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Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion (SPDC) is currently an active research area in quantum communications (QC) to develop entangled single photon sources. However, the bandwidth of current SPDC sources is too broad for many applications. NIST researchers have modeled a solution to this problem that reduces the bandwidth by >50. We propose to fabricate a prototype of the NIST device by developin ...

Accurate quantitative characterization of materials is crucial for a wide range of industrial and research applications. New transmission scanning electron microscopy (t-SEM) methods have the potential for high-resolution imaging similar to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with a less expensive, more widely available SEM system. In Phase I, RadiaBeam Technologies demonstrated the feasibility ...

Robotic actuators exceed human speed, accuracy, and strength, but human hands are regarded as the ultimate in dexterity. We propose this is due absent human-like tactile sensing and intelligent reflexive behaviors in robots. We’ve created multimodal compliant tactile sensors that mimic the sensory ability of the human fingertip and algorithms that fill this absence. In this research we will inte ...

To address the Defense Health Program (DHP) need for a controlled, target-specific delivery system for topical treatment of peripheral neuropathy (PN), Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue development of Nano Therapeutics for Peripheral Neuropathy (NATPEN) in Phase II. The NATPEN includes a nanocarrier (NC) loaded with specific drugs, a biocompatible gel to contain the NC, and a ...

According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, chronic pain affects 100 million Americans and costs the nation up to $635 billion annually. The overall objective of this project is to develop an assay to rapidly and reliably detect biomarkers associated with pain. Our goals in Phase II research are to verify the candidate pain biomarkers identified in Phase I, further develop ...

A preliminary design of a mobile receiver system for intra-cloud lightning detection, mapping, and tracking was completed and analyzed during the Phase I program. The direction-finding (DF) receiver design is small enough for use on small UAVs and utilizes the full VHF spectrum. The lightning Mapping Unmanned Sensor (LITMUS) design will be finalized, fabricated, assembled, and demonstrated durin ...

We propose to develop a system that can automatically detect, track, measure, and classify fish seen in video collected by stationary underwater cameras. Our approach makes use of a novel method for detecting motion that can mitigate false alarms due to swaying underwater vegetation. We propose a novel technique for tracking the fish in three spatial dimensions allowing for improved knowledge of ...

Within the military, the proliferation of batteries required by the dismounted warfighter continues to be troublesome, both from the standpoint of weight and the need for replacement. Energy-harvesting technologies, which collect energy from naturally occurring motions, offer the possibility of reducing this concern. At the same time, the military has long sought the ability to continuously collec ...

To address the DHP need for a biometric model to study the effects of dismounted complex blast injury on the pelvis, abdomen, and genitals, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue the development of a new Pelvic Model with multi-Sensory Data Acquisition (ELVIS). This proposed model is based on the combined development of a numerical model for blast effect prediction for different im ...

In Phase II, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance the development of the Intelligent Sensor Closed Loop Anesthesia Delivery (iSCAD) system that was shown to be feasible in meeting the Army Medical Research and Material Command"s need for a closed-loop anesthesia delivery system. The key innovation in the iSCAD is its novel system design based on multisensory fusion that allows acc ...