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In this Phase II SBIR, XploSafe will build on its Phase I work to advance the development and evaluation of sorbents identified during the Phase I. Phase I results demonstrated the feasibility of sorbent candidates as viable replacement for the current carbon dioxide and humidity control solution. The developed materials exhibit significant advantages including higher CO2 capacity and easier regen ...

As the electrification revolution is underway to combat climate change, one technical hurdle limitsnbsp;the progress, namely the ability to store large amount of electrical energy. Even though therenbsp;has been a huge improvement in energy density for batteries in the last decade, it is still notnbsp;enough to provide adequate power to weight-sensitive applications aerospace applications. There i ...

In this Phase I SBIR, XploSafe proposes to develop and confirm the nbsp;technical feasibility of the use of beads, pellets made from pure and surface functionalized nanoporous silica as a vacuum regenerable sorbent within the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) for carbon dioxide (CO2) and humidity control. The proposed self-cleaning technology shall not require heat based regeneration ...

Ground-to-satellite and satellite-to-satellite quantum encrypted communications, distributed sensing, and networking demand a disruptive lsquo;on-a-chiprsquo; technology that permits ultra-efficient, high-speed entangled-photon generation and single-photon detection packaged to provide low size, weight, power, and cost.nbsp; Building on the success of our Phase I program, this Phase II will develo ...

The NASA Science Mission Directorate has a critical need for a high-altitude long-endurance platform to support extended duration NASA Earth Science missions studying the environment. Potential solutions include satellites, high altitude balloons, and manned observation aircraft. These solutions all have limitations related to persistence, resolution, flexibility, and control. To overcome these li ...

In this Phase II SBIR proposal, XploSafe will build on its Phase I work investigating the use of nanoporous silica as a sorbent for NASArsquo;s Trace Contamination Control System within the Exploration Portable Life Support System (xPLSS).nbsp; Phase I results demonstrated the feasibility of using nanoporous silica as a vacuum regenerable sorbent for integration into NASArsquo;s xPLSS.nbsp; It was ...

In this Phase I SBIR proposal, Structured Ions, LLC, will develop and demonstrate a structural supercapacitor that synergistically provides both structural load-bearing capabilities and electrical energy storage and distribution capabilities. The proposed structural supercapacitor is based on carbon-fiber--epoxy composite laminates suitably modified to provide the required multifunctionality of el ...

InGaAs photodiodes are widely available and are the standard detectors for optical telecommunication systems operating at 1300nm and 1550nm wavelengths. They are high performance detectors in ground-based applications, however InGaAs detectors are not suitable for space-based applications because their dark current performance significantly deteriorates during exposure to ionizing radiation. Liter ...

To automate the fabrication of ablative Thermal Protection Systems (TPS), a novel in-situ curing additive manufacturing (AM) technology and high-performance composite materials will be developed. The state-of-the-art in-situ curing nozzle utilizes localized volumetric heating of the extrudate to rapidly cure the polymer and adhere it to the flight structure. Rollers following the thermoset printhe ...

In this Phase I SBIR, XploSafe proposes to develop and confirm the nbsp;technical feasibility of the use of nanoporous silica as a vacuum regenerable sorbent for integration into NASArsquo;s Exploration Portable Life Support System (xPLSS). Not only is this sorbent vacuum regenerable, it has other advantages over activated carbon that could benefit the NASA space program. Two of these is higher so ...