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POTOMAC SYNERGETICS, INC. (PSI), A WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF PHASE CONJUGATE TECHNIQUES AS LASER COUNTERMEASURES. THREE GENERIC SYSTEMS CONCEPTS ARE SUGGESTED WHICH WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND EVALUATED. A FOUR TASK PHASE I PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE WHICH TECHNIQUE OFFERS THE MOST PROMISE TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE ARMY STRATEGIC DEFENSE COMMAND. THIS TECH ...

CURRENT METAL CUTTING AND FINISHING OPERATIONS USE SKIMMING AND FILTRATION TO TRY TO SEPARATE WASTES FROM THEIR WATER BASED CUTTING FLUIDS. THE RESIDUAL LIQUID FROM THE FILTRATION CONSISTS OF ULTRAFINE METAL PARTICLES CONTAINING HAZARDOUS HEAVY METALS LIKE LEAD, ZINC, AND CADMIUM AND A TIGHTLY EMULSIFIED OIL-IN-WATER PHASE. THIS SLUDGE IS NOT AMENABLE TO FURTHER TREATMENT AND MUST BE HAULED OFF AS ...

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THIRTY FOUR MILLION AMERICANS ARE AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OVER THEIR IDEAL WEIGHT. THE EXCESS WEIGHT HAS SERIOUS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OBESITY HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH PREMATURE MORTALITY. AT ANY POINT IN TIME, AS MANY AS 35 PERCENT OF ADULT AMERICANS ARE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THEIR WEIGHT AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $5 BILLION. HEALTH INNOVATIONS, INC. WILL DEVELOP A WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT RELIE ...

A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED ON A NOVEL CONCEPT FOR A GENERATION OF A VERY LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGHLY FOCUSED GAMMA RADIATION BEAM USEFUL FOR MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS IN DEFENSE SUCH AS KILL OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN LAND WARFARE, AND (AS DESCRIBED HEREIN) DISCRIMINATION OF TARGETS IN SPACE. THE DEVICE IS SMALL ENOUGH TO "PIGGY BACK" ON THE PROPOSED REENTRY VEHICLE (RV) INTERCEPTOR MISSILES, OR BE CARRIED ...

Dual, Incorporated proposes to investigate the development of an exciting, innovative educational system, called the Virtual Experiential Training System (VETS). VETS will use emerging mult- sensory interaction, 3D rendering, and other simulation technologies to enable an individual to become personally involved in a participatory learning experience. The system's pilot learning experience is th ...

SOFTWARE DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE A MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY SYSTEM MUST MEET A VARIETY OF SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS IN AN OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE, DESIGN AND DEVELOP A SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM BY EMPLOYING STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEM ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES. SRA WILL EMPLOY A SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE APPROACH ...

The near-field scanning optical microscope can supply information on the shape and electrical properties of surfaces with nanometer resolution. The quantitative interpretation of images is difficult because of the difficulty of electromagnetic field solutions in the near-field limit. We propose to supply software to aid in this analysis. The finite-element programs generate two and three-dimension ...

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A THERMAL PROBE TO NONINVASIVELY MEASURE LOCAL BLOOD PERFUSION IN TISSUE. THE DEVICE WILL CONSIST OF A SINGLE PROBE THAT CAN BE ACTIVELY HEATED OR COOLED AND PUT IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN. THIS CREATES A TRANSIENT HEAT FLUX, WHICH IS MEASURED AS A FUNCTION OF TIME. TOGETHER WITH A SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE, THIS ALLOWS CALCULATION OF THE THERMAL D ...

THE PROPOSAL ENCOMPASSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BACKGROUND CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHMS THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSIST A MODEL OPERATOR TO IDENTIFY THE BACKGROUND ELEMENTS FOR AN EXISTING INFRARED SIGNATURE MODEL. WE ALSO PROPOSE TO EXTEND THE MODEL TO THOSE AREAS OF PREDICTION THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THIS MODEL. ANTICIPATED AREAS OF MODEL EXTENSION IS IN THE PREDICTION OF SEA SIGNATURES AND TARGETS ...