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OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Human-Machine Interfaces, Directed Energy, Integrated Sensing and Cyber, Trusted AI and Autonomy The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Biotechnology OBJECTIVE: The purpose of developing an effective man-portable capability that will rapidly remove chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and other toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense from both intact and wounded human skin, under austere conditions is to bring potentially valuable small business innovati ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Microelectronics; Space Technology OBJECTIVE: The Department of Defense(DoD) is seeking the development of a high performance, full in-system programmable, industrial temperature rated (storage -55C to 125 C; operational -40 C to 105 C), US Sources, high G (30kG) operational shock, performance better than 0.001 ppb/g, 100kG survival shock, lower power ( ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Autonomy; Advanced Materials OBJECTIVE: xTechSBIR Autonomy is seeking novel capabilities and technology solutions within the Autonomy space, that can assist in tackling the Army’s current and future needs, enabling new capabilities, improved performance, faster production, or cost savings for Army systems. Examples of technologies that address the issu ...

In 2020, 40.3 million people aged 12 or older had substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year. Of those, 2.6 million people (6.4%) received any in-person treatment, while 2.2 million (5.4%) received virtual services for substance use treatment. Therefore, an estimated 35 million people did not receive any treatment. To receive treatment, individuals need to receive a diagnosis from a provider, ...

In 2020, 40.3 million people aged 12 or older had substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year. Of those, 2.6 million people (6.4%) received any in-person treatment, while 2.2 million (5.4%) received virtual services for substance use treatment. Therefore, an estimated 35 million people did not receive any treatment. To receive treatment, individuals need to receive a diagnosis from a provider, ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy, Human Machine Interfaces OBJECTIVE: The goal is to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Modeling & Simulations (M&S) for rapid development of training scenarios with a scalable level of difficulty, sufficiently matched fidelity, and that elicits appropriate behavioral interactions and cues sufficient for effective learning and tr ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Renewable Energy Generation and Storage; OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the Energy Demand Reduction and Clean Energy Tech Open Topic is to bring potentially valuable small business innovations to the Army and create an opportunity to expand the relevance of the Army SBIR program to firms who do not normally compete for SBIR awards. DESCRIPTION: While the Ener ...

Background and Need The number of available tenure-track faculty positions has not kept pace with the growing number of Ph.D. graduates in recent years. This imbalance has created a highly competitive job environment, making it increasingly difficult for Ph.D. graduates to transition to academic appointments. Doctoral and post-doctoral training programs have heavily revolved around developing ski ...

OUSD (R&E) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREA(S): Trusted AI and Autonomy The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120-130, which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services, including export of sensitive technical data, or the Export Administration Regulation (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730-774, which con ...