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2014/10/08 Using Light Frequencies to Sniff Out Deadly\nMaterials from a Distance

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\n \n \n \n DARPA yesterday issued a solicitation for proposals responsive\nto its Spectral Combs from UV to THz (SCOUT) program, which seeks\nnew capabilities for highly sensitive remote detection of multiple\nbiological or chemical agents in liquid or gaseous forms. A\nproposers day is set for Oct. 15 via webcast. \n
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2014/10/07 GXV-T Imagines Future Armored Ground Vehicles that\nCould Increase Survivability through Improved Situational\nAwareness

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\n \n   \n One of the key goals of DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technologies\n(GXV-T) program is improving the survivability of ground-based\narmored fighting vehicles through crew augmentation. Crew\naugmentation involves improved physical and electronically assisted\nsituational awareness for crew and passengers. It also involves\nsemi-autonomous driver assistance and automation of key crew\nfunctions similar to capabilities found in modern commercial\nairplane cockpits to reduce onboard crew and training\nrequirements. \n
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2014/09/30 DARPA Technology Identifies Counterfeit\nMicroelectronics

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\n \n \n \n Advanced software and equipment to aid in the fight against\ncounterfeit microelectronics in U.S. weapons and cybersecurity\nsystems has been transitioned to military partners under DARPA’s\nIntegrity and Reliability of Integrated Circuits (IRIS) program.\nResearchers with SRI International, an IRIS performer, announced\ntoday they have provided Advanced Scanning Optical Microscope\n(ASOM) technology to the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in\nCrane, Indiana, where it will join an arsenal of laboratory\nequipment used to ensure the integrity of microelectronics. \n
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2014/09/24 Neutron Vision: Going Beyond X-Rays for Advanced\nImaging in the Field

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\n \n \n \n Seeking to expand the nation’s capability to detect and identify\nmaterials that are not easily visualized by conventional imaging\ntechnologies, DARPA today released an announcement inviting\nproposals to develop portable, next-generation imaging tools that\ncombine the complementary benefits of X-ray and neutron\nradiography. \n
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2014/09/18 Seeing Through the Fog (and Dust and Snow) of\nWar

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\n \n \n \n Degraded visibility—which encompasses diverse environmental\nconditions including severe weather, dust kicked up during takeoff\nand landing and poor visual contrast among different parts of\nterrain—often puts both the safety and effectiveness of tactical\nhelicopter operations at risk. Current sensor systems that can\nprovide the necessary visualization through obscurants struggle\nwith latency and are too large, heavy and power-intensive to comply\nwith military rotary wing operations. \n
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