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In the coming decades cell-cultured meat is expected to play a significant role in the developmentof sustainable climate-friendly food systems to feed the growing population. Analysis of beefproduction finds that switching from conventional to cultured beef production could result in a 95%reduction in land use and 92% reduction in carbon footprint. However to realize these impacts newinnovations i ...

Project Summary:An estimated 20 million acres of U.S. cropland are contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkylsubstances (PFAS) as a result of landspreading wastewater treatment sludge and biosolids. Theseso-called "forever chemicals" render fields unusable for growing food for human consumption orgrazing livestock leaving small and mid-size farmers with fallow land significant income lossand conta ...

This project will demonstrate the utilization of wood biomass feedstock to produce grapheneproducts through a less expensive more environmentally friendly process. The wood feedstock isfirst pyrolyzed to biochar then the process developed at the University of Wyoming converts thebiochar to graphene oxide a viable product. Further treatment produces reduced graphene oxideand graphene nanosheets als ...

Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are chemically and biologically resistant organiccompounds that are persistent bioaccumulative and highly toxic. Owing to their widespreadcontamination of public drinking water supplies on June 21 2022 the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency announced new interim lifetime drinking water health advisories of 0.004nanograms per liter and 0.02 nanograms p ...

Aether seeks to commercialize a unique biomimetic chemical sensor capable of discriminating between various gases in the atmosphere and specifically capable of discriminating greenhouse gases from ordinary atmospheric pollutants. The proposed detection approach is based on a methodology developed at the Naval Research Laboratory and licensed to Aether. Our infrared-based sensor achieves high selec ...

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly resistant to chemical/thermal degradation and arehydrophobic and oleophobic. Due to these properties they have been used for decades in productssuch as aqueous film-forming foams Teflon waterproof clothing and food packaging. The sameproperties that make them useful also cause them to be difficult to remediate and to bioaccumulatein livestock and humans. ...

Mastitis or inflammation of the udder is considered the most economically significant diseaseaffecting dairy cattle worldwide; costing the industry an estimated $2 billion a year. The bacteriumStaphylococcus aureus is a main cause of mastitis that can establish subclinical infection and resultin long term reductions in milk yield. Our innovation is a subunit vaccine that can be administeredto muco ...

Current PCV2 vaccines stimulate protective immunity to PCV2a and 2b serotypes but reducedprotection against evolving and emerging strains such as PCV2d 2g and 2h. We propose to useImmune Refocusing Technology (IRT) to reduce the immunogenicity of epitopes that stimulatesubtype-restricted immunity and refocus towards more broadly protective epitopes. Our first- generation IRT candidate demonstrated ...

Project SummaryProject title: An integrated bioprocess for butanol production from lignocellulosic biomassUSDA topic and subtopics: 8.8 Biofuels and Biobased ProductsPrincipal Investigator: David RameyBusiness Name: Bio-Missions LLCResearch Institution Subcontractor: The Ohio State UniversityTechnical abstractThis SBIR project is to develop a novel bioprocess to produce chemicals and fuels from lo ...

Project Summary/AbstractFunding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009301Topic Area 8.8: Biofuels and Biobased ProductsTitle of Project: Designer Biochar - Low-cost adsorbents and fertilizers for nitrate and phosphateadsorption and nutrient deliveryPD/PI: Brigano Frank A. Glanris Inc.Co PD/PI: Mlsna Todd E. Mississippi State UniversityCo PD/PI: Pittman Charles Mississippi State UniversityGlanris I ...