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The Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop new standardization protocols and methodology for preconcentration, preparative-scale separation, and catalytic conversion of CH4 contained in mixtures of atmospheric gases for carbon-14 (14CCH4), carbon-13 (?13CCH4), and hydrogen-2 (?2HCH4) isotopic tracing. The approach addresses challenges with safely performing gas conversion ...

Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, with various anthropogenic factors increasing its prevalence. Methane has 28 times greater heating capacity than carbon dioxide and its atmospheric concentration has increased roughly from 800 parts-per-billion (ppb) in the early 1900s to an alarming 1800 ppb in 2016. With approximately 3.2 million abandoned wells in the US, mit ...

In today’s world of accelerating climate change effects, a community's capacity to plan for and build resilience to disasters, homeland security threats, and extreme weather is of increasing importance. The ability of public safety organizations and local governments to effectively communicate with community members in emergency situations is critical, especially in the immediate aftermath of la ...

The capture and storage of volatile and semi-volatile radionuclides from aqueous reprocessing of used nuclear fuel (UNF) represent over 10% of capital costs and a significant fraction of operating expenses. While the current reprocessing schemes can capture, separate, and store the byproducts, they require substantial consumables or extreme temperatures (e.g., cryogenic distillation) and create si ...

BamCore is a small and growing business that utilizes nature’s strongest and fastest growing structural fiber–timber bamboo–to deliver a prefabricated, code-compliant wall system that turns low-rise buildings into carbon sinks, while also lowering operating carbon. BamCore’s patented Prime Wall system is a bamboo-based studless wall that is stronger, greener, thermally superior, healthier, ...

BamCore is a small and growing business that utilizes nature’s strongest and fastest growing structural fiber–timber bamboo–to deliver a prefabricated, code-compliant wall system that turns low-rise buildings into carbon sinks, while also lowering operating carbon. BamCore’s patented Prime Wall system is a bamboo-based studless wall that is stronger, greener, thermally superior, healthier, ...

BamCore is a small and growing business that utilizes nature’s strongest and fastest growing structural fiber–timber bamboo–to deliver a prefabricated, code-compliant wall system that turns low-rise buildings into carbon sinks, while also lowering operating carbon. BamCore’s patented Prime Wall system is a bamboo-based studless wall that is stronger, greener, thermally superior, healthier, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has evidenced the pressing and substantial need for sustainable and more effective solutions to prevent the transmission and spreading of pathogens of public health concern, including the SARS-CoV-2. Imminent challenges for the US Nation include emerging pathogens resulting from disease outbreaks or manufactured and released by terrorists. In this regard, high-touch surfaces ...

To address the limitations of current state of the art drying technology and offer additional levels of energy efficiency, process functionality, and user adoption, the development of a 375 cfm proof-of-concept thermally driven industrial semi-open absorption heat pump drying system is proposed. This system benefits from advancements made at Micro Nano Technologies (MNT) and the University of Flor ...

To address the limitations of current state of the art drying technology and offer additional levels of energy efficiency, process functionality, and user adoption, the development of a 375 cfm proof-of-concept thermally driven industrial semi-open absorption heat pump drying system is proposed. This system benefits from advancements made at Micro Nano Technologies (MNT) and the University of Flor ...