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Long-duration wide-area surveillance missions increasingly are space-based. MEO orbits offer space-based radar systems more time on station, but require very large array apertures on the order of 100m in diameter. Achieving larger apertures with smaller, lighter launch packages and stable on-orbit pointing is a challenge that E-Textiles promises to meet. Textile processes can be used to achieve a ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Hospital acquired microbial infections are the fourth largest killer in America taking lives and adding $ B to hospital costs The emergence of drug resistant microbes has further amplified public health concern Fungi are prolific producers of anti microbial secondary metabolites SM and since the turn of the century have provided of bioactive m ...

The objective of this project is to optimize the design of a microwave interference scanning system and application procedure for use in the Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) manufacturing process. Quick, efficient in-process measurement of part porosity will be an integral part of pyrolysis cycle optimization. The feasibility of this application of the novel Evisive Scan microwave interference sca ...

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To provide low-cost, light-weight, cost-effective insulation system that combines an improved acoustic performance in excess of 40-60 dB with the required thermal, smoke, toxicity and fire barrier performance using mature coating technologies. Our team of acoustic and thermal experts will demonstrate in Phase II that our coating system will exceed the standard acoustic properties of transmission ...

Missiles, use electro-explosive devices (EEDs) to perform mulitple functions during operation. This effort seeks ways to improve on the EED"s reliability and lower the failure or inadvertent activation rate of these devices. During Phase I, SEA CORP investigated replacing EEDs with commercial off the shelf (COTS) automotive airbag inflators to perform the required pneumatic functions of variou ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Alternative nanomaterial and gene transfer solutions are needed to access the potential held in intracellular imaging biopharmaceuticals gene therapy and stem cell research Delivery of small and macromolecules including nucleic acids drug molecules imaging agents peptides antibodies and enzymes into cells is criti ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The objective of this application is to introduce a novel simplified low cost technology to address the broad need of detecting RNA pathogens directly in crude samples such as blood Traditional RT PCR requires purifying the RNA which increases the cost time and risk of cross contamination We intend to reduce or eliminate the purification step by producin ...

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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase II program intends to continue to develop an improved brachytherapy delivery system for treatment of lung cancer by incorporating radioactive 169Ytterbium sources into surgical staples used in lung resect ion. For patients with compromised cardiopulmonary status, the inclusion of brachytherapy with sublobular resection has shown a significant imp ...