Readorium Rising Reader: Smart Nonfiction Comprehension Software For Students In Grades 3-5
Company: Mtelegence Corporation Agency/Program/Year/Phase: ED / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: The project team is developing a prototype of the Readorium Rising Reader, a web-based game for students in grades 3 to 5 intended to strengthen reading comprehension of non-fiction science text. The game will provide students with strategies to use as they construct meaning… more
SBIR Phase I: Achieving mass balance in carbon storage soil gas monitoring
Company: MESA PHOTONICS, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate a new method for monitoring carbon capture and storage (CCS) sites. CCS reduces global warming by using deep geological formations to store large amounts of carbon dioxide formed… more
SBIR Phase I: Production of an Acyl Glycinate Surfactant by Fermentation
Company: MODULAR GENETICS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project is aimed at demonstrating that acyl glycinate surfactant can be produced by a novel bacterial fermentation route. The objective of this project is to construct a bacterial strain that produces acyl glycinate, and to provide… more
Quick Release Connector
Company: SkySight Technologies LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DHS / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … line tension reaches the predetermined level, the line will be released and can fall to the ground.
After release, the SkySight Quick Release Connector body remains attached to the utility pole and the line can be easily reached for line reattachment.
Constructed from… more
SBIR Phase I: Cost-Effective Compact Dental MRI Scanner
Company: WEINBERG MEDICAL PHYSICS, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … x-ray based technologies. Introduction of this device will reduce the cumulative x-ray dose delivered to the American population, which has been shown to contribute to increase the incidence of certain cancers. Phase I of the project will consist of construction of… more
SBIR Phase I: Fuel Analyzer
Company: XRSciences LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop a Fuel Analyzer for the cement industry. The cement market is predominantly powered by fossil fuel and in many cases they can benefit from knowing the exact composition, moisture level, and BTU of the fuel. By… more
SBIR Phase II: Engineered Solid Electrolyte Interphase Films for Silicon-Based Lithium Insertion Anodes
Company: Electro-Mat Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 2Abstract: … project is that higher capacity lithium-ion batteries will be quickly realized in portable electronics and electric vehicles. Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized portable communications and electric vehicle power sources, yet their materials of construction have remained… more
SBIR Phase II: Structural Imaging of High Temperature Furnace Walls
Company: PaneraTech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 2Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to develop a prototype 3-D imaging sensor for high temperature furnaces used in the glass industry. These furnaces are also used in many other industries, including cement, coke, iron & steel, and pulp… more
SBIR Phase I: Optimization of tapered spiral welding for wind turbine towers
Company: Conispire, Llc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses two roadblocks to reducing the cost of wind energy: the labor-intensive construction process, and size limitations imposed by road or rail transport for turbine components. The former issue drives up… more
SBIR Phase II: Evaporative Cooling Building Envelope Materials Created from Recycled Glass
Company: EnVitrum LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 2Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is focused on the reuse of waste glass to generate high-value replacements for traditional masonry products. Masonry manufacturers cannot meet the construction industry's needs with their status quo product and… more
SBIR Phase II: Composites Based on High Bio-content, Low Toxicity, Green Matrix Resins
Company: Premix, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 2Abstract: … Bis-phenol A, and urethanes with isocyanate. The ENLO resin contains none of these chemicals of significant EHS concern resulting in safer processes, workplaces, and products. Another major benefit of the technology is that the molded end products will sequester carbon … more
SBIR Phase I: An Environmentally Sustainable Approach to PVC-Free Flooring
Company: Interfacial Solutions LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … process to continuously create sheet materials has also been determined. To complete the development of this technology and disrupt incumbent products, the new technology needs to be advanced to improve the adhesive bonding between layers in the flooring construction,… more
SBIR Phase I: Directed DNA Synthesis and Assembly
Company: TeselaGen Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … is an everyday practice in the course of both Industrial and University based research. Cloning technology has remained largely unchanged for the last 20 years. As a consequence, researchers waste an inordinate amount of time and money designing and constructing DNA, rather… more
Burn-Saver Device
Company: Innova Designs Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DHS / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: …on to optimize the
distribution of sensors, investigation of means of attachment and materials for a suitable helmet mounting of the BSD, investigation of mechanisms to
provide real-time information on the risk and a warning of an imminent safety hazard, design and construction… more
SBIR Phase I: Wireless Accelerometer Network and Integration with Point Clouds for 3D Stability Monitoring
Company: Split Engineering, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … rail slopes to be monitored. Even though this proposal is focused on the stability of rock and soil structures, it could have future applications in much broader fields including the stability of civil structures such as buildings and bridges, and the monitoring of … more
SBIR Phase I: Enhancement of Industrial Diamond Strength
Company: Simple Technology, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: …, with a potential added value of over $5 billion. The proposed technology will also have a strong impact on cutting and grinding tools, which are critical to the semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, surgical instrument, machinery, oil and gas, and construction industries.… more
SBIR Phase I: Autonomous 3D Scanner for Building Interiors and Exteriors
Company: Scientific Imaging and Visualization, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: The innovation of this project is the development of a system that can autonomously scan building interiors and exteriors and construct corresponding detailed, photo-realistic 3D models with minimal interaction of an operator that does not need to have specialized skills. The… more
SBIR Phase I: Non-Thermal Plasma Device for Wound Disinfection and Promotion of Wound Healing
Company: Sterionics, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … gas, and determine which species are most effective at achieving bacterial disinfection, how deep into the infected tissue the plasma plume is effective, and the treatment times necessary to disinfect these tissues. With modifications to the device construction allowing… more
SBIR Phase I: Bioprinted Prevascularized Adipose Graft for Soft Tissue Voids
Company: TeVido BioDevices LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … proposed research will use a new bioprinting technology to create capillary channels that are hypothesized to anastomose with host tissue quickly, thereby allowing lab-grown tissues to survive once transplanted to the patient. The research team will build constructs,… more
SBIR Phase I: A Novel Video-Based Software Application For Automatic And Accurate Roof Surveying
Company: Metalforming Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: …pe measuring, this project will significantly reduce measuring costs and also eliminate the exposure of employees to fall hazards, thereby decreasing the very high number of occupational injuries and fall deaths which occur in the roofing industry (7% of private construction… more
SBIR Phase I: Real-time, Low Cost Point-and-Shoot 3D Camera
Company: Lynx Laboratories Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … real-world problems in 3D modeling. The anticipated technical results include a working prototype that enables real-time operation without any human intervention. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project includes the architecture, engineering and … more
SBIR Phase I: DNA Laser Printing for Low Cost Gene&Genome Synthesis
Company: Cambrian Genomics Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2013 / 1Abstract: … flowcells. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is to achieve truly disruptive cost decreases in the DNA synthesis of arbitrary genetic information. With the abundance of sequencing data, it is possible to imagine entering a new era of "… more
Feature Identification from Unresolved Electro-optical Data
Company: Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1Abstract: … deployable telescopes that can travel to the world-wide locations where USA military assets operate and can benefit from the immediate response of the simpler SSA systems offered by this technology. The Potential Commercial Applications of this project extend to the … more
Oral, replicating Ad4-HIV vaccine development and evaluation in NHP challenge model
Company: PAXVAX, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2012 / 2Abstract: … induce antibodies that block HIV-1 cellular attachment; and 3) Gag protein, which may induce T cell responses which promote killing of HIV-1 virus infectedcells. Since human adenoviruses such as Ad4 do not replicate in non-human animals, including NHPs, we will also construct… more
Therapeutic peanut allergen Fc gamma chimeric proteins to treat peanut allergy
Company: TUNITAS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / STTR / 2012 / 2Abstract: … necessary for specific peanut immunotherapy. This Phase 2 proposal will serve to accomplish the major milestones necessary for commercialization of this therapeutic approach for severe food allergy. In Phase 1, the lead molecule (AraH2)2-Fc?1 (AraH2-G) was constructed… more