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Defense Sciences Office

Defense Sciences Office

Michael J. Goldblatt

Director [email protected] http://www.darpa.mil

Michael J. Goldblatt

Director [email protected] http://www.darpa.mil

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Office ThrustsOffice ThrustsBiological Sciences Materials & Devices

Applied andComputationalMathematics

BiologyBiology

Biological Warfare Defense

Biological Warfare Defense

Bio-MaterialsBio-Materials

Smart Materials and Structures

Smart Materials and Structures

Functional Materials

Functional Materials

Structural Materials and Components

Structural Materials and Components

MathematicsMathematics

Power and WaterPower and Water


The ArgonautsThe Argonauts

ERIC

JOEVALERIE

DOUG

STEVE


DSO Alumnus in SpaceDSO Alumnus in Space


Future Areas of EmphasisFuture Areas of Emphasis 4Brain Machine Interface

4Logistic Technologies

4Enhancing Human Performance

4Exploiting Complex Systems

4Brain Machine Interface

4Logistic Technologies

4Enhancing Human Performance

4Exploiting Complex Systems


DSO PresentersDSO Presenters 4Steve Wax – Enhancing System

Performance 4Joe Bielitzki – Enhancing Human

Performance 4Doug Cochran – Exploiting Complex

Systems 4Valerie Browning – Material Science 4Eric Eisenstadt – Brain Machine Interface

4Steve Wax – Enhancing System Performance 4Joe Bielitzki – Enhancing Human

Performance 4Doug Cochran – Exploiting Complex

Systems 4Valerie Browning – Material Science 4Eric Eisenstadt – Brain Machine Interface


Biology… DARPA’s Future Historical Strength

Biology…DARPA’s Future Historical Strength

BiocomputationBiocomputation

New Materials

New Materials

Genomics &

Proteomics

Genomics &

Proteomics

The Bio-Silico Interface

The Bio-Silico Interface

Cell &Tissue Engineering Cell &Tissue Engineering

Brain Technology

Brain Technology

BioinformaticsBioinformatics

BehaviorBehavior

Energy Transduction

Energy Transduction

Enhanced System

Performance

Protecting Human Assets

Enhanced Human

Performance


Sensors Protection Collective/ Building

Consequence Management

• Advanced Diagnostics • Medical Countermeasures • Decontamination

Minutes to Hours Minutes to Hours

Hours to Days Bio

Event

Hours to Days

Genome Sequencing

Biology Protecting Human Assets

BiologyProtecting Human Assets


Biology: Enhanced Systems PerformanceBiology: Enhanced Systems Performance

Mechanical systems as autonomous and adaptable as living things

Mechanical systems as autonomous and adaptable as living things


Enhanced System PerformanceEnhanced System Performance

Bio-optics Synthetic Systems

MorphingStructures

DNA Computing

Develop materials, devices and systems based on understanding and inspiration of biological systems Develop materials, devices and systems based on

understanding and inspiration of biological systems

Bioinspiration for mobility


Enhancing Human PerformanceEnhancing Human Performance Exoskeleton

MichaelMichael


BioVision: Tools at the InterfaceBioVision: Tools at the Interface 4Neuroprocessing and

neurocontrol via high density implantable MEMS devices

4Measuring and modeling the dynamic behavior of biological regulatory networks in living cells

4Neuroprocessing and neurocontrol via high density implantable MEMS devices

4Measuring and modeling the dynamic behavior of biological regulatory networks in living cells


MOSAIC Molecular Observation, Spectroscopy and Imaging using Cantilevers

MOSAIC Molecular Observation, Spectroscopy and Imaging using Cantilevers

Develop new instrumentation to do real-time 3D static or dynamic imaging of molecules and nanostructures with atomic level resolution.

Develop new instrumentation to do real-time 3D static or dynamic imaging of molecules and nanostructures with atomic level resolution.

Scanning Probe Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy

Magnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Force MicroscopyMagnetic Resonance Force Microscopy


Bio-Magnetic Interfacing ConceptsBio-Magnetic Interfacing Concepts Integrate nano-scale magnetics with biology as a powerful

novel transduction mechanism for portable robust real-time bio-detection and cellular communication

Integrate nano-scale magnetics with biology as a powerful novel transduction mechanism for portable robust real-time

bio-detection and cellular communication

Magnetic Sensors High Sensitivity Designs:

Bio-Magnetic scanner:

Ferrofluids

Magnetic Carriers (therapeutics/imaging):

Bio-detection:

Magnetic Tweezers molecular manipulation:

cellular signaling:

Imagine .….Imagine .….


Example: Negative index of refraction,n, (m,e <0) observed in microwave transmission -handed meta-material!

Meta-MaterialsMeta-Materials

Teflon Left-handed meta-material

Design and build new materials with properties not available in nature

Design and build new materials withproperties not available in nature

Novel Processing Capabilities

June 2001 January 2002 copper on printed circuit board machinable, robust, composite

through left


New-to-the-World Structural Materials: Unexpected Strain Rate Response in SAM

New-to-the-World Structural Materials: Unexpected Strain Rate Response in SAM

NSWC

loading rate (MPa m1/2 s-1)loading rate (MPa m1/2 s-1)

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Zr Ti Cu Ni Be

d 1/2 1

HY80 Steel (conventional)

BMG A36 Steel (conventional)

Structural vibration

Vehicle crash

Explosion Hypervelocity impact

ε =10-3 ε =100 ε =103 ε =106

CalTech


Friction Stir ProcessingFriction Stir Processing

FSP ToolFSP Tool


Imagine…….Imagine…….


Directed energyDirected energy

MicromachiningMicromachining

Optical communicationsOptical communications

LIDARLIDAR

SpectroscopySpectroscopy

FFemtosecond emtosecond LALAserssers for for MMaterial aterial EEvaporationvaporation


Mesoscopic Integrated Conformal ElectronicsMesoscopic IntegratedConformal Electronics


0.6

0.8

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1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

-1 0 1

Pb

Mg

Nb

Ti

POSITION ALONG GROWTH DIRECTION (cm)

Seed

Piezoelectric Single Crystalsfor Electromechanical Transduction

Piezoelectric Single Crystalsfor Electromechanical Transduction

Accelerometer 10-15dB Less NoiseAccelerometer 10-15dB Less Noise

Material Available for Device Prototyping

Material Available for Device Prototyping

PZT Ceramic

HC Materials

1 10 100 1 .103 1 .104180

170

160

150

140

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120

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Noise Floor

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dB R

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/Hz0

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Need

PMN-PT Crystal

7 6 5 4 3 2


Palm PowerPalm Power

Materials DevelopmentMaterials Development

CatalystsCatalysts

Pt

Ru

Ir Os

Thermal Conductors…and InsulatorsThermal Conductors…and Insulators

Thermal ManagementThermal Management

System IntegrationSystem Integration

High THigh THigh T Low TLow TLow T

z Cascading Systemsz Cascading Systems z Fabricationz Fabrication

RobotsRobotsRobots


Injection and Motion of Injection and Motion ofCoherent Spins in SemiconductorsCoherent Spins in Semiconductors

560 mm

pump probe

Inject spins at x

Detect spins at x + dx 50 mmdistance

time

4 Spin coherence persists for 100’s of nanoseconds over 100’s of microns

4 Largely insensitive to temperature

4 Spin coherence persists for 100’s of nanoseconds over 100’s of microns

4 Largely insensitive to temperature


SonoluminescenceSonoluminescence Bubble Magic: In a flask of acetone bombarded by sound waves, a cloud of bubbles (arrow) swells to the size of a pea before collapsing

Bubble Magic: In a flask of acetone bombarded by sound waves, a cloud of bubbles (arrow) swells to the size of a pea before collapsing

The Big Squash : A neutron pulse (arrow) combines with a sound signal (blue) in a flask of acetone to generate the conditions for a bubble (brown) to form, grow, and then implode with great force

The Big Squash : A neutron pulse (arrow) combines with a sound signal (blue) in a flask of acetone to generate the conditions for a bubble (brown) to form, grow, and then implode with great force

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