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The USAF has identified the need for ADS-B systems for UAVs. Details of Phase 1 work are discusssed. Methods to enhance ADS-B functionality which were identified and investigated in Phase I are presented. A detailed Phase II work plan consisting of software design, simulations, hardware development and flight testing is presented.

Ongoing anti-terrorist and counter-insurgency operations in Iraq following the lightning conventional war of spring 2003 highlight the fact that war is seldom as simple or as quickly resolved as we expect-or hope-it to be. Even more importantly, they remind us that no enemy is truly beaten unless and until they accept that they are. Although the U.S. military succeeded in an impressively rapid and ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Development of implantable devices for automated detection, quantification, warning and delivery of therapy to block seizures is a very important unmet medical need. Making such a device as small as possible, minimizin g replacement surgeries, and maximizing device longevity and/or time between battery recharging are some of the most important development driv ...

Continuous environmental health monitoring is a growing requirement for missile systems to ensure their long-term reliability while being stored, transported and operated in harsh environmental conditions. While several sensors currently exist for measuring temperature, relative humidity, shock/vibration, and other key parameters, the wiring required for such a network of embedded sensors, special ...

The challenge to deploying ship-based Wi Fi capability lies in developing the demanding RF and signal processing technology necessary to establish a 25nm ship-to-shore / ship-to-ship link in the presence of shipboard interference. Several new technologies are proposed to address this challenge. The Phase II effort will culminate in a live, real-environment test.

Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), which uses a gasilier to convert coal to fuel gas, and then uses a combined cycle power block to generate electricity. is one of the most promising technologies for generating electricity from coal in an environmentally sustainable way. IGCC has many advantages over traditional technologies including: higher efficiency, lower pollutant emissions, and ...

Several shortcomings such as lack of reactivity and selectivity are associated with currently available sorbent-based decontaminants. For example, carbon based sorbents can only physisorb toxins without neutralizing them. Secondly, all solid sorbents are sensitive to humid air. Thirdly, reduced reactivity due to mass transfer problem is characteristic of solid sorbents. Finally, solid sorbents ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this project is to develop breathable, lightweight and disposable chemical protective clothing for use by personnel associated with law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, medical/triage facili ties, and other federal, state, or local emergency agencies as well as by fire fighters and civilian first responders. This goal will be accomp ...

Early diagnosis and early treatment of cancer greatly improve the likelihood of long-term survival and health. Chemical structures that are selectively taken by cancerous tissue can be used to pull diagnostic and therapeutic moieties to cancerous tissue. Appropriately sized iron and/or iron oxide nanoparticles are effective for both diagnosis (via magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) and therapy (by h ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): OsteoGeneX is developing a therapeutic directed against the new bone target Sclerostin (SOST) for the treatment of osteoporosis and related bone disorders. Through genomic approaches Sclerostin was identified as a mast er regulator of bone mass affecting men and women. Using proteomic approaches Dr. Ellies and Krumlauf discovered and patented Sclerostin's mech ...