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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project aims to capitalize on the Phase I success of Novel OptoCeramic Materials for High Efficiency Ceramic Lasers. During Phase I period, tasks were investigated and critical issues related to the proposed approach were addressed. Extensive research has been conducted and a lot of results have been obtained which will be very valuable for ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will produce an advanced parallel computational tool for unified prediction of continuum and rarefied flow over reusable launch vehicles of real world complexity. The technology will be an enhancement of the Digital Physics technology based on Lattice Boltzmann Methods (LBM). The project will start with development and implementation ...

This Small Technology Transfer Innovation Research (STTR) Phase II project proposes to develop a cell-free process to produce insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1). Prior Phase I work showed production of IGF-1 in very high yields (i.e. 800 ug/L) by a careful control of the environmental conditions and the catalysts that were used. These results show that not only the cell-free production of IGF-1 ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II project will develop nanostructured reinforcements to improve the thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) performance and service reliability of tin-based electronic solder alloys. Service reliability of solder joints will be studied under Phase II by simultaneously imposing external electrical, thermal and mechanical excursions under simulated reali ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project is directed towards automating the inspection of cylinder bore surface finish in engine blocks. The technology has potential application in the manufacture of engines for automobiles, heavy trucks, tractors, military vehicles, generators and other equipment that employs piston engines. At the present time cylinder bores of engine block ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project seeks to enhance the current state of-the-art in production line manufacturing training processes with an initial focus on the automotive industry. Human-directed training by other skilled employees and supervisors does not take advantage of recent technologies that can make training routines more autonomous, thereby mitigating the impact on ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research project targets performance of GaAs-based heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT). The high power and high frequency characteristics of these HBTs have led to their use as the power amplifier for several wireless applications such as cellular phones and wireless local area networks. The gain of a fabricated HBT increases by as much a ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will develop and qualify a Non-Intrusive Electrical Monitor product (NEMO) to provide inexpensive, accurate, in-depth monitoring of electrical usage, permit expanded energy savings and provide additional information, like potential equipment faults and failures. NEMO can greatly increase the amounts and kinds of diagnostic information ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Project will develop an imaging system with intelligence so that it can be used as an intelligent advisor for process design and control. Integrating the inspection system with an inference engine provides the intelligence in the imaging system. This inference engine will be based on software for predicting the formation of seams in the multi ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will develop technology using a Freeform Thick Layered Object Manufacturing process to produce large-scale objects/structures. Current Rapid Prototyping or Solid Freeform Fabrication processes are limited to producing small-scale components. Systems such as stereolithography, used deposition, laminated object manufacturing and selective laser ...