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Rubber is pervasive in our economy, with over 50,000 products requiring natural rubber (NR), including military grade tires. Yet significant global shortfalls are projected. Rubber dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) produces natural rubber (cis-1,4, -polyisoprene) in root latex vessels (laticifers) almost identical to rubber from the tropical rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). Problem: Cost-effective ...

It is here proposed to demonstrate AlGaN based solar-blind avalanche photodiodes and arrays operating in both linear and Geiger mode that would be suitable for replacing photomultiplier tube technology bio-agent detection, missile warning systems, and hostile fire identification. These objectives will be reached through a comprehensive R&D thrust in the areas of semiconductor material epitaxial gr ...

There is a growing need for the wider deployment of infrared cameras in various defense applications, from handheld to vehicle-mounted. Meeting this requires a low-cost imaging device that has low noise and high frame rates. Microbolometers largely fill this need in the longwave infrared regime, although they suffer from relatively slow response times and are near their technological performance l ...

The special properties of quantum states make them attractive for emerging applications in quantum communication and computing. However, the very properties of quantum states that make them useful also make them difficult to measure. Quantum state tomography is a measurement tool which allows for complete characterization of quantum states. Although great progress has been made in researching quan ...

To meet the unique messaging, data-sharing and transaction processing needs of DARPA and ultimately other parts of DoD, the Wickr solution will leverage our proven encryption technology to develop a scalable, decentralized messaging and transaction solution that will support DARPA's and DoD's needs in a number of environments and platforms. At a minimum, the solution to DARPAs messaging and data s ...

The current technology for HgCdTe-based infrared detectors is limited by the required operating temperatures. Episensors proposes to develop a low power, small form factor mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) camera based on a high operating temperature (HOT) ...

American Energy Technologies Co. will partner with Eagle Picher Technologies in order to develop a lean and efficient method for synthesis of Lithium battery grade carbon monofluoride (CFx). The focus of the development / prototyping work will be on continuous processing, application of domestic raw materials and use of modern material de-aggregation techniques for particles of the end-product. Pr ...

SYNERGEO is a reconfigurable, geostationary platform. The core platform is made up of constituent core modules which provide the power, data relay, attitude control and stationkeeping requirements. Around the outside of the platform are generic docking p...

CU Aerospace, along with the University of Illinois wishes to propose SYNERGEO,a geostationary platform that is assembled from sub-modules by the DARPA Phoenix robot. Each module complies with the DARPA POD standard. With an initial launch of 4 modules, up to three payloads can be supported. With additional core platform modules, the number of unique payloads increases exponentially. Further, the ...

Embedded networking applications ranging from industrial control systems to home automation and networking to smartphone-controllable devices represent a substantial and growing internet security risk. The open source formally verified seL4 microkernel provides a foundation for building trustworthy systems. Wearable Inc. proposes building on this a set of high-quality software components which can ...