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Develop a miniature, lowcost scanning receiver.

Since 1993, ASZM-TEDA carbon has been the standard filtration material used by the U.S. military for protection against nerve, blister and blood agents, and other maliciously delivered air contaminants. Although ASZM-TEDA effectively removes these contaminants, alternative air filtration media are sought to ameliorate bulky, unwieldy designs necessitated by current technology. Additional improveme ...

This Small Business Innovation Research project addresses development of a field-deployable monitor for detecting chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) by their infrared spectrochemical signature. Phase I studies demonstrat

The objective for this Phase I project is to improve low-temperature activity and lifetime of catalysts for destruction of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) in air. High-temperature catalytic oxidation is effective for removal of CWAs; however, minimizing the power requirements would reduce the cost of operation and increase the practicality of catalytic filters for use in the field. The approach d ...

This proposed Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I addresses development of new materials and a process employing them for the continuous removal of cyanide species from air streams. Interest in removal of these species stems from the potential harm that they can render in malicious attacks on U.S. forces. Current approaches for removal of these species are based on activated carbon s ...

IR Telemetrics builds microwave telemetry systems for transmitting sensor data through narrow metallic passages within automobile engines. IRT devices can interface with sensors and transmit their data to a local receiver network through complex passages as small as four centimeters. Research will adapt IRT core technology to enable continuous communication with marine containers. The performance ...

The combat load for today's individual Special Operations Forces warfighter is 100 pounds or more, which is unacceptably high. Lighter loads will reduce SOF operator fatigue, and increase his ability to move greater distances in a shorter time than is possible today. As a solution to this problem, we propose to manufacture a self-mobile trailer, a robotic "mule" capable of carrying loads up to 1 ...

Special Operation Forces personnel require a rugged, miniature receiver that is capable of monitoring RF energy while deployed on a mission. The RF receiver will give a better picture of the electromagnetic threat environment enabling a heightened situational awareness, yet the device must be small enough that it does not hamper the SOF warfighter during missions requiring stealth and rapid mobil ...

This project is designed to test a novel receptor scaffold/sensor combination for the selective and direct measurement of antigens and to compare direct electric detection of antigens against the corresponding antibody based ELISA method. The scaffold concept combines a robust nucleic acid receptor (aptamer) coupled to a low cost CMOS FET and AlGaN MODFET transducer. Aptamers are short nucleic aci ...

In Phase I, Phase IV proposes to develop the overall architecture and design of a prototype RF system for shipping containers that will operate in the marine environment while being loaded stacked aboard ship, on board deck of a ship in a stack, unloaded, and moved and stacked in shipping terminals. Phase IV has developed a state-of-the-art RF system for tracking and monitoring munitions, both at ...