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ABSTRACT: Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has designed an integrated optical receiver circuit capable of performing optical thresholding and clock recovery from received signals in space communications systems. During the proposed Phase II program, PSI in collaboration with the Bell Labs group of LGS Innovations will fabricate and deliver a prototype optical receiver system to the Air Force. The PSI ...

Proper management of military personnel that have suffered burn injuries is very important for improved treatment outcomes. Essential management aspects of injured military personnel include: efficient triage, initial management and resuscitation in the combat zone, and subsequent evacuation to higher echelons of medical care where increasing medical capabilities are offered. Thus rapid and object ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to utilize ground-based experimental simulation facilities to obtain critical velocity dependent cross section data necessary to extend and validate MDA/DESHs high altitude plume signature model: SOCRATES-P. This work will enhance the capability of SOCRATES-P to accurately account for plume phenomenology with optical signatures outside the traditional 2.5V5.0 ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Physical Sciences, Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Lucid, Inc., proposes to investigate the use of combined reflectance confocal microscopy- polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography (RCM-PSOCT) for in vivo diagnosis of skin cancers. Both RCM and OCT are powerful technologies with proven success in ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase I SBIR RandD proposal is to develop a solvent vapor mass flow monitoring instrument that will enable pharmaceutical companies to develop and monitor drug production processes based on Quality by Design (QbD) principles, supporting the FDA QbD initiative. The production of pharmaceuticals, including drugs for cancer treatment, often requir ...

Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting (MVA) of sequestered CO2 is essential. To improve understanding of geologic carbon sequestration (GCS) and ensure that it performs its intended function of removing CO2 from the energy industry without deleterious effects on the environment, novel cost- effective tools are needed for reliable long-term measurement to detect, locate, and quantify sources of ...

Recent work by several groups has resulted in the recognition of the potential for Arctic tundral regions to become a significant net source of carbon greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost. As the Arctic region responds to climate forcings, monitoring how aerosol distributions respond and modify their impact on radiative transfer will also become important in refining climate models and predict ...

Recent work by several groups has resulted in the recognition of the potential for Arctic tundral regions to become a significant net source of carbon greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost. The Department of Energy, NASA, and NSF have launched several new programs to increase observations and incorporate findings into large scale climate models. Given the difficulty of ground-based observations ...

Understanding the role of atmospheric CO2 on the carbon cycle and climate change is needed in order to develop better models and policies for dealing with fossil fuel emissions. Compact, lightweight, low-cost sensors capable of unattended operation on remote platforms over a range of ambient temperatures and pressures will enable more efficient data collection and thorough assessment of ambient co ...

Measurement of the vertical profile of H2O vapor in the lower atmosphere can provide new understanding of the dynamics of H2O vapor mass transport. Such measurements can improve predictive capability for precipitation forecasts as well as lead to increased understanding of complex feedback mechanisms involving H2O vapor, temperature, radiative balance, and precipitation and therefore are important ...