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Phase I has proven that the current setup achieves better than 8mm spatial resolution for 2.2MeV prompt gammas. However, 1mm spatial resolution presents a significant challenge for the current setup due in part to limited timing resolution and count rate. A new analog ASIC will be developed to replace the current analog ASIC that will have better timing resolution and deliver higher count rates. I ...

Methods for interconversion between cell types (cellular reprogramming) are currently discovered through resource intensive trial and error. Experiments may test a multitude of transcription factors to identify correct combinations that influence cell fate. In addition, reprogramming approaches commonly use stem cell intermediates such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are generated ...

Tiger Tech Solutions, Inc. has developed a unique professional quality biomedical wearable monitoring system. The consumer-oriented devices available on the market today are not suitable for the needs of the warfighter. The Tiger Tech Warfighter Monitor (

The high rate of non-medical Soldiers (Combat Lifesavers and self-aid/buddy-aid) performing field care necessitates additional medical training for those Warfighters. Unfortunately, most non-medical personnel are not provided with opportunities to practic

Problem: Currently available resuscitation fluids have been shown to induce detrimental effects on trauma outcomes. Objective: The objective of this proposal is to use the data from the successful Phase 1 studies to guide the continued development and te

We propose to design, build, and test a) a low-power instrumentation package for use on small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, b) autonomous algorithms to detect, characterize, and locate natural and man-made objects on the sea floor, and c) simultaneous localization and navigation algorithms, for use along optimally designed paths, to produce extremely accurate environmental maps that will be used t ...

Many demanding photonic applications require high-efficiency and high-speed photon counting. For these applications, superconducting nanowire photon detectors have capabilities that exceed those of conventional single-photon counting devices such as vacuum tubes and semiconductor devices. Comparatively, nanowire detectors exhibit higher infrared sensitivity, higher speed, lower intrinsic noise, an ...

More than 1,500 Americans have lost a limb due to traumatic injury in combat in recent years.Upper limb loss can be treated with myoelectric prostheses, but such devices require intensive training to effectively operate. The need to concentrate and continuously react during training often takes amputees many months, with the result that many patients abandon use of the prosthesis. In the Phase I e ...

Phase I research culminated in the delivery of a prototype single-arm humeral head HHIO PTT which was well received by users. The prototype trainer development focused on providing an accurate simulation of the humeral head IO procedure, and was shown through usability testing to have been successful. Follow-on research is now called for to develop this proven technology into a commercially viable ...

The discovery of textual information on digital media - emails, documents, messages, and the like - during tactical operations can provide evidence to the warfighter about possible future enemy operations, movements, or attacks. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of such information that may be discovered during tactical operations precludes extensive, on-site computational analysis. High throughput ...