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The goal for this Phase I research is to develop a stretchable dielectric ink that can be used for flexible applications. Printing electronics is a new and quickly growing alternative to traditionally manufactured electronics. Flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) is a novel approach to electronic circuit manufacturing that aims to combine the best of printed and conventional electronics. FHE devices ...

Every soldier, Marine, airman, and sailor will be exposed to hazardous noise at some point in his or her career. One major consequence of noise exposure is tinnitus. Tinnitus can impede communication, reduce environmental and social awareness, and degrade combat performance and mission effectiveness. Tinnitus can also harm a service member’s quality of life and future employability with severe f ...

This research aims to develop decision support tools for better maintenance and planning of renewable energy generation and storage assets using atmospheric, local weather, and on-ground environmental data blended with site-, regional- and national-generation data. The study will use a combination of these data to understand the relationship between non-cloud cover based atmospheric conditions and ...

This PHASE II two-year proposal is designed to expand upon the knowledge gained already in the PHASE I research regarding the development of rapid bioresorbable glasses to bring us to the making of prototype stents which would be ready for testing in animals and humans. Motivated by the success of PHASE I research, wherein several bioresorbable glasses in the Na2O-K2O-CaO-B2O3-P2O5 have been devel ...

There is tremendous potential to manufacture printed electronics in a more sustainable, flexible, faster, and less costly way. However, innovations in materials have been required for full scale manufacturing. In their successful Phase I, ChemCubed (C3) developed a nanocomposite dielectric with electrical and thermal properties similar to those of FR4 boards currently used in PCB manufacturing. In ...

The ability to quickly test materials during new technology development would provide actionable insight that would significantly reduce materials and device design iterations and accelerate time-to-market. However, conventional characterization and test methods are increasingly ineffective when applied to structures less than 100 nanometers, causing challenges across R&D, process control, and fai ...

We propose to use Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) measurements as an early warning system, to cue on-site validation of the soiling station and any available meteorological (MET) station data to validate if a work order to clean deposited particulate matter is necessary. This would move from reactive maintenance – often weeks delayed, to proactive maintenance – getting ahead of the weather impact ...

The purpose of the continuation of this Direct-to-Phase II effort is to develop a field-expedient, antimicrobial, hydration-providing wound dressing for acute care of large burn wounds.

There is a great need for disruptive technology to enhance the success rate of endotracheal intubation (ETI) procedures.  Complications frequently occur not only with difficult airway patients, but with patients with trauma and those with no apparent anatomical challenges.  Complications occur with military casualties, both prior to and after arrival at Combat Support Hospitals, and in austere a ...

This Phase I proposal in research partnership with Rutgers the State University aims to explore the range of inorganic glass systems which are dissolvable in saline solutions at human body temperatures. Glasses in the Na2O-K2O-CaO-B2O3-P2O5 system with varying Na2O/K2O/CaO and B2O3/P2O5 will be melted. Glass substrates will be made which will be subjected to varying phase separation treatments in ...