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Food irradiation technology has attracted more attention in the past decade given that it can provide a sustainable solution on how to address pathogen contamination in food. X-ray irradiation has several advantages compared to other irradiation technologies including superior penetrating quality compared to electron beams, and considerably larger dose rate compared to gamma rays. However, the low ...

If civilian and military equipment and personnel are to be effectively shielded in a high radiation environment- such as that found in space, or in a nuclear-powered naval vehicle, or in a nuclear-active battlefield environment- then protection against high-energy photons must be enhanced well beyond that currently delivered by existing materials. Materials that are highly effective in stopping th ...

Swift understands that future warfare will require heavy use of unmanned systems. The development of an expendable, inexpensive long-endurance drone (ILED) that has the capability of ISR and other payload types is essential for carrying out various mission requirements. In addition, these need to be launched by tube or other means from multiple vehicles, both ground and aerial, and in quantities o ...

Technology Holding proposes to demonstrate a semi-autonomous biomanufacturing platform capable of production of high-value molecules, optimized for remote deployment with minimal operator interactions. Two distinct robust microbial platform with one DOD relevant molecule each will be demonstrated. 

Optical power beaming systems have the potential to revolutionize energy supply for airborne military platforms, allowing networks of unmanned aircraft to operate aloft indefinitely.  To ensure safe and efficient optical power transfer, receiving optics must be designed to provide rigorous photon containment.  Stray reflections and scattered light must be minimized in order to ensure safety fo ...

DARPA and the US Department of Defense are interested in technologies which can enable a wireless energy web comprising multiple nodes to enhance military capabilities.  Wireless power transmission is difficult to scale to relevant powers and distances due to poor system efficiency.  For example, as transmission distances increase there is a severe reduction in system efficiency; at distances of ...

The field of programming languages is active in developing new languages and mechanisms for ensuring the safety of programs they generate. One fundamental question at the heart of ensuring best practices in programming is how the language itself, possibly in conjunction with accompanying tools, can automatically provide enhanced security and performance of the underlying code. For example, some te ...

The computational simulation of time-domain electromagnetic fields within and around complex multi-material structures, such as computers, vehicles, and other engineered structures, has remained a significant challenge. Finite-element and finite-difference approximations for such problems require use of fine volumetric discretizations to counter numerical dispersion and diffusion and, additionally ...

While electrochemical batteries are today’s preferred mode of energy storage, there are materials capable of directly storing radiant energy, such as phosphorescent materials. These materials store excited charged particles in the form of metastable electrons which recombine to emit photons, or light, at a later time. Although these materials do not presently possess equal or greater energy dens ...

TP Engineering personnel have extensive experience with electro-optic systems and high Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) Laser systems. We have detailed knowledge of Pockels cell systems enabling active gated imaging through foliage at PRF 100 kHz PRF. Such systems can dramatically improve and protect Geiger-mode LIDAR by both controlling the transmitter output and gating out unwanted return lig ...