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Radiation Monitoring Device, Inc. (RMD) will develop microorganism imprinted polymers (MOIPs) that purify, concentrate, and identify bacterial and viral wargare agents. In Phase I we will develop polymer formulations and fluorescent labeling strategiesfor MOIPs targeted towards E. coli and B. globigii vegetative cells. We will aslo demonstrate the feasibility of detecting biowarfare agents. In P ...

Accelerated development of directed energy technologies has presented new problems to mission planners and weapon operators regarding the capabilities, lethality and performance of weapon systems. The Emerging Weapons Technology Evaluation Model willaddress these shortcomings by providing users of varying technical expertise 1) the ability to model a variety of weapons in various mission scenario ...

Aspen Systems proposes to develop a small portable personal cooling system that may be used by Special Operations Forces with or without NBC protective clothing. The use of NBC garments in warm environments can severely inhibit the operators fromperforming at thier top level both physically and mentally, which considering their mission, would drastically reduce survivability. The proposed soluti ...

BioScale, Inc. was founded with the mission to develop biohazard detection systems for commercial applications. After an intensive investigation of technologies existing in commercial, academic, and government labs, BioScale has selected a MEMS device fordetection of viral and bacterial pathogens. This technology is best suited for the near-term development of a low-cost, field deployable, real- ...

ChemMotif will develop, characterize and evaluate several colorimetric vapor sensors for application as end-of-service-life indicators for carbon-filter gas masks in Chemical and Biological Defense applications. These sensors include two general organicvapor sensors, one of which is sensitive to non-polar organics and the other to polar organics. A third sensor is designed to respond to acid gas ...

The overall goal of this program is to build a compact, lightweight, portable laboratory kit that can be used to analyze chemistries, cell counts, parasites, bacteria, and other pathogens in blood, urine, and body fluids. Our proposed Portable Micro-Lab(PML) kit will be composed of two sub-systems:1) Environmentally stable microdot test strips smaller than a stick of chewing gum and containing th ...

GVD proposes to develop a lightweight, durable, breathable, water- and chemical-resistant treatment for fabrics, specifically for the military battledress overgarment. GVD will employ its nanotechnology developed at MIT by company founders, a unique hotfilament chemical vapor deposition process (HFCVD), to create ultra-thin, highly engineered fluoropolymer and fluorosilicone coatings for fibrous ...

Multilayer chemical protective gloves that provide 24 hours of protection against chemical warfare agents while being more resistant to petroleum oils and flames than the currently used butyl rubber gloves will be developed. This will be achieved usingaqueous nanocomposite elastomeric coatings specially formulated for use in newly designed multilayer gloves. In phase 1, InMat demonstrated that a f ...

iRobot proposes to design a XTV (eXtreme Terrain Vehicle) to carry significant combat loads for SOF foot patrols to objective areas. The XTV is fully amphibious and has a novel 6WDrive, 6WSteer active suspension/adaptive traction system powered by a runsilent hybrid diesel/electric drive. It can transit mountain paths, fast flowing rivers and cluttered urban alleys, either autonomously or by remot ...

The Phase II effort builds on Phase I. Phase II starts with an integrated product and process design and engineering analysis of the baseline structure described in the Phase I report and variants that may reduce cost and risk. The emphasis is on use ofnonlinear FEA with continuum analysis to handle stiffeners, window frames, and connectors. After review and approval by SOCOM, the design is fab ...