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BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) and NASA Ames Research Center (NASA ARC) are developing NASA's aerospace insulation materials for use as an osseous scaffolding to facilitate and support bone wound healing and regeneration. Fibrous reusable composite insulation (FRCI) developed by NASA for use on the space shuttle was modified to promote bone ingrowth and will be evaluated for its ability to fo ...

This SBIR Phase I program will test the feasibility of achieving a high effective radar cross section over extremely wide bandwidth in a small, low-cost, RF repeater module, using a retrodirective array of a very small repeaters. The array factors effectively multiply the RF characteristics of a single channel to realize high array gain and power using low-performance amplifier. An integral goal ...

Passenger safety concerns have prompted the FAA to elicit energy-sensitive neutron detectors which do not rely on the time-of-flight method and are suitable for use in explosive detection systems. Invocon, Inc. proposes to design an inspection system consisting of an energy source and a detector. Designated FERET sytem, (Field Energy Recoid Emission Technology), it would detect substances identi ...

We propose to demonstrate a powerful, general approach, the Theory of Corobs, to address DARPA's identified need for canonical data structure and access mechanisms to support model interoperability. The technology we will produce under this contract will enable the construction of robust data warehousing supporting a wide range of "looks" of the data to the outside world, true generic knowledge b ...

The Virtual Environment Training for Battlefield Medical Personnel (VETBMP) project is the development of a simulation architecture designed to integrate procedural simulations, intelligent tutoring, and various sensory input devices to create a realistic training scenario for 'forward' military personnel. Phase I of VETBMP will be a simulation of a standard medic task (intravenous infusion), emb ...

The Department of Defense has undertaken an ambitious environmental restoration program at thousands of facilities in the U.S. Many of these facilities have been contaminated by the discharge of dissolved heavy metals. Often these contaminants migrate into the ground water where they pose a serious threat to aquatic systems and to human health. The remediation of soils and ground water is usual ...

We will develop a new low cost, data driven, manufacturing technique for constructing micro-optical elements and optical integrated circuits. Specifically, we will apply ink-jet printing technology to form and place microscopic droplets of passive and active optical materials, such as uv-cured resins and sol-gel glasses, in order to construct micro-optical elements and structures of high scientifi ...

To meet dependability requirements dictated by current trends in both defense and commercial technologies, massive modular redundancy and application specific designs will have to give way to more efficient, scalable and cost-effective approaches. This Phase I proposal introduces a method which takes a basic architectural approach to fault-tolerant system design. The proposed research will addre ...

The number of mines buried throughout the world and the cost to remove them demonstrate an urgent need for field-deployable detection technologies. Current technologies being developed are large and not man-portable. Biosensors and immunoassay techniques are excellent detectors for these low vapor pressure explosive targets due to their inherent sensivity and specificity at the ppb and ppt level ...

The proposed work will explore possibilities for a less than 100 Watt-hour, pocket-sized, Trymer-"Type", thermoelectric generator that converts high energy-density fuels into electrical power for small system usage. Computer models and an actual small-scale working generator will be developed in Phase I and used to study and test the concept. Scavenged heat from an engine-exhaust manifold will a ...