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"Recent developments in DNA microarray generation technology have made entirely new methods of gene analysis feasible. The DNA microarray can greatly facilitate research in the areas of drug and vaccine discovery, disease screening, and toxicology, amongothers. Therefore, the importance of a low-cost, high-resolution, high-throughput DNA microarray generation system cannot be understated. Curre ...

"Develop and test antennas suitable for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with signals intelligence and communications payloads and the potential to be used with other systems. New ideas are stressed to achieve antenna miniaturization and wide bandwidths."

"In Phase I, CTI developed a comprehensive framework for organizing normative, cognitive, and applied issues in the field of critical thinking. The principle objective of Phase II is to develop and test Army battlefield command team training based oninsights from that critical thinking framework. In particular, we will investigate three primary issues in critical thinking training: the role of cog ...

"Recent Army battlefield experiments at Ft. Benning, GA and Ft. Hood, TX have identified the need for more effective wireless communications. Short-range wireless systems are needed both for dismounted soldier systems and for quick network assembly ofcomputer equipment in command post systems. The development team proposes to develop lightweight, low-power, secure, robust telemetry systems for m ...

"On the modern electronic battlefield, a weapon that disables the enemy's electronics can be more useful than a weapon that executes a killing strike. This is possible because a radio frequency (RF) weapon that attacks electronics can be effective over amuch larger radius than a high-explosive (HE) weapon. For example, a single 155-mm artillery shell has a disabling blast radius limited to a few m ...

"Army Transformation efforts and the ongoing digitization of the battlespace have created a situation where much of the data needed to create automated AAR products in training environments is now available in actual combat environments. Using AAR systemsas operational tools, we now have the opportunity to provide military organizations with AAR-like products and operational feedback in time for ...

"The purpose of this project is to develop a novel human-computer interaction protocol called EvPac, a combined eye and voice-operated system to perform computer point-and-click operations in a moving vehicle. To point and click an icon with EvPac, theoperator simply performs the natural actions of looking at the icon he wishes to activate and speaking a key command word such as "click." An eyet ...

"Proper Leadership Development in the Army and other DoD services is a critical factor in maintaining excellence in core competencies required to meet the many and varied challenges faced in diverse military operations. Leadership Assessment, particularlyof junior officers, is a necessary means of insuring progress and development for senior ranks commensurate with the needs of the services and t ...

"The purpose of the proposed Army Phase II program is to develop and commercialize novel tissue solders based on a biodegradable copolymer system that contains a controlled degree of acrylate-terminated photoactive branch sites. This will result in aprocess that, with the addition of a biocompatible and non-toxic photosensitizer /electron donor initiating system, will rapidly cure from a viscous l ...

This Phase II SBIR project is a continuation of the research in which we proved the feasibility of an approach to the wide area standoff detection of explosives. The approach consists of two main components: a fluorescing sensor mechanism and aphoto-interrogation subsystem. Two types of sensor mechanisms are being evaluated. To this point in the project, we have concentrated on the use of bead ...