19 OCTOBER 2021

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19 OCTOBER 2021

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NSF Supports Infrastructure-Focused Research Projects Grounded in Behavioral and Social Science

The U.S. National Science Foundation is supporting more than 20 exploratory research projects examining the interactions of people and society with physical and digital infrastructure. Through NSF’s Strengthening American Infrastructure initiative, researchers will investigate a variety of areas — from bridges and electrical grids to online education — with the shared goal of producing fundamental…

Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Hydrogels in Biomedical Applications

The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center recently conducted research and analysis on possible DoD applications for CS-GAG hydrogels. Background CS-GAG hydrogels are a modification of hyaluronic acid (HA). HA, found naturally in the human body, is produced in the plasma membrane of vertebrate cells [1]. HA hydrogels have been used successfully in cell delivery and many other biomedical applications [2]. Modification of natural…

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What government-off-the-shelf or commercial-off-the-shelf tools are available to provide a human-machine interface that can be used for law enforcement and emergency management scenarios?

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Can a literature search be conducted on the behavioral test apparatus “Blackbox” from Blackbox Bio?

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Can a literature search be conducted on the behavioral test apparatus Noldus CatWalk XT?

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Can references be provided on the Gyrodyne QH-50C— specifically, a nuclear variant?

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What is the near-term state of the art in research or testing for space-based power beaming?

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Can a chronological list be provided on what chemical exposure events (on and off the battlefield) involving chemical warfare agents have occurred in the last 50 years, along with major events that involve toxic industrial chemicals or pesticides?

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What water-barrier technologies exist that are commercially available and ready for deployment?

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Is there an available artificial-intelligence-enabled tool that can be integrated into a learning management system and/or scheduling system to reduce the administrative burden on things such as schedule changes, facility problems, and student/instructor ratio?

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What are the connection nodes between overt/acknowledged U.S. Department of Defense installations/facilities and public energy/transport/telecom/water/sewer?

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Breaking Boundaries in Biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source Enables Protein Design

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What government-off-the-shelf or commercial-off-the-shelf tools are available to provide a human-machine interface that can be used for law enforcement and emergency management scenarios?

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Can a literature search be conducted on the behavioral test apparatus “Blackbox” from Blackbox Bio?

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Can a literature search be conducted on the behavioral test apparatus Noldus CatWalk XT?

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Can references be provided on the Gyrodyne QH-50C— specifically, a nuclear variant?

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Image of a satellite directing a laser to the surface of the Earth.

What is the near-term state of the art in research or testing for space-based power beaming?

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The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) is seeking information on what research exists in space-based power beaming to the surface of the Earth. Of particular interest would be capabilities that would be used in/for expeditionary military facilities (as opposed to naval or airborne platforms), but any power-beaming research, including terrestrial power beaming…

Can a chronological list be provided on what chemical exposure events (on and off the battlefield) involving chemical warfare agents have occurred in the last 50 years, along with major events that involve toxic industrial chemicals or pesticides?

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What water-barrier technologies exist that are commercially available and ready for deployment?

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Is there an available artificial-intelligence-enabled tool that can be integrated into a learning management system and/or scheduling system to reduce the administrative burden on things such as schedule changes, facility problems, and student/instructor ratio?

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What are the connection nodes between overt/acknowledged U.S. Department of Defense installations/facilities and public energy/transport/telecom/water/sewer?

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The crystal structure of CHD_r1 (gray) is very similar to the computational design model (colored). (Image by Linna An, et al., Science.)

Breaking Boundaries in Biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source Enables Protein Design

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From growth hormones to cancer drugs, small molecules play a crucial role in our health. Monitoring them is essential to keeping us healthy; it enables physicians to calculate dosages and patients to monitor their medical conditions at home, for example. Monitoring small molecules depends on sensing where they are and in what concentrations. While scientists…

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April 28, 2025 - May 2, 2025

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….

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The Energy Exchange, hosted by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), is an opportunity for agencies to ensure their workforce understands leadership direction, priorities, goals, and strategies. It’s also a unique opportunity to fulfill training…

The 19th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition

May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025

The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is an international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. It is cosponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council and…

Voice From the Community

Lisa Del

Director, Ohio Federal Research Network

Lisa Delp is the Director of the Ohio Federal Research Network Commercialization Team. She has operated as the interface between academic labs, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, and Ohio industry. This work provided the insight to develop a repeatable, measurable, and scalable process to aid in identifying technology solutions to meet the needs of the DoD. She also co-founded the GDI Partners TRIAD (Technology Requirements & Innovation Awareness Days) program that provides education and advocacy to stimulate small business growth and the commercialization of new technology for the U.S. Warfighter.