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Nanohmics Inc. proposes the development of navigation app on an Android handheld that integrates directly with the current Nanohmics military free fall navigation system (GlideLine). The proposed Android handheld will wirelessly accept a mission file generated by the jumpmaster and use this file along with internal GPS to compute and display the standard GlideLine navigation GUI. As a user availa ...

Tactical Counter-insurgency (COIN), counter-terrorism, and anti-piracy operations require a combination of human and machine-based ISR collections to be accelerated through the Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) processes to support rapid kill chain. GeoTRAC (Geolocation and Tactical Reconnaissance Application for COIN) will demonstrate a handheld warfighter application enabling u ...

In this Phase I SBIR project for DARPA, Graphene Materials of Austin, Texas, will design and develop new methods of manufacturing high quality monolayer and multilayer"graphene foil". The objective is to enable the production of high quality large area graphene foils for a variety of applications in nanoelectronics, thermal management, and in micro and nanoscale electro-mechanical systems. In Ph ...

This Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of using specially modified contact lenses combined with an LCD display illuminated with a wave-guided backlight to enable an 80 degree field of view see-through display. The new eyewear architecture being proposed is a radical departure from traditional near eye displays. Rather than present the eye with collimated rays of light that appear ...

This project proposes to develop versatile, lithography-free technology for fabricating high-performance polymer photonic devices. This innovation utilizes laser processing to achieve low-cost, simplified production method without compromising the performance necessary for high-speed optical telecommunication devices. The proposed approach is a (a) flexible fabrication platform spanning from nano ...

In this program, Omega Optics and the University of Texas at Austin propose to develop a cost effective UV imprinting technology using high quality metallic mold by directly electroplating nickel over photoresist patterns on transparent quartz substrate. Unlike any existing nano-imprinting technology which requires ion etching to transfer patterns into substrate, we can directly replicate template ...

nLight proposes the development of a wavelength-stabilized 5 kW, 105 m, 0.22NA fiber-coupled 976 nm diode laser pump system with a final predicted power conversion efficiency of>45% and mass-to-power ratio of

Building on a foundation methodology, process, and successful introduction of unprecedented development environment capability, Coherent Logix, Incorporated proposes to further develop and expand the capabilities of the development environment to support MAC and other layers and needs impacting radio development. During the course of the Phase I, Coherent Logix will fully develop methodology, pro ...

Current methods for blood sampling do not allow for remote self collection and maintenance of sample integrity during transport and storage is difficult. Spot On Sciences is developing a fast, simple to use device for remote, self-sampling and robust transport and storage of blood samples at ambient temperatures. Based on dried blood spot technology, HemaSpot (patent-pending) is a single use, all- ...

Systima is proposing to develop an end-to-end integrated solution to provide a high velocity, Long Range Ram Accelerator Mobile Field Howitzer (LRRAM-FH) system that will dramatically increase velocity and range capabilities over conventional artillery. The ram accelerator launcher will accelerate the projectiles to velocities greater than 2 km/s, which will extend the capability of modern kinetic ...