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It would seem that the OCAST program(s) are a stepping stone for Federal Funding; with having it linked and tied to the SBIR/STTR, with the OSCR program. I think with Doug Freitag, and this program (OSCR) we are positioned for good developments here. 3DIcon won the OCAST Grant on two different occasions, and receiving the highest possible scoring for the proposal (if memory serves correct). This I'd bet will come in very handy during the submission process (white papers). Good Luck to all here.
Here is a video that I found very insightful. This can be found on the OCAST website but linked from the Airforce SBIR/STTR website. Watch the video everyone. Draws things together in my opinion.
http://www.afsbirsttr.com/Portal.aspx
http://www.ok.gov/ocast/Programs/Oklahoma_SBIR_Collaborative_Resources_(OSCR)/index.html
Video:
Thank you for the reply, it's appreciated.
Chemist72, do you think that the 'Topics' posting by the Airforce SBIR/STTR on October 22nd will tell if the requirement(s) are going to be made for 3D Volumetric Displays? Or do we have to wait until the pre-release in December? Wondering what you think. Maybe it will be more generalized perhaps?
Bravo! Well stated. No bounds are over stepped. Your input is welcomed. All are free and welcomed to post here. Thank you for your post.
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News Date: 10/15/2014
News Title: Air Force seeks innovative, high-tech Oklahoma small businesses for scientific research and technology development
News Subject:
Maintaining the advantage on the battlefield requires Air Force warfighters have specialized, adaptable and effective technologies available to them to neutralize and overcome adversaries. Science and technology advancements offer them the ability to successfully assess and respond to these constantly evolving threats.
“In order to maintain these advantages, the Air Force is always seeking skilled and innovative technology-based small businesses to join the defense mission by competing for SBIR and STTR research and development contracts,” said David Sikora, the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program manager. “I’m looking forward to meeting with Oklahoma’s innovators and experts about opportunities to partner with the Air Force.”
During a three-day October roadshow, Sikora will visit several cities in Oklahoma, meeting with small business owners and community leaders to discuss funding for high-risk projects that meet Air Force needs, intellectual property rights for the small business and Air Force assistance with transitioning or commercializing SBIR- and STTR-funded technology. The roadshow will take place October 21-23 in Stillwater, Norman and Tulsa. For more information on attending one of these meetings, visit the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology at http://www.ok.gov/ocast/Programs/Oklahoma_SBIR_Collaborative_Resources_(OSCR)/.
The schedule for the thee-day SBIR/STTR Oklahoma Roadshow is as follows: October 21 at Meridian Technology Center in Stillwater (register at http://sbirsstrstillwater.eventbrite.com); October 22 at Oklahoma University Center for Applied R&D in Norman (register at http://sbirstrnorman.eventbrite.com); and October 23 at the Oklahoma State University Helmerich Research Center in Tulsa (register at http://sbirsstrtulsa.eventbrite.com). Each session begins at 9:00 am and concludes at 11:30 a.m.
The Air Force SBIR and STTR programs are mission-oriented programs that integrate the needs and requirements of the Air Force through research and development topics that have military and commercial potential. The SBIR program was established by Congress in 1982 to fund research and development (R&D) through small businesses of 500 or fewer employees. The STTR program was established in 1992 to fund cooperative R&D projects with small businesses and non-profit U.S. research institutions, such as universities.
The Air Force SBIR and STTR programs provide more than $300 million in funding for research and development activities by small businesses annually. With this budget, the Air Force funds research from the early stages of concept development until it transitions to military or commercial use.
For more information about the roadshow and these programs, including commercialization readiness assistance for existing contracts, please call the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office at 1-800-222-0336, email info@afsbirsttr.com, or visit our website at www.afsbirsttr.com.
http://www.afsbirsttr.com/News/default.aspx
News Date: 10/15/2014
News Title: Air Force releases FY 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer topics in advance
News Subject:
The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program office will release its FY 2015 list of topics on October 22 at www.afsbirsttr.com. Small businesses and research institutions with expertise to address the topics’ technology challenges are encouraged to submit proposals.
This year, the schedules for the DoD SBIR 2015.1 and STTR 2015.A solicitations will run concurrently. The DoD pre-release is scheduled for Dec. 12 for both solicitations, with the solicitations formally opening on Jan. 15 and closing on Feb. 18.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with small businesses and research institutions and expect the concurrent solicitation schedules and increased Air Force pre-release period will have a positive impact on the quality of proposals we receive from seasoned and new partners from around the country,” said David Sikora, the Air Force SBIR/STTR program manager.
During the pre-release period, small businesses will have an opportunity to contact topic authors directly to ask technical questions. However, those questions are limited to information related to improving the understanding of a particular topic’s requirements. Following this pre-release period, when the solicitation is officially opened, direct questions to the topic authors are no longer allowed. Instead, technical questions may only be submitted anonymously through the SBIR Interactive Topic Information System (www.dodsbir.net/sitis), where the answers will be published for all participating small businesses to read.
All proposals for the solicitations must be written and submitted according to the DoD guidelines and solicitation letters published at www.dodsbir.net/solicitation.
Providing more than $300 million annually in funding for research and development activities by small businesses, the Air Force’s SBIR/STTR programs fund research from the early stages of concept development until it transitions to military or commercial use. The Air Force SBIR and STTR programs are mission-oriented programs that integrate the needs and requirements of the Air Force through research and development topics that have military and commercial potential. The SBIR program was established by Congress in 1982 to fund research and development (R&D) through small businesses of 500 or fewer employees. The STTR program was established in 1992 to fund cooperative R&D projects with small businesses and non-profit U.S. research institutions, such as universities.
For more information about these programs, including commercialization readiness assistance for existing contracts, please call the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program Office at 1-800-222-0336, email info@afsbirsttr.com, or visit our website at www.afsbirsttr.com
http://www.afsbirsttr.com/News/default.aspx
"The Air Force has yet to find a solution that fully meets their needs, with the latest attempts being flat surface 3D light projection displays."
Would this state that the flat surface 3D projection displays did not fully meet their needs? Page 12 of the management breifing shows that the flat 3D projection displays (Glasses Free) which breaks down into full parallax and horizontal parallax that includes companies such as Phillips for multiveiw, holografika for holoform, and Zebra and Ostendo for light feild display....wait a minute though. If Zebra and Ostendo which I beleive (if memory serves me correctly) one had an award for like 58 million bucks? But.....did not fully meet their needs? I'm optimistic here but is the Air Force thinking that CSpace potentially can meet their needs? I personally tend to think so, IMO.
Was able to grab another modest amount of QTMM today before EOD. Still kicking myself that I didn't get in when it was a nickel. Oh well, after sight is always 20/20. Good Luck to All.
Small and big trades change the shareprice. The PR was welcomed, with some additional details that added to the CEO insight. Still a waiting game on funding. Good luck to all.
There is always a buyer and always a seller. I can put a order in to sell and someone buys what I sell, if the price is right. I look at it as shares trading hands. Just like if you where to purchase shares of TDCP someone is selling you their shares, and you are buying them.
That is exciting to say the least. I'm sure there are organizations and people keeping a close eye on this company. Solar Tech, to Bio Tech, pretty awesome.
3.6+ million share trade
Very interesting. Thank you for the information. They have got to see some big potential here, imo.
I'm new here. Been Researching but I am unaware of who these guys are. Financers? Any insight would be a tremendous help.
This paragraph is interesting:
"We received some valuable feedback about where 3DIcon's technology can fill a void once fully developed and mature, so we are incredibly encouraged about the current state of our technology."
'Fill a void'--- perhaps a requirement or topic? --IMO
Definitely somethings to keep a eye on. Also the tail end of the paragraph: 'we are incredibly encouraged about the current state of our technology.' With the image space aside, perhaps there have been advancements made on other components such as hardware and software, again imo.
Hopefully I can grab some more, before it starts to take off. Good things are on the horizon here with QMC.
3DIcon has worldwide marketing rights to CSpace, Lab Proto 2 is complete and proves the technology exsists. Pixel Precision which is a product, and revenue is generated from it. ---Pixel Precision® is a software product, for those engaged in the research, design, and development of applications and products involving DLP® technology from Texas Instruments (TI). There is "something" to say the least.
It's going to be a waiting game. Looks like the Air Force will be in Tulsa, OK(amongst other cities) http://www.afsbirsttr.com/Portal.aspx October 21st-23rd to meet with small businesses on funding opportunities. One would think that it's more than a coincidence, that 3DIcon happens to reside in Tulsa. Perhaps we will hear something about it in a CEO Insight or a PR, IMHO.
Looks like TOPICS will be known on October 22nd according to the source listed above. Here is a link for further information:
http://www.afsbirsttr.com/Solicitation/Info.aspx
SOLICITATION SCHEDULE INFO
The Air Force SBIR/STTR solicitations are released as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR/STTR solicitation process. The DoD issues three SBIR (.1, .2 and .3) and two STTR (.A and .B) solicitations each year. The Air Force participates in the first (.1) cycle of the SBIR solicitation and the first (.A) cycle of the STTR solicitation.
Topic Pre-Release - Select to review the draft topics for the current solicitation.
Current DoD and AF solicitation instructions and topics can be found at the following link:
http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/index.shtml
12.4 million shares trading hands according to TDAmeritrade. Fidelity shows just shy of 12.4 million shares in volume also.
Thank you; glad to be aboard, Lineman68. Got some cash settling in a couple days going to purchase a bit more. Prospects look good here on QMC, on quite a few fronts. The more DD I do, the more I like it.
Been watching QTMM for a few months now, and have recently purchased a modest position. I beleive that this company has good things in store for those who wait. A lot of good things are on the horizon here. I hope that my money settles in the account before this thing starts to move, so I can purchase more. Good luck to all.
Time will tell with 3DIcon. Alot has developed lately with the Army and Air Force. There was a previous post(with sources) from ccb about the Air Force visiting Tulsa,OK also. I personally think they will get the grant(s). Perhaps the technology is evolved enough to be implemented as it stands now. Should be hearing shortly on topics from the SBIR/STTR/CRP. I still feel that a volumetric display requirement of some sort will be made, Just my thoughts. Good Luck to all of us.
I'm also hoping to hear something soon. Funding, JDA, or a PR with some teeth on it. Gonna be a waiting game. Good luck with your purchase today.
Thats great without a doubt, but what I meant by that was the at the Air Force or DOD create a requirement for 3D volumetric displays, in a outlined release. They would be asking for solicitations of the technology, and go through the steps to get the funding. Now that the Army and Air Force is further educated that this technology exsists, and not something just in movies, the possibility exsists that a requirement is made for the 3D Volumetric Displays, to be built as the tech permits, and to further the R&D. Just my thoughts.
Do you think a solicitation could be created just for volumetric display R&D? Perhaps along with current implementation of the Tech? Just my thoughts....
Nice find, ccd. Great post. This is very interesting.
Ceo Insight 10-7-14
http://ir.stockpr.com/3dicon/ceo-insights/detail/254/3dicon-meets-with-air-force-to-discuss-3d-imaging
Excerpt:
"Members of 3DIcon and Schott Defense recently met with Air Force Subject Matter Experts on displays at the Battlespace Visualization Branch (RHCV) of the US Air Force Research Lab..."
Not to say that they wont. The CEO insights sometimes turn into a PR with a bit more detail. But, I do ask the same question. A PR on this would be awesome.
The CEO insight was very welcomed. The meeting sounded very upbeat and well received by the Air Force, imo. Nice that Schott Defense was there with 3DIcon also.
Today's CEO insight was certainly interesting.
"These early adopters could be limited to single color alone, followed by multi-color. Early adoption could also be limited to object tracking alone, followed by more complete visualization of the battlespace."
It would not be a exaggeration to say that the Air Force is interested to say the least. They also have a followup appointment to further discuss applications.
Very, very interesting, imo.
The game isn't over, imo. I still beleive that good things are coming. It's unfortunate that the dilution is occuring, and most likely increased, due to the pps falling. I don't have a crystal ball, but the PR on the Congressional delegation, and the CEO insight on 3DIcon meeting with the U.S. Army to Discuss 3D Volumetric displays where a plus. Let's wait and see. Still got my money on a grant coming in, I just don't know when. Good Luck to all.
They have funded the company primarily this way (dilutive financing) since inception. Nothing new on that front. Even after the grant(s) they will probably still have this practice in place(at a reduced rate I'd hope), due to the fact that the grant(s) most likely do not cover 100 percent of what the company needs to run, or be responsible for, perhaps past debts, and that sort of thing. The Grant(s) do cover direct and indirect costs though. I take it for what it is. I knew what I was getting into when I purchased TDCP. Good luck to us all.
IHMC is a not-for-profit research institute of the Florida University System and is affiliated with several Florida universities.
Researchers at IHMC pioneer technologies aimed at leveraging and extending human capabilities. Our human-centered approach often results in systems that can be regarded as cognitive, physical, or perceptual orthoses, much as eyeglasses are a kind of ocular orthoses. These systems fit the human and machine components together in ways that exploit their respective strengths and mitigate their respective weaknesses. The design and fit of computational prostheses require a broader interdisciplinary range than is typically found in one organization, thus IHMC staff includes computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, physicians, philosophers, engineers and social scientists of various stripes, as well as some people who resist all attempts to classify them.
Current active research areas include: artificial intelligence, cognitive science, knowledge modeling and sharing, adjustable autonomy, robotics and exoskeletons, advanced interfaces and displays, cyber security, communication and collaboration, linguistics, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data understanding, software agents, expertise studies, work practice simulation, knowledge representation, big data and machine learning, and other related areas.
IHMC faculty and staff collaborate extensively with industry and government to develop science and technology that can be enabling with respect to society's broader goals. IHMC researchers receive funding from a wide range of government and private sources. IHMC research partners have included: DARPA, NSF, NASA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NIH, IARPA, DOT, IDEO, Raytheon, IBM, Microsoft, Rockwell Collins, Boeing, Lockheed, and SAIC, among others.
http://www.ihmc.us/aboutIHMC.php
3DIcon Meets with the Institute for Human Machine Cognition to Explore a Teaming Agreement
October 1, 2014
Earlier this month, representatives from 3DIcon spent a full day visiting the Florida Institute for Human Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Pensacola, Florida. IHMC is home to top scientists and engineers collaboratively engaged in cutting-edge developments in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, human-machine interaction, cyber security, and computer science.
The meeting included an overview with the Associate Director of the Institute, Dr. Sharon Heise, and individual teams working on specific projects in robotics, cyber security and biomedical.
3DIcon and IHMC are exploring areas for collaboration on projects that would consider how users would interact with 3DIcon’s volumetric 3D displays, particularly in the area of cyber security. To that end, the parties are working to develop a Teaming Agreement to formalize future efforts.
The above image is an example of a novel interactive 3D visualization of cyber data (Netflow Observatory) that is being developed by the Florida Institute for Human Machine Cognition. In this example, each particle or ‘dart’ represents one or more network connections. The top map represents the geo-location of the source IP address for the network connection and the bottom map represents the geo-location of the destination IP address. In order to show information about where the dart was coming from and going to, the endpoints of each dart’s journey through time is projected onto source and destination ‘planes’ in 3D space. The period of time represented between the top and bottom planes can be configured to any length, from weeks or days to milliseconds. Using the Netflow Observatory, a sequence of events leading up to a distributed denial-of-service attack can be portrayed in graphical clarity. The 3D visualization technology being developed at IHMC is designed so that it can be adapted to show other kinds of events (e.g., financial transactions, travel, spread of diseases, disaster-related information). (Ref: Bradshaw, J.M. L. Bunch, T. Eskridge, P.J. Feltovich, R.R. Hoffman, M. Johnson, and J. Lott. Human-agent teamwork for cyber sensemaking in network operations. Poster and paper for presentation at the Eighth Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW 2013). Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Labs, January 2013.) [Image credit: Institute for Human Cognition]
“Further improvements in graphical clarity and team interaction would be expected by replacing todays 2.5D display capability with a glasses-free 3D volumetric display,” said Doug Freitag, strategic consultant to 3DIcon.
There were 1.5 million documented cyber security attacks in the United States in 2013 alone, and several high profile breaches this year, including Home Depot and Yahoo Mail. 3DIcon is exploring how its volumetric 3D displays can help security experts better predict, identify, and thwart data breaches in the future.
http://ir.stockpr.com/3dicon/ceo-insights/detail/244/3dicon-meets-with-the-institute-for-human-machine-cognition
Good work on the find, iaani.
Thank you for your insight, and thoughts. It's appreciated very much.
When you said end is near? What does that imply? Can you elaborate? I'm all ears and really appreciate your input, onelove17.
Apparently a forward looking statement that was overly optimistic. I think that Chemist72 has it dialed in where the future is headed. I highly suggest reading throught his previous posts. Grants are one goal, the next is the image space material, another some where down the line is getting full color which they have indicated, and touched on. I do beleive Schott has confidence that they can handle the task at hand, once the money is available; they signed the JDA for a reason. The Grants are the key to everything. It's going to be a rough road for a bit.
Ad Astra Per Aspera --Latin
"A rough road leads to the stars."
2008 Write up
3-D imaging better than 2-D imaging, 3Dlcon says
By AMANDA PEDERSEN
Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Writer
Three dimensions are better than two, at least that's what one development-stage technology company says will make its 3-D display system an asset to the medical imaging industry.
3Dlcon (Tulsa, Oklahoma) said it has completed a working prototype of its three-dimensional display system, CSpace. With CSpace, 3Dlcon's scientific team has created one-color volumetric 3-D images that can be viewed from any angle without viewing aids, according to the company. 3Dlcon also says its CSpace can project "virtually any object" in three dimensions, in an instant.
It is a "well-established fact," Vivek Bhaman, 3DIcon's president/COO told Diagnostics & Imaging Week, that "3-D imaging is so much more effective than basic 2-D imaging."
MRIs are better than standard X-rays, for example, Bhaman said.
While the company believes its technology will be valuable to many industries, Bhaman said the Cspace will have a particular importance in the medical industry where 3-D imaging is used daily for things like CAT scans and MRI. But "the tragedy of the whole thing has been, so far, that all these applications have been displaying the files on 2-D screens. They create the file in 3-D format and have to dumb it down so it can be seen on a 2-D screen," he said. Bhaman said computer effects can make those images look three-dimensional, but in reality it is not 3-D.
"What we anticipate is going to happen is the very same files that have been created will now be able to be displayed on our displays in true 3-D format," Bhaman said.
According to 3Dlcon, the Cspace has achieved four significant breakthroughs in the history of 3-D displays. First, the system is the first 360-degree static volumetric 3-D display. Second, it is the first 3-D display that does not have mechanical/moving parts. Third, it is designed for scalability, making the technology suitable for a wide range of applications. Fourth, 3Dlcon says the Cspace offers "the highest resolution of any 3-D technology, capable of rendering up to eight times the voxels (800 million) compared to other volumetric 3-D technologies and resulting in an increase in resolution comparable to that of today's high-definition televisions versus the early tube televisions."
The Cspace system uses Texas Instruments' (Dallas) microchip DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) technology. The system is capable of creating 3-D images from "virtually any industry-standard 3-D visualization program," 3Dlcon said, including CAD programs, 3ds Max, and Google SketchUp. Cspace is also compatible with Sony's GLV technology, the company said, which can be used to create large format outdoor laser displays.
"The world is now one giant step closer to utilizing true 3-D displays in applications in essentially all spheres where two-dimensional displays have been the standard," Bhaman said.
3Dlcon says the CSpace uses a clear volumetric image space, which serves as a 3-D screen. The image space used in the prototype is a crystalline matrix with rare-earth up-conversion material, the company noted. A 3-D image is created when invisible laser beams are directed into the image space, exciting the up-conversion materials to create visible light and thus display a volumetric image, according to the company. The prototype displays a one-color green image in three dimensions.
"We stated that we would deliver a working prototype for rendering a 3-D image in a static volume space by the end of 2008. We have achieved this major breakthrough," said Martin Keating, the company's CEO/chairman. "We have begun talks with potential sub-licensing partners and hope to conclude licensing agreements."
The company says its next technology milestone is demonstrating scalability by increasing the image space to four times the current volume in the prototype. Other upcoming milestones include further improving CSpace's render rates to create moving images, as well as displaying additional colors, the company said.
"What makes CSpace widely adoptable is the fact that it is the first 360-degree volumetric technology that is non-mechanical," said Dr. Hakki Refai, 3Dlcon's chief technology officer and inventor of CSpace. "The first generation of TVs was mechanical and could never be commercialized. The wide adoption of television started only when the non-mechanical TV was invented. CSpace brings the same quantum leap to 3-D technology."
Creation of the CSpace 3-D display system is the result of a multi-disciplinary approach, which has included significant achievements in multiple fields including development of electronics, control systems, photonics and optical engineering.
Bhaman told D&IW 3Dlcon is hopeful that the technology will be ready for commercialization "much faster" than it typically takes a new technology to reach the market, possibly within the next 12 to 18 months.
http://www.medicaldevicedaily.com/servlet/com.accumedia.web.Dispatcher?forceid=60719&next=diag_article&search=1&product=53&htsid=0&htmax=1