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Ignition of rocket motors can be performed using low-volt firing components, but MIL-STD-1901A requires mechanical isolation for safety. While traditional safe & arm devices are available, they are relatively large and heavy. Recent progress in MEMS has developed miniature safe & arm devices for low-cost munitions such as 40MM grenade and airburst munitions. The Black Hills Nanosystems team has ...

The opportunities we are pursuing are in the larger and more diverse animal/fish feed markets, where protein cost, amino acid balance, and digestibility are key drivers. Highly concentrated and purified protein ingredients are not necessary in these markets, and are too expensive due to 1) the aforementioned issues with processing costs and low protein yields. Our innovation is a simple, one-step ...

Food-borne illness remains a top concern of the USDA, FDA, and CDC. This phase I Small Business Innovation Research project, entitled A potent, renewable, and durable field-administrable antimicrobial treatment for modular conveyor belts puts forth a set of technical objectives and a series of tasks that when completed wil result in a product that will significantly impact food safety. Using paten ...

Homeland Security is often compromised by a lack of inter-communications between citizens and government agencies by either a lack of access or by traditional communications failure during natural hazard-disasters. Reliable Communications during Rural Disasters addresses this critical issue. Talus-D Inc. private research has discovered a unique data carrier based on existing communications technol ...