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Development of a reflection control and direction device (RCDD) is proposed. This innovative device will progress the state of the art for propulsion of solar sails used to fly space weather monitoring sensors to sub-LaGrange point orbits for earlier warning times of impending destructive space weather events. A reflection control device (RCD) utilizes polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) mater ...

Drought is responsible for $327.7B in economic loss since 1980 in the United States and typically precedes, cooccurs, or initiates other hazards like wildfires or prolonged periods of intense heat. The compounding or cascading of these hazards routinely threatens the wellbeing and stability of communities. The economic impact from drought can be especially harsh when the drought begins rapidly in ...

Metal-semiconductor (“Schottky”) junctions have defined the “gold standard” in sensitive, room-temperature “RF” (microwave, mm-wave, and THz) rectifiers going back over a century. As such they have already been widely pursued as elements in one- and two-dimensional arrays for “RF” imaging applications, both passive and active. However, they present a limit for the maximum RF curren ...

The goal of the proposed work is to enable real-time surveillance of airborne aerosols for the identification of chemical or biological species that represent potential hazards. This requires contact-free measurement of aerosol size and morphology using compact instrumentation that is low in weight and power requirements. This limits the use of highly sophisticated analytical techniques such as sc ...

CMC Pharma is proposing this Phase II SBIR to continue the development and testing of a multi-dose vial of a scopolamine hydrobromide trihydrate (Scop-HBT) ready-to-use intramuscular solution formulation. The Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical) is developing Scop-HBT under the Improved Nerve Agent Treatment System - Centrally Acting ...

The objective of SBIR topic CBD222-003 is to develop a chemical-biological (CB) protective kennel for Military Working Dogs (MWDs) that collapses into a backpack format that can be readily transported and deployed by a single person. The kennel should provide the same level of protection as the warfighter/handler personal protective equipment (PPE) with adequate space and filtered airflow to comfo ...

SRICO proposes state-of-the-art metamaterial based sensing technology to coherent hyperspectral imaging in the W-band portion of the MMW spectrum. The metamaterial absorber pixel design provides spectrally tailored and phase sensitive vector mode sensing capability critical for W-band imaging. The proposed imaging array features spectrally tailored and deeply sub-wavelength size metamaterial pixel ...

This project seeks to develop a new broad-spectrum antiviral drug against viruses from the Bunyavirales family. These viruses have been designated as being among the highest potential to cause the next pandemic. CFD Research is advancing a natural product-derived antiviral chemistry that has demonstrated strong in vitro potency against Bunyaviruses with low cytotoxicity. We seek to produce an opti ...

Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, and Nuclear (CBRN) protective items are typically comprised of an elastomeric element to impart barrier properties, while allowing a range of movement and flexibility to the person wearing the wearing them. The elastomers used in protective equipment often have fluoropolymer components or fluoropolymer-based coatings applied to enhance their barrier properties. F ...

In battlefield environments, the atmosphere is littered with aerosols from a variety of sources: dust from vehicles and foot traffic; smoke from firearms and explosives; and, potentially, plumes of weaponized aerosols. In order to improve situational awareness, it is critical to develop a real-time knowledge of the presence, type, and structure of aerosol plumes on the battlefield. Elastic LIDAR s ...