Multivalent, Virus-like Particle Vaccine and Reporter Virus Assay for Arboviruses
Arthropod-borne viruses, known as arboviruses, pose an immense healthcare burden in developing and undeveloped countries in the tropical and sub-tropical…
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Smart, Portable, Short-Range Radars for Human-Aware Sensing & Localization
Smart, portable, short-range (under 20 meters) radars in the microwave band have been investigated for use in human and animal…
Robot Peacekeepers: An Investigation of Cross-Cultural Trust
The evolution of robotic systems has led to their employment for varied applications. Initial task domains included industrial fabrication, equipment…
Next-Generation Nerve Agent Antidotes
Nerve agents are toxic organophosphates that disrupt chemical signaling throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. The structures of several…
Next-Generation Semiconductors Pervoskites for Detecting Nuclear Radiation from X- and Gamma-ray Sources
Sensing radiation of charged particles X- and Îł-rays from radioactive isotopes or nuclear reactions plays a key role in…
Leave Adversaries in the Dark – BLOcKeR: Secure and Reliable Biometric Access Control
Biometric technologies offer major advantages over conventional, legacy identification and authentication methods. In particular, they are more secure, accurate, reliable,…
Cyber-Physical Systems and Critical Infrastructure
Introduction: 2018 was significant in the United States for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. Three events stand out: the shutdown…
Expandable Foams
Traumatic hemorrhaging is the leading cause of death on the battlefield, and the fifth leading cause of death in the…
Underwater Adhesives Inspired by Mussels
Adhesives play an integral role in day-to-day military operations both on the battlefield and in the triage tent. Unfortunately, most…
3D-Printed Lattice Batteries: Ultralight Energy Storage for Powering the Warfighter
Lightweight batteries are highly consequential to a wide range of Department of Defense (DoD) applications, including the use of unmanned…
Cognitive Protection Systems for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a family of technologies enabling connectivity, sensing, inference, and action [1, 2] that is…
Modeling and Simulation for Genomic Security
In 2011, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a major report titled, Toward Precision Medicine: Building a…