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The proposed effort will employ an array of broadband (W band) antennas, integrated with high-speed (subnanosecond) GaN HEMTs in an array, to detect potential threats to military personnel. The system will be low SWaP, low-cost, and will detect a NETD of 3 degrees or less, from at least 15 meters, with a pixel resolution of < 10 cm. Millimeter wave imaging has been shown to be a useful tool in the ...

The detection and characterization of airborne aerosol particles is paramount to rapidly sense chemical and biological threats. This is especially true for urban and/or battlespace settings where the aerosol composition can include inorganic, organic, and biological particles with complex morphologies across a range of sizes that spans orders of magnitude (1-100 μm). Because aerosols contain a la ...

To address the Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) agency’s need for a new deep learning (DL)-based threat detection solution that fuses imaging sensors and chemical/biological sensors to detect and locate concealed chemical threats, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (Intellisense) proposes development of a new Chemical-Imaging Registration and Multimodal Analysis (CIGMA) solution. CIGMA will compris ...

To address the CBD’s need for an augmented reality (AR) display that shows chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN), and electro-optical/infrared (CBRNE) threats, Intellisense Systems, Inc. (Intellisense) proposes to develop a new CBRNE Augmented Reality Display and Device Integration Network (CARDDIN), based on a modular network that incorporates CBRNE and geolocation information from ...

One of the hallmarks of our modern world is the increasing ubiquity of sensors and platforms deployed in complex environments. On the battlefield, there are a wide variety of sensors integrated with platforms ranging from large vehicles, such as the NBCRV, to drones, ground robots, light tactical off road vehicles, and on the Warfighters themselves. Collecting, correlating, analyzing, and communic ...

There is an urgent need to rapidly test warfighters and their surrounding environment for disease-causing pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2. Existing methods for identifying pathogens in people usually require significant time and sample preparation. In addition, detecting pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 in the air presents an even greater challenge. To meet the DoD need for field portable bioaerosol iden ...

To meet CBD’s need for a multi-dose formulation of scopolamine hydrobromide trihydrite ChromoLogic proposes to develop a vial add-on containing a self-decontamination cap with a self-healing material to eliminate evaporation and contamination risks through needle punctures in the septum. CL will also perform forced degradation and stability tests with a panel of preservatives to select optimal p ...

The Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical (JPM CBRN Medical) seeks to develop dermal dressing technologies that provide multiple advantages over current wound dressings for treating dermal injuries caused by sulfur mustard. Critical Innovations, Battelle's Biomedical Research Center, and NDA Partners, with consultants Captain David Tanen, MD, FAAEM, FACM ...

Fabrico Technology, Professor Kevin Dalby, the Johnson & Johnson Centennial Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, and Dr. Tamer Kaoud, Research Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, the University of Texas at Austin (UT), propose to develop and discover a new family of a small molecule(s) that increases the endosomal pH resulting in inhi ...

Aptamers are oligonucleotides that bind like antibodies to envelope and other viral proteins to block or inhibit viral host cell entry and replication for passive immunity until a patient can mount an effective immune response. In Phase I, Nanohmics proposes to test existing DNA aptamers against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever envelope epitopes funded by a previous SBIR Phase II contract W81XWH-09 ...