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To address the Chemical and Biological Defense programs (CBDs) need for medical countermeasures against mycotoxin intoxication, PhysicalOptics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Mycotoxin Neutralization Treatment (MyNT). This proposed solution is based on neutralizingmycotoxin from its deleterious effects by acting on multiple levels of mycotoxin metabolism through the novel combination o ...

Aflatoxins are a paradigm among fungal produced mycotoxins that are present in food supplies and are strongly associated with increased risk forthe development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, there are no known countermeasures that can selectively mitigate aflatoxin toxicity andthe available options are only symptomatic treatments. To meet this challenge, we propose to harness the microbio ...

Proposal Technical Abstract: Methane is an important greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 25-35 times that of carbon dioxide. There are many anthropogenic and natural sources of CH4, but emissions from the oil and gas industry are the largest contributor to the overall US methane budget of 650 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Identifying sources of methane emissions from oil and ga ...

The DOE High Energy Physics (HEP) program seeks to develop advanced accelerator technologies that reduce overall machine size and cost, and also to develop new concepts and capabilities that further scientific and commercial goals beyond HEP’s discovery science mission. Superconducting Radiofrequency ccelerators consume much less power than room temperature accelerators, so can one day replace ...

Chemical composition of raw petroleum affects the refining methods to produce fuels and other products. Impurities can (i) cause adverse effects in refining and (ii) must meet regulated limits in products (e.g.,

“One of the gravest threats the United States and the international community face is the possibility that terrorists or rogue nations will acquire nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction.” (http://nnsa.energy.gov/aboutus/ourprograms/nonproliferation-0). Safeguards provide assurances to the international community that nuclear materials and facilities are not being used for the il ...

A community’s supply of fresh water can be assessed in terms of its per capita energy cost. If the energy cost is low, the supplies are likely good, but for areas lacking fresh water, the energy usage is high. Energy use has a direct monetary correlation, and typically, greenhouse gas related environmental consequences. The water-energy requirement is highest for locations where potable water mu ...

The goal of this program is to develop purification, stoichiometry control, and crystal growth techniques to enable production of large volume scintillator detectors with exceptionally superior performance. The Phase I of this program will be focused on identification and optimization of processes and techniques that would enable growth of large diameter crystals. Phase I program will also investi ...

Explosive Electron Emission (EEE) is typical to cathodic arcs. The physics of multi-phase phenomena associated with self-sustained formation of explosive emission centers (ectons) is not fully understood. This SBIR project will conduct experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of phase transitions at electrode surfaces, formation of plasma jets, and gas dynamics in cathodic sparks and a ...

This project will develop state-of-the-art processes for the conversion of natural flake graphite into high quality lithium-ion battery (LIB) grade anode materials. This will enable a $200M industry to develop and drive over $1B in investment in new mines and processing companies. This project will complete 3 years of work by Coulometrics to develop new environmentally friendly and low cost proces ...