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By 2030 the entire lithium-ion battery chain, from mining through recycling, is expected to reach a value of $400 billion and a market size of 4.7 TWh. LiB are used in personal electronic devices, e-bikes, tools, green-power storage and electric vehicles. Individual cells are commonly collected into packs or modules to provide the power required for automotive operation. The operational capability ...

The State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have limited right-of-way (ROW) to construct stormwater treatment controls. Hence innovative self-contained portable stormwater treatment systems are needed to reduce impacts on streams, and other waters; recreation facilities, and habitat by addressing emerging stormwater pollutants, particularly the suspended and dissolved pollutants from highway co ...

Generation of quantum light deterministically and at telecommunications wavelengths has been an insurmountable challenge for execution of quantum networking protocols in a scalable manner, as telecom photons can travel with minimal loss through optical fiber networks, distributing quantum entanglement over long distances. Semiconductor quantumnbsp;dots have emerged as the most promising platform t ...

Rocket propulsion system development is enabled by rigorous ground testing to mitigate the propulsion system risks inherent in spaceflight. Helium is used in piping and engine purge processes to inert liquid hydrogen systems. The cost of helium is increasing as the supply diminishes, impacting testing of the rocket engines for space propulsion systems. There is an outstanding need within NASA prop ...

This Phase I SBIR will lead to the development of a bandwidth tailored pump source for high purity photon pair generation. Spontaneous parametric down conversion can be used to generate high purity photon pairs at wavelengths of interest to NASA and the broader scientific community. However, these sources are highly dependent on pulsed pump laser parameters. Traditional pulsed laser sources are la ...

Aerial assets are a critical tool used to fight wildland fires in areas of complex terrain. In late 2021, the first known attempt to use an air tanker at night resulted in a fatal crash that was potentially caused by strong low level turbulence. This tragedy and others like it demonstrate the need for accurate estimates of the current low-level wind field and its evolution over 3-12 hours in order ...

In response to the 2023 NASA SBIR solicitation subtopic Z8.13, ldquo;Space Debris Prevention for Small Spacecraftrdquo;, Advanced Space, LLC proposes to develop Machine Learning (ML) techniques to reduce and subsequently remove the ldquo;human-in-the-looprdquo; bottleneck exhibited by the Collision Avoidance (COLA) Concept of Operations (ConOps). The proposed solution is named SCRAM or Satellite C ...

In response to the 2023 NASA SBIR solicitation subtopic H9.03, ldquo;Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologiesrdquo;, Advanced Space, LLC proposes to develop a mission design and planning tool that uses operational algorithms to mitigate the impact of anomalies and missed thrust events for low-thrust and dynamically sensitive missions. The software tool is an extension of the Virtual Swarm Metho ...

Aphelion Aerospace is developing an ultra-low-cost rapid response launch system utilizing a novel environmentally friendly storable propellant mixture. A key component of our operational concept requires extensive automation from manufacturing through orbital insertion. What we propose under this SBIR topic is to conduct research and trade studies, research necessary to advance the automation of o ...

Our proposed innovation is the Lithium-Ion Thruster (LIT) system, a multi-use device capable of both electrical energy storage and thrust generation using the same hardware. The LIT system is an ideal candidate for a NASA Phase I SBIR grant because proving its feasibility will introduce a new propulsion and battery technology that provides distinct advantages over all other deorbiting technologies ...