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This STTR project will develop and validate a robust, scalable computational capability for the simulation of weapon-target interactions of interest to the Army. The proposed algorithm is based on the FLIP (Fluid Implicit Particle) - MPM (Material PointMethod) - MFM (Multiphase Flow Method) approach and the CartaBlanca nonlinear solver environment developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Car ...

72571B03-I Reactive subsurface barriers for groundwater remediation require systems to ensure that the barrier is continuous along its length (without any breaks or holes) and that it continues to remediate the groundwater passing through the barrier. Electrical resistivity measurements made within the barrier wall offer the potential to reliably address these needs in a low-cost manner. This ...

The Phase I program objectives were successfully completed. In addition, novel ideas were developed that will be of use in the Phase II program and in the field of algorithm development and sensor characterization in the laboratory. Work on new algorithmswas initiated to optimize wavelength selection for vapor and aerosol detection, a detailed design for obtaining sensor detection statistics in th ...

The Phase I program objectives were successfully completed. In addition, novel ideas were developed that will be of use in the Phase II program and in the field of algorithm development and sensor characterization in the laboratory. Work on new algorithmswas initiated to optimize wavelength selection for vapor and aerosol detection, a detailed design for obtaining sensor detection statistics in th ...

The use of textile materials to impart biocidal or other health-related function is an age-old idea, dating back to the application of ointments and compresses to wounds. In all areas of life, military and civilian, protection from pathogens is a growingconcern, and textiles with antimicrobial properties are desired. One would like to have a material that can be resistant to airborne pathogens. ...

The overall objective of the proposed Phase I study was to develop a one-step, rapid assay for detecting bacterial toxins in aqueous solutions using fluorescent, polymerized liposomes. During Phase I, Luna developed several formulations for affinity,polymerized, fluorescent liposomes (fluorosomes) based on acetylenic phospholipids and lipid-based fluorescent probes. The ligands biotin, GM1, prot ...

The objective of the Phase I program was to develop a rapid, automated means of monitoring the efficacies of decontaminants on bacterial pathogens using fluorescent probes. During Phase I, Luna developed several fluorescence-based viability assaysexploiting the metabolism of the tester strains E. coli, S. aureus, and B. globigii. Acid-production and general reduction and oxidative metabolism wer ...

The objective of the Phase I program was to develop a rapid, automated means of monitoring the efficacies of decontaminants on bacterial pathogens using fluorescent probes. During Phase I, Luna developed several fluorescence-based viability assaysexploiting the metabolism of the tester strains E. coli, S. aureus, and B. globigii. Acid-production and general reduction and oxidative metabolism wer ...

The overall objective of the proposed Phase I study was to develop a one-step, rapid assay for detecting bacterial toxins in aqueous solutions using fluorescent, polymerized liposomes. During Phase I, Luna developed several formulations for affinity,polymerized, fluorescent liposomes (fluorosomes) based on acetylenic phospholipids and lipid-based fluorescent probes. The ligands biotin, GM1, prot ...

This project will involve the prototype development of a miniature W-band dielectric traveling-wave tube (DTWT) that will provide short-wavelength radiation for the network-centric Objective Force. The DTWT is based on the novel interaction between asmall-diameter electron beam and the electromagnetic fields of a traveling wave inside a very compact dielectric waveguide. The dielectric waveguide i ...