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Even when the gyms are closed, sailors and airmen have to stay fit, which can be a big challenge for all members of a unit—from reservists who may not be used to staying at a specific fitness level to those in Special Operations who need to maintain a high level of performance. The services are...

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is collaborating again with Italian diagnostics company DiaSorin, this time to develop a clinical laboratory test to identify individuals who have been infected with the SARS-COV-2 virus but have recovered. Known as a serology assay,...

Researchers at the Army’s premiere infectious diseases lab are working on a more sensitive test that could detect the coronavirus in people who have no symptoms – a critical step in getting the nation back to “a new sense of normal,” the lab’s chief viral expert told McClatchy. The experimental...

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet – high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil – is associated with higher cognitive function, and specific aspects of that diet may play a role in slowing cognitive decline, according to a study conducted by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the...

Airport security screening could get a lot faster, thanks to a T2 agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Analytical AI of Birmingham, Alabama. The DHS S&T awarded $199,536 in Phase 1 funding to Analytical AI, to explore the...

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland AFB recently received news that some of their missions will transfer to the U.S. Space Force (USSF). AFRL units readying for transfer include most of the Space Vehicles Directorate missions and the Directed Energy Directorate’s Electro-Optics Division...

Three Air Force researchers were recently granted a patent on a method for stabilizing biological materials such as vaccines, antibodies, anti-venoms and antibiotics without using refrigeration--something that could be useful for civilian populations as well as military, particularly during the...

Researchers at the University of Memphis-based Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge (MD2K) have introduced a new mobile app that may support physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. MD2K is supported by NIH with a grant administered by the National Institute for...

The Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency, on behalf of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has awarded a $415 million contract for 60 Battelle Memorial Institute Critical Care Decontamination Systems (CCDS), according to an April 13 DoD statement. Each system...

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and Fairfield, New Jersey-based Vela Diagnostics USA, Inc. are partnering to develop a rapid diagnostic test for use on two instrument platforms to aid in the detection of COVID-19 infections. Diagnostics on multiple platforms are...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) launched a joint effort to support the development of search engines for research that will help in the fight against COVID-19. The project was...

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab’s) Advanced Light Source (ALS) X-ray facility has been recalled to action to support research related to COVID-19. A small team of staff at the ALS, which produces beams of X-rays and other types of light to support a wide variety of experiments...

An important message from Dr. Courtney Silverthorn, Acting Director, Technology Partnerships Office Many of the FLC's technology transfer managers will receive a request in the next week or so from David Leech, on NIST’s behalf, to respond to a survey (the Software Copyright Impact Survey)...

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) sent multiple airframes to the Nebraska Air National Guard base in early April to test airflow and reduce the risk to aircrews transporting COVID-19 patients. Active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard components from AMC, in coordination with the...

Simple speech—just talking without sneezing or coughing—can disperse thousands of potentially harmful droplets into the air, according to research from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) published in the New England Journal of Medicine on April 15 as a...

DOD announced April 11 it will issue two contracts for $133 million to boost production of the stock of respiratory N95 masks that protect wearers from airborne particles and liquid to more than 39 million in 90 days. The contracts are authorized under Title 3 of the Defense Production Act, which...

N95 respirators can be decontaminated effectively and maintain functional integrity for up to three uses, according to National Institutes of Health scientists. N95 respirators are designed for single-use and are worn by healthcare providers to reduce exposure to airborne infectious agents,...

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the American Red Cross (ARC) are collaborating on systems and procedures to recruit donors who have recovered from COVID-19. Through this collaboration the ARC will prepare procedures for the collection of plasma for...

Finding an inexpensive solution to the COVID-19 ventilator shortage is a marathon of a challenge, but the Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) and collaborators started it with a Sprint. As COVID-19 spread and the demand for ventilators began to outpace the supply, the Office of the Secretary of Defense...

The aerospace and space industries are taking a hit from the coronavirus, and the Air Force is scrambling to keep one of its most traditional industry sectors and one of its most important growing economies — aerospace and space, respectively — afloat, Will Roper, Air Force undersecretary for...

As part of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has re-opened some of its facilities for essential research on the atomic structure of the virus and how it interacts with potential treatments and vaccines. SLAC...

On April 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a plan to provide up to $30 million for advanced research in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for both scientific investigation and the management of complex systems. The initiative encompasses two separate topic areas...

On April 9, the U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $38 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS). The program seeks to design economically attractive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT)...