List
The Award database is continually updated throughout the year. As a result, data for FY19 is not expected to be complete until April, 2020.
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Recycling Rare Earth Metals from Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
SBC: Onto Technology, LLC Topic: CThis Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Project develops methods of recycling rare earth alloys from used nickel metal hydride batteries. Alloys of rare earth metal, nickel and other metals provide functional hydride storage materials that are critical to the operation of nickel metal hydride batteries and their applications. The current fleet of hybrid electric vehicles relies upon nick ...
SBIR Phase I 2012 Environmental Protection Agency -
A 10 Kilowatt, Rankine Cycle Agricultural Waste to Energy Conversion Module Utilizing Ultra Micro Turbo-Alternators
SBC: Fluidic microControls, Inc. Topic: HCurrent anaerobic digester systems are designed for capturing energy from waste from large heads of farm animals. GHD, Inc., a leading manufacturer of anaerobic digesters, has stated that a minimum dairy heard size for economical implementation of a biogas system as 800 cows. These require turbine or diesel generator sets of 100 Kilowatt size and larger, a limiting factor in economically scaling ...
SBIR Phase I 2012 Environmental Protection Agency -
Advanced Epitaxial Lift-Off Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Devices
SBC: MicroLink Devices Topic: T301We propose to develop a high-efficiency, triple-junction, epitaxial lift-off (ELO) solar cell by incorporating quantum dots (QDs) within the current-limiting subcell. We intend to leverage existing QD epitaxy processes developed by the Rochester Institute of Technology and combine this with MicroLink's expertise in multi-junction cell growth and ELO technology. We will employ QDs to enhance ...
STTR Phase I 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Infrared Microspectrometer based on MEOMS Lamellar Grating Interferometer
SBC: EPIR TECHNOLOGIES INC Topic: T401Infrared spectroscopy is an invaluable detection and measurement tool intensively used in Earth Science, Solar Physics and Astrophysics experiments pursued from satellite platforms. The geometrical characteristics and sensitivity of satellite infrared spectroscopy systems is often determined or limited by their optical elements. Improvements in optical components allow one to reduce the mass and i ...
STTR Phase I 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Advanced Flow Analysis Tools for Transient Solid Rocket Motor Simulations
SBC: Tetra Research Corporation Topic: T901The goals of reducing total cost and increasing reliability and safety of access to space continue to be top priorities for NASA. The most immediate propulsion launch challenge involves increasing lift weight from 70 to 130 metric tons by developing the heavy lift Space Launch System (SLS). Solid rocket motor analysis tools are needed to simulate ignition and propellant recession during the burn ...
STTR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Large-Area, UV-Optimized, Back-Illuminated Silicon Photomultiplier Arrays
SBC: VOXTEL, INC. Topic: S105Large-area (3m2), UV-sensitive focal plane arrays are needed for observation of air showers from ultra-high energy cosmic rays (JEM-EUSO) as well as for visible-wavelength spectrographic and photometric instruments planned for future telescopes (OWL). Existing photocathode-based technologies for visible and UV instruments lack sensitivity, are bulky, and have limited reliability. Solid-state silic ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
The Conductive Thermal Control Material Systems for Space Applications
SBC: Applied Material Systems Engineering, Inc.(AMSENG) Topic: S302This Phase II proposal is submitted to further develop and Validate materials and process engineering of the space environment stable, multifunctional conductive thermal control material system (TCMS) that can be applied to space hardware and can enables the hardware to carry higher leakage current through engineering the high electrical conductivity. An innovative space environmental stable TCMS ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Titan Montgolfiere Terrestrial Test Bed
SBC: GSSL Inc Topic: S307With the Titan Saturn System Mission, NASA is proposing to send a Montgolfiere balloon to probe the atmosphere of Titan. To better plan this mission and create a robust optimized balloon design, NASA requires the ability to more accurately evaluate the convective heat transfer characteristics of the balloon operating in Titan's atmosphere. Based on limitations of previous efforts, NASA has ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Reservoir Cathode for Electric Space Propulsion
SBC: E BEAM INC Topic: X204We propose a hollow reservoir cathode to improve performance in ion and Hall thrusters. We will adapt our existing reservoir cathode technology to this purpose. Reservoir cathodes are the only emission sources that are capable of supplying the necessary current density (>5.0 A/cm2) and life (>100,000 hours) for next generation high-power thrusters. More powerful thrusters are needed for i ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
Radiation-Hardened HDTV Sensors
SBC: VOXTEL, INC. Topic: O305High-performance HDTV cameras are commercially widespread, but are not presently available in radiation-hard versions. The objective of the proposed SBIR effort is to develop and commercialize a radiation-hard, high-performance HDTV sensor for NASA missions and other space-based and high-energy physics applications. Key features of this program are the use of radiation-hard, fully depleted silicon ...
SBIR Phase II 2012 National Aeronautics and Space Administration