MelaTech Unlocks the Potential of Melanin Technologies Through Army STTR Program
MelaTech, LLC and Johns Hopkins University, in an Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) partnership, are revolutionizing melanin use. Melanin is the pigment that gives human skin its color and has the potential to be used in radiation and heat shielding, as an insulator or semiconductor material, and other capabilities desirable for Army applications.
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