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The proposed effort will employ an array of broadband (W band) antennas, integrated with high-speed (subnanosecond) GaN HEMTs in an array, to detect potential threats to military personnel. The system will be low SWaP, low-cost, and will detect a NETD of 3 degrees or less, from at least 15 meters, with a pixel resolution of < 10 cm. Millimeter wave imaging has been shown to be a useful tool in the ...

The detection and characterization of airborne aerosol particles is paramount to rapidly sense chemical and biological threats. This is especially true for urban and/or battlespace settings where the aerosol composition can include inorganic, organic, and biological particles with complex morphologies across a range of sizes that spans orders of magnitude (1-100 μm). Because aerosols contain a la ...

Fabrico Technology, Professor Kevin Dalby, the Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, and Dr. Tamer Kaoud, Research Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, the University of Texas at Austin (UT), have successfully met and exceeded the Phase I technical objectives as specified in the original Phase I solicitation ...

Fabrico Technology, Professor Kevin Dalby, the Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, and Dr. Tamer Kaoud, Research Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, the University of Texas at Austin (UT), propose to develop and discover a new family of a small molecule(s) that increases the endosomal pH resulting in inhi ...

Aptamers are oligonucleotides that bind like antibodies to envelope and other viral proteins to block or inhibit viral host cell entry and replication for passive immunity until a patient can mount an effective immune response. In Phase I, Nanohmics proposes to test existing DNA aptamers against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever envelope epitopes funded by a previous SBIR Phase II contract W81XWH-09 ...

Raman spectroscopy has proven to be a reliable field deployable detection technique for assessing chemical threats, including chemical warfare agents, energetic materials, and illicit narcotics. Military and Homeland Security agencies commonly utilize various portable Raman systems in sensitive site exploitation, checkpoint scenarios, and to determine hazardous content on surfaces or containers. E ...

As the single largest consumer of materials and energy use worldwide, the construction sector remains a prime target for materials reuse reform. (Krausmann et al., 2009; De Ia Rue du Can & Price, 2008). Construction and ongoing operation of the built environment extracts a significant amount of resources -- and on an ongoing basis. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), buildings ac ...

Vaporous hydrogen peroxide (VHP) has been explored by the military as a methodology for decontamination of sensitive, mission critical equipment and enclosed areas including aircraft, tanks, and buildings that have been contaminated by chemical and biological pathogens. VHP has significant advantages over other decontamination technologies based on its efficacy for the neutralization of chemical a ...

Fats, oils and greases (FOGs) cause 75% of sewer systems in the US to operate at 50% capacity, cost US cities over $20 billion in sewer maintenance, and cause over 40,000 sewer overflows annually. Most commercial kitchens are required by law to remove FOGs with a grease interceptor from wastewater before emitting into public sewers. In order to reduce sewer maintenance costs and overflows while in ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have emerged as a pervasive and persistent threat to drinking water throughout the world. Called ‘forever chemicals” because their high stability leads PFAS to build up in the environment. PFAS accumulates in the blood from exposures and is associated with various cancers and other illnesses. There is an urgent need for a technology that can both remo ...