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Agentase has previously demonstrated that its technologies for enzyme polymerization can be used to detect nerve agent chemical weapons. That successful endeavor has resulted in a fielded product that is used by DoD, the US intelligence community, and emergency first responders. User feedback, while positive, suggests that an expansion of the sensor's detection capabilities beyond nerve agents w ...

Protection against biological warfare is a key military and civilian requirement strongly substantiated by recent events in the U.S. and around the world. This newly defined market has significant national defense implications. Protective clothing worn by United States military personnel can be contaminated by exposure to external bio-warfare agents or bacterial contamination from the skin. Bacte ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed research will investigate the feasibility of using intra-operative ultrasound (US) images to non-invasively register the bone surfaces of the knee to preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images. A surgical navigation system, KneeNav, is being developed by CASurgica for intraoperatively planning the proper location of ligament attachment sites and d ...

Haptic interfaces are being designed to enhance user interactions with entities in virtual environments. Potentially, haptics has widespread training applications. However, while visual and auditory stimuli have long been effectively incorporated into immersive training environments, haptics stimulation has lagged behind, due in large part to factors such as the immature state of haptics technol ...

A program to develop flow control techniques to reduce aero-optic distortion due to near field turbulence is proposed. The program combines the use of advanced computational techniques such as Large Eddy Simulations, new experimental methods such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Speckle techniques, along with actuator development and modeling technology to achieve this goal. The demon ...

In support of future U.S. Navy mine-hunting and surveillance systems, Imaging Microsensors Inc. (IMI) developed an innovative, lightweight, high-resolution, acoustic imaging method for identifying and locating natural seafloor features and objects that had been previously detected. The ability to re-acquire an object in sonar images, at arbitrary times and aspect angles, is critical to many applic ...

Kigre is developing new scalable high gain broad band rare earth doped laser oscillator/amplifier glass materials & diode pump architectures in support of high energy and high power laser applications. What's new, exciting and different about Kigre's laser glass materials and constructs is the ability to efficiently store and extract 1000-10,000x more laser power from ultra-short gain lengths and ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major objective of Phase II is to fully develop iGTO into a product that is ready for large-scale commercial distribution and deployment. iGTO is a capacity-building system designed to help practitioners demonstrate results. Utilizing an innovative interactive web-based technology, the iGTO system uses science and "best practices" to help practitioners and ...

The interest in the Phase II project on nanocapsules of biomolecules and nanomaterial lies in its ability to act as dual functionality like detection and neutralization simultaneously. Significant effort have been made by the defense as well as commercial sectors, however, there is no technology till now to provide dual functionality. During Phase I research, systematic studies on preparation of n ...

Terahertz plasma wave detectors and emitters utilizing the high-density 2-D electrons in submicron AlGaInN/GaN-based Quantum Well Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors (QW-HFETs)with high-sensitivity levels for the sensing of terahertz (THz) frequency electromagnetic radiation are proposed and developed.