DTIC has close to 5 million technical reports and other scientific and technological information in its collection of DoD funded research. Here’s a sampling:

Design and Application of an Adept Aerosol Lung-on-a-Chip and Aerosol and Vapor Delivery Systems

Organ-on-a-chip technology and other microphysiological systems were designed to recreate living tissues that mimic organ microenvironments. Although organ-on-a-chip models correct many gaps traditional tissue cultures present, these systems still suffer limitations. One such limitation, specific to lung-on-a-chip technology is the inability to accurately administer aerosols and vapors to lung epithelial cells. To close the gap, as detailed in their latest paper, the Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center designed, generated, and evaluated a novel open-top chip design specific for the evaluation of aerosol and vapor toxicity and efficacy testing.

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Encryption for Edge Computing Applications

Edge computing enables computing resources closer to the source of data generation. The edge can be described at different sources throughout the data processing chain levels including sensor, device, router, data center, cloud, and mobile. The growth of smart sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) increased the need for processing solutions for sensor node data located in the operational arena. This report prepared by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Information Technology Laboratory details current research about encryption methods in the edge computing space to gain knowledge of established mechanisms, explore emerging methodologies, and highlight challenges associated with implementing effective encryption for computing resources closer to the source of data generation.

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High-Value Space Asset Defense and Threat Mitigation

As China continues to advance as a near-peer military competitor with the U.S., the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) should be prepared to safeguard critical U.S. networks in a conflict where space is an active and contested domain. In this report, the author outlines areas where the INDOPACOM can and should prepare for a future conflict with China in space by developing a Joint Space Defense Initiative (JSDI) to identify and defend the critical communication areas and datalinks that will protect U.S. warfare in the Pacific Theater.

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