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Applied Energetics specializes in advanced laser and photonics systems within the defense and commercial sectors. The company offers ultrashort pulse laser technologies for a variety of applications, including national security, industrial manufacturing, and biomedical industries. Applied Energetics primarily serves the national security and commercial industries with its innovative laser solutions. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

Subchem Systems is a company that received a Department of Defense SBIR/STTR grant for a project entitled: Compact, Lightweight Chemical Sensor for Underwater Explosive Ordnance (EOD) Application. The abstract given for this project is as follows: SubChem Systems Inc. has been involved in the further development, deployment and commercialization of autonomous in-situ chemical analyzers and custom engineered payloads since 1996. SubChem Analyzers have been deployed on commercial AUVs, coastal gliders, autonomous moored vertical profilers, fixed moored structures and other ocean observation platforms. The overall objective of this funding will be to provide a conceptual design of a Diver held chemical sensor capable of sensing chemical/explosive signatures focusing on nitro-based explosives. The requirements needed of the sensor for integration to the DHINS, HULS and BULS systems will also be documented. SubChem Systems maintains the expertise to provide an assessment of several chemical sensing techniques which may be applicable to the sensing of explosives underwater to be applied to the conceptual design. SubChem is currently developing a Miniature Chemical Sensor, ChemFIN, for the detection of trace levels of explosives and other target chemicals. This sensor couples a unique micro-fluidic technology providing a low cost, low power, and platform independent architecture. Funding from this Phase 1 effort will produce a conceptual adaptation to a Diver Held ChemFIN. This variant will incorporate an applicable sensing technology for localization and classification of nitrate-based (TNT,DNT) and potentially peroxide-based (TATP,HMTD) chemical/explosive mixtures.

Luxium Solutions specializes in engineered materials for various sectors including geophysical, industrial, medical, security, and aerospace. It offers a range of products such as scintillation detectors for ionizing radiation detection and sapphire materials, X-ray analyzers, and garnet substrates for semiconductor applications. Luxium Solutions was formerly known as Saint-Gobain Crystals and changed its name in September 2022. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Hiram, Ohio.

Seniton Technologyorporation is a company that received a SBIR Phase I grant for a project entitled: Developing an Ultra Energy Efficient Sensor Node Using RFID Technology. Their research project proposes to develop an ultra-energy efficient wireless sensor node using RFID technology. By providing ultra energy efficiency and hence extended network life time, the proposed solution can significantly reduce recurring maintenance cost due to replacing/recharging batteries and interruption of normal operation for networks with long deployment lifetime. The outcome of the proposed tasks is a prototype of a wireless sensor platform that will provide ultra-energy efficiency, at least 5-10 times improvement as compared to existing solutions. The approach is to uniquely combine wireless sensor platform with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. In contrast to conventional designs where synchronized, periodic sleep/wakeup of sensor nodes are used as the dominant strategy for energy conservation, we employ an innovative asynchronous communication architecture, where sensor nodes are allowed to independently transmit without requiring any synchronization. The approach is fundamentally different from existing design paradigms; the innovative asynchronous communication architecture allows a sensor node to directly write data into a special, reactive module residing on the receiving node while its main platform is asleep. In this way, each individual sensor can schedule its own transmission without demanding any network-wide or local synchronization, thus resulting in a store-and-forward, asynchronous communication pattern in the network. Owing to the low duty cycle of a sensor node, the proposed asynchronous architecture will liberate the network from collisions and idle listening by fully exploiting time as one dimension of resource. The result is a design achieving order of magnitude improvement in energy efficiency. The extension of a wireless sensor network's life time will have significant commercial potential in saving recurring maintenance cost due to replacing/recharging batteries and disruption of normal operation for a technology with exploding market. Moreover, the technology can enable a plethora of applications, infeasible under existing designs, which demand extremely large scale sensor networks and ultra energy efficiency for long term operation. These include habitat, oceanic and planetary monitoring and surveillance of infrastructures. Furthermore, this integrative, and cutting edge project demands a systematic and synergistic approach that combines wireless networking, embedded system design, and lower power radio, and should also promote the fusion of knowledge in various domains by focusing on a mutual and challenging objective.

Siargo focuses on MEMS sensing technology within the medical and industrial automation sectors. The company provides sensors and integrated devices for flow, pressure, temperature, and humidity measurement, applicable in medical devices, energy solutions, and process monitoring systems. Siargo's products find use in ventilators, CPAP machines, and gas metering, offering data for monitoring and control. It was founded in 2004 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

Adelphi Technology specializes in the development of neutron generators and neutron optics within the industrial and research sectors. The company offers a range of neutron generators that are used for materials analysis, nondestructive testing, healthcare, and security applications, with a focus on both Deuterium-Deuterium (DD) and Deuterium-Tritium (DT) neutron generators. Adelphi Technology's products are designed to be versatile, with options for transportable, and integrated moderators, catering to various scientific and industrial needs. It was founded in 1986 and is based in Redwood City, California.