2024
MIT Develops SuperLimbs to Aid Astronauts on the Moon, Boosting Safety and Efficiency
The SuperLimbs project at MIT aims to improve astronaut mobility on the moon with robotic limbs that will help them stand after falls. This is the latest application of SuperLimbs, which were first developed about Read More
RFS Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS) Laser Detector
Due: July 24, 2024 Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) Laser Detector. This opportunity requires membership in the TReXII Consortium. This Consortium releases numerous opportunities throughout the year, so even if this one may not be right Read More
RFS MSH-24 Measuring Sexual Harassment in the Science Technology Education and Mathematics
Due: July 29, 2024 The objective of this study is to implement some of what was learned in Phase 1 to develop and test the core questions and a module to be added to existing Read More
AI Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Boston University (BU) have developed an AI model that can predict – with a high degree of accuracy – whether someone with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer’s-associated dementia within the next six Read More
AI-RD-24 AI-Ready Data Products to Facilitate Discovery and Use
Due: July 25, 2024 The objective of this project is to explore how a future National Secure Data Service (NSDS) could provide shared information and tools for making statistical data products more readily ingestible by Read More
AI-DQSI-24 Artificial Intelligence for Enhancing Data Quality, Standardization, and Integration for Federal Statistics
Due: July 25, 2024 The objective of AI-DQSI-24 is to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the processing, formatting, standardization, and integration of data to support activities that are integral to statistical Read More
DoD Specialty Battery Source of Supply Development
Due: July 17, 2024 The purpose of this RFS is intends to address supply chain risks by soliciting development, prototyping and demonstration efforts to help mitigate potential problems through application of modernized, advanced manufacturing technologies Read More
PNNL Develops Iron-Based Flow Battery for Safe, Grid-Scale Energy Storage
A team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has created a new battery design using an ordinary chemical used in water treatment facilities. The aqueous iron redox flow battery they designed Read More
Breakthrough Lanthanum-Doped Material Enhances Efficiency in Extreme Conditions
Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a thermally refractory material – lanthanum-doped barium stannate oxide (LBSO) – that maintains its optical properties even at temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius Read More