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Nevada Composites has developed Green-Aero(sm) toolinglightweight ceramic tooling that is stable under high pressure and long-duration cure cycles and can be washed out with water after cures to 370C (700F). Tools, whether single-sided or washout, have a composite-compatible CTE, provide tight tolerances, are reproducible, are stable to storage under ambient conditions, and are of affordable cost. ...

We are developing a platform for pharmacometric data analysis workflow that is much more flexible and efficient than anything else on the market. This will be accomplished by (1) developing new functions within Stan, a widely used, open-source, probabilistic programming language and Bayesian inference engine, for computationally efficient data analysis using complex differential equation models, ( ...

Nalas Engineering and Johns Hopkins University collaborated in a Phase I STTR program to study reactive mixtures of HI3O8 and nanocomposite fuels previously developed by the Weihs Group. These fuel/oxidizer mixtures are uniquely able to simultaneously produce heat and biocidal iodine gas, a combination designed to destroy biological weapons. The team at Nalas focused on evaluating conditions for p ...

Mountain descent test procedures that replicate conditions found in severe mountain environments are essential in identifying the limitations of current and future vehicle systems. Current tests have failed to reproduce these severe, realistic conditions resulting in deficiencies in overall vehicle performance. In Phase I a prototype Brake Fade Advance Warning System (BFAWS) and mountain descent r ...

In an effort to development more robust optical system coatings DTRA, in collaboration with Sandia National Labs, is working to characterize the degradation of optical materials for space systems when exposed to high intensely EUV/ cold x-rays. The experiments utilizes the Double Eagle z-pinch facility which generates high current, high voltage arc pinch plasma to produce an intense EUV and cold x ...

GammaPix is a software suite that enables CMOS and CCD cameras such as those in COTS IP surveillance cameras and smartphones to be used as ionizing-radiation detectors. GammaPix software detects the image artifacts that arise from the interaction of high-energy ionizing radiation with a digital camera sensor. With DHS/DNDO, DARPA and other funding, GammaPix sensitivity has improved by more than a ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantApproximatelybabies in the US and overmillion babies worldwide each year are born with congenital heart defectCHDIt is estimated thatof CHD children have specific heart defects that involve the right ventricular outflow tractRVOTand pulmonary valveThese pediatric patients are typically subjected to multiple invasive open heart surgeries throughout their lifetime in ...

Project Summary and Relevance The aim of this Phase II SBIR proposal from Applikate TechnologiesLLCis to build on the successful completion of our Phase I milestones with the designconstructionand testing of prototype devices and software for implementing the ClearView tissue histology system in clinical settings by laboratory personnelClearView is a novel approach to performing complete and non d ...

Applied Mathematics, Inc., proposes to implement and test multi-sensor, multi-platform data fusion software, using state-of-the-art non-linear filters. This effort supports the development of a multi-sensor, multi-geometry picture of threat scenarios, supporting requirement for a single integrated picture of the battlespace. We will test and evaluate the software using threat scenarios of interes ...

Traditional weapon systems often fail to meet the requirements of close combat typical of the previously discussed engagement, where insurgents often blend in or store weapon amongst friendly or non-combatant forces, to shield them from precision strike munitions of a technologically superior force. This type of warfare has led to an increased focus on the use of less-lethal weapons, to reduce let ...