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Dismounted soldier batteries play a critical role in the agility and effectiveness of US Army soldiers. Current state of the art graphite anode based lithium ion batteries are becoming very ineffective due to limited specific energy values of

Existing wired and wireless communication systems are simplex, also called half-duplex. The transceiver nodes today either transmit or receive at a given time. Typically, a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system is used by radios to transmit and receive at the same time but at different frequencies. GenXComm has developed the world’s first wide-band, small-form-factor single frequency simultaneo ...

Dense Urban Environments (DUE) are characterized by large concentrated populations that tend to cluster into groups networked together by common interests and needs. Populations cluster along political, social, cultural, ethnic, economic and other social lines. Networks among these groups, formed along lines of shared characteristics, are often in friction with one another as they contend over sca ...

The objectives of this SBIR include the development of a modeling framework to predict mechanical properties of as-manufactured AM parts accounting for microstructure. The final product will (1) accept a reconstruction of the interior and exterior geometry of structural component including accurate 3D measurement of defects using x-ray computed tomography (CT); (2) allow for input of material prop ...

The cryogenic temperatures required for many detectors limits their viability on small platforms including personnel vehicles, UAVs, and smallsats. The removal of cryogenic cooling devices could decrease the overall sensor system complexity and price, as well as total footprint and mass, resulting in multiple reductions in cost. Recent advances in microfabrication have enabled smaller, higher oper ...

The ability to successfully identify friends or foes (IFF) on the battlefield remains a challenge in operations during a number of conditions, including by close air support and in all weather conditions. Many IFF solutions rely on visible identification (e.g. colored smoke, orange fluorescent nylon, etc.) or short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging (e.g. strobe LEDs, laser signaling) solutions that are ...

Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is a surgical approach for the clinical management of non-salvagable injuries. Tissue rejection is a major issue for patients receiving VCA. Tacrolimus is the most common immunosuppressant employed to minim

Current soldier Individual Water Treatment Devices (IWTD’s) are limited to use with freshwater sources since they lack desalination capabilities. State of the art desalination technologies such as reverse osmosis are too energy intensive and heavy for individual soldier applications. Lynntech has developed a desalination battery that removes salts from feed water as it discharges which eliminate ...

This proposed SBIR effort specifically aims to further optimize a highly innovative new approach termed 3IN1 for the stabilization, preservation and concentration of disease markers within serum or urine samples for later serological diagnosis. 3IN1 could potentially enable bridging the existing challenges in the need for a cold chain for transportation of clinical specimens from the point-of-coll ...

Service members deployed worldwide are at risk of exposures to local environmental and industrial toxicants which can potentially result in long-term adverse health effects. Understanding the impact of these exposures is critical for improved force protection and safeguarding individual soldier health. Capturing and classifying exposure data is essential for implementing risk mitigation strategies ...