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This SBIR Phase I project will fund development and release of a new way of using big data to maximize educational outcomes and the potential of each individual child. The project will create individualized learning paths for every student that dynamically adjusts based on their abilities across thousands of educational topics. The engine adjusts up to find their maximum potential regardless of ag ...

A receiver system for use in LIDAR consisting of an optical filter and optical spectrometer based upon two-photon absorption is proposed. The filter and spectrometer both use dispersion from excited state transitions of atomic rubidium to create a birefringent medium. The birefringent medium of the optical filter rotates the polarization of light so that it is transmitted through crossed polariz ...

Abstract Lamininrelated congenital muscular dystrophyLAMACMDalso known as Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular DystrophyMDC Ais a fatal muscle wasting disease that affects patients from birthLAMACMD results from mutations in the LAMAgene resulting in loss of lamininproteinLamininis required for the formation of the heterotrimers lamininand lamininwhich are major constituents of the skeletal and c ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I effort will demonstrate the feasibility of using piezoelectric fibers to detect shock waves from underwater explosions (UNDEX) and sensing physiological measures such as heart and respiratory rates on warfighters. Piezoelectric fibers will be characterized for their ability so sense different amplitudes and frequencies of shock and vibration. ...

Legacy GPS receivers do not make use of the disciplined atomic oscillator flywheel output in GPS Disciplined Oscillator systems. The attached proposal shows how the disciplined oscillator signal can be used to improve GPS carrier and code tracking, mitigate multipath, jamming and spoofing, and to detect GPS receiver and satellite system anomalies. Using the disciplined oscillator as the frequency ...

The purpose of this contract is to develop high affinity antibodies that are specific to Burkholderia surface expressed polysaccharides. These monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can then be used to develop diagnostics and therapeutics for melioidosis and glanders; two infectious diseases caused by the Tier 1 biothreats Burkholderia pseudomallei and mallei, respectively. The SBIR funded work to date deve ...

GPS Disciplined Oscillator (GPSDO) systems traditionally combine the 1PPS output from a GPS receiver and highly stable clock like a Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) to steer the local clock frequency to match the frequency and phase of the GPS-generated 1PPS. However, the GPS receiver does not take advantage of the stable Chip Scale Atomic Clock for improved GPS receiver resilience, improved positio ...

Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc. is proposing the development of a reusable electric blank system that leverages over 10 years of success in formulating, engineering, and manufacturing Electric Solid Propellants for the space, defense, and entertainment industries. DSSP already has a pyrotechnic solution to battlefield effects simulating small arms fire based on eSquib technology, however, for ...

With the expanding use of desalination and wastewater remediation to meet the nation’s fundamental water requirements, the critical economic and environmental needs for reducing energy requirements and enhancing operational functionality can be addressed by a supported one-atomic-layer-thick membrane that incorporates the chemical structures to avoid fouling and scaling. The development of novel ...

Nature is the master manufacturer. We propose to mimic the way the ribosome builds biomolecules in order to make complex molecular building blocks that will, in their first use as a product, function as very complex pores in our water purification and desalination nanomembrane system. These pores will be focused on removing extremely challenging contaminants and toxins. With the expanding use of d ...