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In previous R&D, the developers created codeSpark Academy, a game that employs a visual and block-based approach with puzzles to teach coding skills to students ages 5 to 9 years old. codeSpark Academy is in widespread use in and out of schools around the world. In this project, the developers will expand storytelling creative tools within the existing game. The pretend-play scenarios will include ...

Advances in materials and automation are rapidly reshaping the American manufacturing economy, and must be embraced to sustain a strong manufacturing sector in the United States. Additive manufacturing is possibly the fastest growing example of this trend, growing at an astonishing compound annual growth rate of 25.7%. The plastic materials market for additive manufacturing, valued at $700M in 202 ...

In the Phase II project, METSS will continue the development of a safe, robust, rapid, and effective chlorine dioxide (ClO2) gas dispersion system to be used for on-site room decontamination in hospital and non-hospital settings. The heart of the decontamination system is a proprietary ClO2 generating micro-reactor technology that is used to quickly and safely generate ClO2 on-site. This technolog ...

Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in food packaging, as coatings for cloth (e.g. Scotchgard), firefighting foams, electronics, and industrial and automotive components. Being perfluorinated species, they are engineered to breakdown slowly (half-life >92 years in water), and thus persist for very long times. Their high water-solubility makes them especially dangerous, and much like perchlo ...

Rapid innovation in computer-mediated communication (e.g., social media) has created new channels for the spread of information. The proposed work will integrate Advanced Brain Monitoring’s neurological and physiological metrics (e.g., EEG, ECG, eye-tracking) with Cubic Intific Corporation’s Social Media Analytic Replication Toolkit (SMART) to yield a unified framework for analyzing informatio ...

Future TBCC propulsion systems, in addition to incorporatingvariablegeometricalenginefeatures,will require controllingtheengine duringits transient mode,as wellas,managingaerodynamicand thermal limits of thesystem over theentireflight range. Theimportantchallenges of TBCC enginesareto establish astablemodetransition process whilemaintaining propulsion system performanceand operability, perform ast ...

NextGen Aeronautics is proposing to develop and demonstrate a lightweight, low cost, load bearing, thermally protective and high temperature survivable structure for hypersonic flight. Our technical approach is based on advancing the work performed under legacy programs and Phase I to a higher maturity level. Creating a single structural element with inherent insulating properties provides signifi ...

This SBIR Phase II project completes the development and validation of a Gen 2 beacon, develops a ruggedized automated ground station and matures the central control center software environment. This project is divided into two phases: Phase II (base) completes development of the Gen 2 beacon and ground station, explores alternative power sources and culminates in a full space qualification test p ...

CRG proposes to leverage its partnerships, advanced aerospace system design capabilities, and unique manufacturing technologies to design, build and demonstrate a flying missile rail along with the high-rate production technologies required to meet DARPA’s objectives of 500 units per month, within one month. CRG will focus on high-rate manufacturing technologies currently in use within the autom ...

To meet DARPA’s specified needs, X-Bow (pronounced “Crossbow”) will infuse advanced manufacturing (AM) methods to produce its small launch vehicle. The vehicle will be capable of rapid and affordable on-demand launch of small payloads. There are ample commercially available opportunities to infuse automated and AM techniques into tanks, nozzles, and other mechanical components. However, ther ...