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The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is its capability to create a positive impact on current and future wireless systems. Multifunctional reconfigurable antenna (MRA) technology targeted in this project enables a single antenna element to dynamically change its frequency band, radiation pattern and polarization properties, which directly impact the radio-frequency (RF) coverage ...

We will translate our newly-developed semiconductor ink science and associated printing techniques to develop printable, light-weight and conformable interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells with high efficiencies. IBC cells are among the most complicated PV technologies, but they possess the highest power efficiency for mass production c-Si solar cells today. Our invention has the potential ...

The objective of this proposal is create a scalable and data-driven technical solution that will increase the fitness and overall health of service members, using advanced mobile and wearable technology. The initial application of the technology could be focused on Reserve service members who have long periods of time between fitness testing. FitRankings has developed a universal platform for wear ...

The Air Force Fitness test has not changed significantly since its inception over 70 years ago. The test is assessed once yearly, and is no longer an effective instrument in assessing Airmen fitness readiness on year-round basis. Reserve and Guard units are particularly vulnerable to scoring low on fitness readiness because there are long periods when they are off base. The use of mobile, wearable ...

Conventional solar cells are limited in efficiency, require heavy weight for high power applications, and tend to degrade rapidly in the harsh radiation environment in space. nVizix LLC proposes to demonstrate a novel concept for high-efficiency solar cells (patent pending), based on the phenomenon of vacuum photoemission (with thermionic enhancement). Recent advances in the technology of optical ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project involves a disruptive change to the solar energy industry by potentially doubling the efficiency of the best available solar cells while, at the same time, significantly reducing their cost. Renewable energy sources are critical to energy independence and, importantly, to the long-term viabili ...

The broader commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is for the early detection of aspergillosis, a severe fungal infection that most frequently involves the lungs in immune compromised individuals, typically as a result of cancer chemotherapy or transplantation. The disease is often misdiagnosed resulting in poor patient outcomes and death. Early dete ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Aspergillosis is a severe fungal infection that most frequently involves the lungs in people who have immune deficiency caused by cancer chemotherapy and or transplantation Although good drugs are available establishing a diagnosis is difficult and late treatment has limited our progress in decreasing morbidity and mortality We observed that Aspergillus pol ...

Invasive aspergillosisIAcontinues to cause morbidity and death in medically immune compromised patientslargely because we lack sensitive diagnostic tests that are easy to use during high risk periodsWe discovered that fungal galactofuranose containing antigens are excreted in urine of infected animals and peopleusing a novel monoclonal antibodymAbIn a phase I STTRwe engineered a lateral flow devic ...

Aspergillosis causes morbidity and death in medically immune compromised patients, especially after cancer chemotherapy and transplant. Recently, we have witnessed increased cases of influenza-associated aspergillosis and COVID-19-associated aspergillosis, complicating effective treatment in those critically ill with viral infections. Outcomes are poor in part because we lack sensitive diagnostic ...