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The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to enable people who aspire to higher education and/or career opportunities to create a demonstrable portfolio of soft skills based on their lived experiences. Soft skills (e.g., problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, etc.) are as important as hard skills for individual success. However, current soft ...

We are solving the need to exceed 12kW/kg power density at takeoff for the motor, drive and thermal management system (TMS) for aircraft propulsion systems, In order to reach the overall systems targets called for in this solicitation, our program goal is to design and demonstrate an electric propulsion motor, drive, and TMS with a takeoff power of 17-20 kW/kg for a 2MW motor that can be scaled to ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to assist industries reduce their downtime for scheduled, preventative maintenance.Industries with high-value assets like manufacturing facilities, engines, satellites, reactors, etc., often incur significant expense due to a lack of usable insights into productivity optimization. The forecasting ...

The broader/commercial impacts of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project are to transform the way in which polymeric materials are developed. Adopting the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, the proposed technology seeks to dramatically accelerate the exploration of new polymer formulations, efficiently and accurately discovering those with targeted perfo ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is focused on developing an energy storage technology that stores electricity as heat and converts its back to electricity whenever needed using thermophotovoltaics (TPV). If successful, the innovation will help transition the United States (US) towards a fully renewable electrical grid. The c ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project produces compact optical frequency standards using state-of-the-art optical frequency metrology techniques adopted from national metrology institutes. Commercially, these devices will produce fundamentally accurate and stable optical frequencies in the form of laser light. End uses of these optical frequency standards include telecomm ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to improve access to vision care and eyeglasses for all Americans through a self-serve, rapid vision exam kiosk for retail stores and public spaces. An estimated 175 million Americans suffer from blurry vision, of which 30 million live without eyeglasses. By partnering with retailers, phar ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the advancement of sustainable and ethically produced meat alternatives. Most people have tried or know someone who has tried plant-based meats. Opinions vary but most people acknowledge that meats made from animals are not accurately recreated using plants, especially for unprocessed whole cuts like chicken b ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is to enhance honey bee health and hence crop production through the development of a biological treatment for Varroa destructor mite, the greatest single cause of honey bee decline. All honey bee colonies in the U.S. (greater than2.5 million) are infested with parasitic Varroa destructor mites which cause devasta ...

Project Summary/AbstractDFUs will affect more than 30% of diabetic patients within their lifetime and costs the US healthcare system over $20 billion annually. Many DFUs fail to heal effectively and require extensive medical intervention. Nearly 50% of DFUs worsen to “tunnel” into deep tissues involving tendons and bones (DTU-DFUs). When this happens, DFUs are susceptible to severe complicatio ...