase 1 demonstrated the feasibility of a process that uses a low-cost 3D scanner to capture limb shapes, converts the scan data into a computer model file of the 3D printable socket, and prints a strong, durable socket that can be mou ...

"Deep Learning for standoff detection of Special Nuclear Material (DLeN) applies the same deep learning techniques that allow computers to beat human performance in image recognition and the game of Go to detecting Special Nuclear Material. Spectral analysis and signal processing can in some cases be augmented by the use of much larger neural nets that conduct much deeper analysis of features of t ...

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 ...

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 ...