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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 ...

EducationXR is a secure, no-code and device-agnostic Extended Reality platform that aims at democratizing enhanced learning and training. It is designed as a cross-platform 3D content tool and a one-stop destination for training and maintenance that enables content creation and deployment in 4 weeks. Our technology enables immersive learning from any phone, tablet, desktop or VR headset on a cloud ...

Containers have exploded in popularity due to their portability, modularity, and small overhead compared to virtual machines (VMs). This adoption has fueled design of DevSecOps pipelines in industry that enable a more rapid development cycle of systems with security baked in.  These same development practices can be applied to many commercial embedded devices, but there exists a wide range of app ...

Application layer attacks against mission-critical software have increased 800% between 2019 and 2020 becoming the single biggest cause of data breaches. As the USAF modernizes the F-22 and implements the JADC2 framework, cyber security must be meticulously embodied throughout the development and deployment of mission-critical applications to prevent and respond to state actors attempting to extra ...

Overview: Temper’s laminated technology combines universal tooling base production with smart susceptors and additive manufacturing to accelerate production time of composite parts to original OEM specifications, from over six months for tooling and first part produced using current traditional technologies, to 8 days for tooling and over 100 parts in 2 days. Parts have been processed between 35 ...

Temper develops innovative advanced manufacturing technologies using magnetic fields, that allows accelerated manufacturing of compound parts at order-of-magnitude reduced costs. The Titanium Magnetic Densification (TiMD) process uses heat, pressure and a cycling magnetic field to densify titanium and aluminide powders into near net shapes.

AgilityHealth’s robust measurement and continuous improvement platform has enabled many Fortune 500 companies to foster a culture of innovation, and significantly improve business outcomes, as a result of implementing iterative project management frameworks and working to develop “agile” teams. Considering ongoing geopolitical instability, it is imperative that U.S. warfighters embrace prove ...

Direct Energy weapons in the form of High Energy Lasers (HEL) and High-Power Microwaves (HPM) for use in air and space-based platforms, continue to be technologically challenged, mostly due to equipment size, which translates into a need for higher energy and power density components.  High voltage pulse capacitors are a key and often a critical component of different pulse power systems.  The P ...

As the number of LEO and MEO satellites continues to grow exponentially, the need for thorough and accurate space domain awareness (SDA) becomes more urgent. RFBI proposes a Phase 1 SBIR that evaluates the feasibility of a dual-purpose solution which provides space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of the earth, while also yielding covert SDA sensing and tracking, specifically for the U ...