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A combination of DOD modernization priorities and supply chain assurance will require unprecedented development in production of new materials for tomorrow’s warfighter. The legacy chemical industry has assumed a paradigm of mega scale factories which has led to supply chain vulnerabilities due to centralization of manufacturing activity. On the other hand, biological manufacturing paradigm, wit ...

Technology Holding proposes to demonstrate a semi-autonomous biomanufacturing platform capable of production of high-value molecules, optimized for remote deployment with minimal operator interactions. Two distinct robust microbial platform with one DOD relevant molecule each will be demonstrated. 

Future military satellite communication (MILSATCOM) systems require high power amplifiers that operate in the W/V-bands. To meet the needs for the platform testing of W/V-band satellite communications planned by the AFRL (AFRL/RV, AFRL/RY, AFRL/RI, and SMC) for around Year 2023-2024, we are applying our proven design and manufacturing practices of our commercial solutions in implementing W/V-band ...

Conventional instruments suffer from an inability to survive extreme environments and do not provide reliable, distributed data such as pressure, temperature, heat flux, shear, displacement, flow velocity, Mach, equivalence ratio, core flow properties, etc. Proper instrument types that are robust, reliable, have a low packing factor, and are easy to replace are vital and needed to enabling next-ge ...

We propose to develop an implantable Athena device to enable translation of neuroscience research from the lab to real-world environments. Ripple's Athena will include multichannel stimulation and recording, far-field telemetry, intraoperative connectors, and an implantable battery. We will complete development of Athena is this Phase II SBIR with final pre-clinical qualification testing to suppor ...

We propose to continue our project generating transgenic insect with improved nutrition for humans and livestock, building on the milestones we have reached and will continue to develop in phase I. We have already demonstrated insertion of exogenous reporter DNA into the insect, and continue to develop genetic engineering tools and techniques. We have expressed the biosynthetic pathway of interest ...

We propose generating transgenic insects with improved nutrition for humans and livestock. The primary deliverable for Phase I will be expression of a genetic marker in the host insect and demonstration of enhanced essential nutrients in insect cell line...

The goal of this DARPA Phase II SBIR program is to evaluate an implantable system for recording myoelectric signals from residual muscles of individuals with forearm amputations. The signals will be wirelessly coupled to an external receiver for controlling prostheses. Compared to surface electrodes, this system will provide: more channels for prosthesis control from a larger number of muscles in ...

The Airborne Planning Application (APA) provides an architecture and framework that enables the incremental addition of automation and electronic decision support to the airborne operations planning process, which is currently largely manual. The develop...

The goal of this program is to develop a one-size-fits-many solution for implantable, wireless recording and stimulation with a variety of implantable electrode array types for neuroscience and neuroprosthesis research.The implants in this program will be enclosed in hermetic, ceramic packages with feed-throughs to accommodate up to 32 electrodes for each implant.The implants will be powered via i ...