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07 July 2025

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Upcoming Events

NCMS Sustainment Accelerator COMFRC

Show COMFRC Your Maintenance Solutions. In partnership with the US Navy Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), NavalX Southern Maryland (SOMD) Tech Bridge, and local student STEM programs, NCMS is hosting a Sustainment Accelerator at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum July 8th-July 10th in Lexington Park, MD.

08-10 July 2025

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Navy SBIR/STTR Summer Exchange

This summer, industry professionals are invited to an engaging three-hour virtual event featuring key insights from the NavalX Southern Maryland Tech Bridge, Ventura Tech Bridge, High Desert Tech Bridge, Inland Empire Tech Bridge, Hawaii Tech Bridge, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The program includes briefings on Tech Bridge capabilities, SYSCOM overviews, and best practices for proposal submissions. The event will include a TPOC panel discussion, providing expert insights and valuable perspectives. It also offers industry professionals an opportunity to connect with key stakeholders, explore the SBIR/STTR Program and Tech Bridges, and discover how these initiatives can support your work.

10 July 2025

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NCMS Sustainment Accelerator FRCE

The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), in collaboration with the Eastern North Carolina Tech Bridge, Craven County Economic Development, and Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), is proud to host a Sustainment Accelerator at the Riverfront Convention Center located in New Bern, North Carolina.

22-24 Jul 2025

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Lab to Launch: Reverse Pitch Event

Join the Naval Postgraduate School Reverse Pitch Event as they highlight Emil Kartalov and his groundbreaking innovation: Segmented Ergonomic Composite Diver Suits 

23 Jul 2025

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Innovate with AFRL 2025

Doolittle Institute (DI), in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW), will host an informative one-day event for businesses and academic institutions to learn more about collaborating with AFRL/RW. The purpose of this forum is to educate and help small businesses navigate collaboration opportunities with AFRL/RW. The event will provide insights into research priorities, technology transfer mechanisms, and small business engagement programs.

20 Aug 2025

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Cyber Bytes Foundation Networking Event: Show Us Your Tech

We are excited to invite you to the Cyber Bytes Foundation Networking Event: Show Us Your Tech, which will take place on Wednesday, March 18, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Quantico Cyber Hub (1010 Corporate Drive, Stafford, Virginia 22554).

27 Aug 2025

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BlueTIDE 2025

SAVE the DATE Seize the opportunity to attend the BlueTIDE event!

28 Aug 2025

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Office of Naval Research Industry Engagement Day

Space is limited! ONR plans to conduct an Industry Day to engage industry partners in a CLASSIFIED forum to discuss and present the direction of Naval Science and Technology (S&T) initiatives and programs across ONR's research portfolio, engage them in solutions to foster capabilities for the US Navy and United States Marine Corps, and solicit feedback on ONR’s initiatives to rapidly transition these solutions to the Fleet and Program Offices.

28 Aug 2025

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Air, Space and Cyber Conference

AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference provides first-class professional military development, facilitates sharing of emerging requirements and technologies, and helps fuel connections that advance the cause of air and space power.

22 Sep 2025

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SOFWERX Tech Tuesdays

Tech Tuesday is a forum designed to specifically identify and discover Transformational levels of technology. On behalf of USSOCOM, SOFWERX uses this forum to engage Industry and Academia to pitch their unique capabilities to USSOCOM and/or other interested government partners.

Every Tuesday

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LANDWERX Tech Thursdays

LANDWERX, a non-profit organization partnered with Landus Cooperative, is a platform to bring together innovators and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to solve Farmer-Owner challenges.

Every Thursday

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Our Ecosystems

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Ratio Ecosystem's: what's in it for you?

Advantages of a Ratio Ecosystem:

• Boosted awareness
• Improved participation
• Accelerated problem-solving
• Enhanced collaboration and networking
• Public relations benefits
• Cost efficiency
• Access to specialized expertise (new talents and capabilities)

Commercialization Opportunities

Measurement System and Methods of Measuring a Reflection Coefficient

Researchers at the Transportation Security Laboratory have invented the Measurement System and Methods of Measuring a Reflection Coefficient (MSMMRC) to address challenges with the setup and calibration of an apparatus to perform dielectric measurements

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Rescue Basket

An improved rescue basket to be used in search and rescue operations capable of safely, holding two adults and drastically improving recovery time in an environment where every second counts.

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Optical Flight Motion Simulator

A cost effective and compact method of enhancing performance of a 5-axis Flight Motion Simulator (FMS). A series of angularly varying elements, referred to as “Risley elements” are used to provide a changing angle of incidence to the test article while maintaining a fixed field of view of the projector provide high angular accuracy and high-speed performance.

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Scalable Body Armor System

Modular body armor system allows exchange of soft or hard panels based on situation needs. Traditional body armor used by law enforcement is usually worn under an officer's clothes and contains handgun-rated ballistic panels.

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Peel-and-Adhere Photonic Crystal

A low-cost photonic crystal film that can be fastened to a curved or flat surface by an adhesive substance for the purpose of altering the optical properties of the surface.

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High Resolution Enhancement for 3D LiDAR Systems

The actuated, 3-D spinning sensor device can be added to a LIDAR system to create high resolution 3-D composite images.

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Hexagonal Efficient Coordinated System (HECS)

HECS, an AFRL/RW patent that enables production of higher resolution digital images by utilizing a hexagonal formation. The enhanced images are able to retain their original file size and thus do not require additional storage space.

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Collection Chamber for Scent Detection

A concept for a contactless sample collection system that would use concentrated particle and vapor capture for improved scent detection by K-9S

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USAF96 Steel

AFRL/RW has developed a Low Alloy High Performance Steel commonly referred to as “USAF-96”. This carbon steel composition does not contain Tungsten (W) or Cobalt (Co) and contains low amounts of Nickel (Ni) and can be manufactured through a variety of standard, commercial production techniques, including air-melt production.

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Plasmonic-Photonic Biomimicking Sensor for Airborne Agent Detection

AFRL/RW has modeled a small form factor, reusable sensor to detect the presence of various airborne agents. This novel technology is an alternate approach to the “smellicoptor” that was designed to use moth antennas to detect airborne chemicals.

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Magnetic Breakaway Mount for Tools & Equipment

The magnetic breakaway mount provides ready access to tools while increasing safety if tools caught on environmental hazards.

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Touch-Based Tracking System and Method

AFRL/RW has developed a touch-based tracking system and method which allows real-time fusion of data from human and machine sources, filtered through a graphical user interface (GUI) to enable target tracking in a complex environment.

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USAF96 Steel

AFRL/RW has developed a Low Alloy High Performance Steel commonly referred to as “USAF-96”. This carbon steel composition does not contain Tungsten (W) or Cobalt (Co) and contains low amounts of Nickel (Ni) and can be manufactured through a variety of standard, commercial production techniques, including air-melt production.

Learn more

Open Innovation Opportunities

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Jerry McQuoid

Customer Experience Officer

Ratio

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