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This SBIR Phase I Proposal aims to develop a detection method for enabling sensitive and specific measurement of oxytocin, particularly to discriminate between the 9- and 12- amino acid versions. It aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel hybrid molecular imprinting device that can accomplish the overall goals of the program. The technical approach will use the knowledge that the peptide co ...

In this proposal, we outline a fundamentally new approach to enable autonomous detection of exploitation attempts as well as an on-demand healing of the targeted code.A new static vulnerability point characterization concept and associated runtime support enable exploit detection prior to compromise as well as healing at runtime. BlueRISCs solution detects the exploitation prior to the transfer of ...

Electric field sensing can provide important signatures for revealing the operations of adversaries that involve electrical power transmission and use.A novel approach to the remote sensing of associated electric fields is proposed that can determine field intensities similar to those found near common electrical hardware and naturally occurring electric fields.Through a unique infrared Lidar (Lig ...

MagiQ is has been developing interference mitigation technology that is allowing for a breakthrough in receiver sensitivity of electronic warfare systems. Wideband receivers are saturated when modest interference power is in the receive path. Our technology has the capability of attenuating the interference while maintaining a low system noise figure. The technology applies to a wide range of mili ...

The overall objective of this program is to develop a practical process for the production of large crystals of BaTiO3, PZT, or other commercially interesting material via solid phase consolidation of nanoscale powders. To accomplish this goal three key challenges were addressed: 1) a facile synthetic procedure for generating micron-scale seed crystals, 2) a process for patterning seed crystals wi ...

In this Phase II program Polestar Technologies Inc. will fabricate a prototype system based on the principles demonstrated in Phase I and demonstrate its capability for specific and sensitive detection of both the 9-aminoacid and the 12-aminoacid forms of Oxytocin. During Year 1 of our Phase II program, a first generation prototype will be fabricated and optimized for all the three steps involved. ...

A probabilistic programming/modeling language will be developed and maintained as an open source project. A broad based open source community will be cultivated to support, extend, and manage the core language. A compilation system that has knowledge of certain machine learning algorithms will be developed as a compilation back end system.

Ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond allow the detection of weak magnetic fields under ambient conditions, with wide-ranging applications in the physical and life sciences. The proposed SBIR project will transition to commercial readiness the high-sensitivity and high-resolution NV-diamond magnetic field imaging devices previously demonstrated in a university laboratory setting. ...

Implantable systems capable of high-bandwidth telemetry for transmission of neural information to an external receiver have not been realized.Most researchers, however, have adopted percutaneous connectors as the workhorse of high-channel count neural research.To avoid these connectors, attempts to create high-bandwidth transceivers have resulted in high-power, large-volume, or boutique solutions. ...

Chronic neuropathic pain management persists as one of the most significant medical challenges faced within the military. Current approaches to management of chronic pain, especially the use of opiates, are fraught with drawbacks and risks to military patients and cannot be deployed easily in the military theatre; therefore, new technologies that simplify treatment protocols and improve outcomes ...