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  1. Field Tool to Measure Defects in Chicken Breast via Microwave Dielectric Properties

    SBC: COMPASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC            Topic: 85

    In recent years the poultry industry has focused on detecting and eliminating meat quality disorderssuch as wood-breast white-striping and spaghetti-meat. The current industry method for detectionin a production environment is a manual technician-based scoring method that provides unknownaccuracy and limited speed. We propose a method to detect these meat quality disorders in chickenbreast fillets ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  2. Development of Compact, Low-cost Mass Spectrometers for Autonomous, in Situ Monitoring of Water, Soil, and Air Quality

    SBC: IONICSCALE LLC            Topic: 84

    Mass spectrometers the gold standard for chemical analysis with wide ranging applications butare unfortunately limited in deployment by their high cost size weight and power. Currentportable instruments are ~$100k the size of a small suitcase and operate for only a few hours ona single charge. We have invented a patent-pending ion trap geometry with key benefits overexisting designs including the ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  3. Building sustainable food systems: edible 3D nanofiber scaffold solutions for cell-cultured meat

    SBC: CYTONEST, INC.            Topic: 85

    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 ...

    STTR Phase I 2023 Department of Agriculture
  4. Materials Recovery Platform: A geospatial software approach to the circular economy

    SBC: CAN I RECYCLE THIS INC            Topic: 4B

    The Can I Recycle This (CIRT) Materials Recovery Platform is a tech-enabled circular economy solution that aggregates decentralized waste, recycling, recovery and reuse schemes across the U.S. MSW recycling system currently faces a number of challenges, including confusion about what materials can be recycled, recycling infrastructure that has not kept pace with today's diverse and changing waste ...

    SBIR Phase I 2023 Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Enhancing Small Farm Profitability Through Controlled Environment Production of Goldenseal

    SBC: SLEEPY HOLLOW HERB FARM, LLC            Topic: 812

    Diversification and enhanced profitability are constant challenges faced by small to mid-sizedfarms. There are plants used in commerce that are primarily collected from the wild some suchas Hydrastis canadensis L. (goldenseal) have been over collected to the point ofendangered/threaten status.Therefore adopting some form of cultivating goldenseal could offersubstantial benefits to both small farme ...

    SBIR Phase I 2022 Department of Agriculture
  6. Broad Spectrum Adsorption-Flurescence method for Determining Adsorption Capacity of Fly Ash

    SBC: PHOSPHORTECH CORP            Topic: 171FH1

    Interference of unburned and activated carbon in fly ash with air-entraining admixtures (AEA’s) in fresh concrete mixtures is a major concern in the concrete industry. Therefore, a rapid and accurate measurement of adsorption capacity of fly ash is of great interest to this industry.In this project, a new method is suggested, which can qualitatively and quantitatively measure different surfactan ...

    SBIR Phase II 2021 Department of Transportation
  7. Pennycress, a Non-Edible Oil, Used in the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) to Manufacture Biodegradable Plastics

    SBC: Meredian Bioplastics, Inc.            Topic: 8800000000000001

    According to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust the amount of plastic in the oceans is expectedto triple by 2040.Meredian Bioplastics is leading the charge to diminish the accumulation ofpetroleum-derived plastic not only in the oceans but also in landfills.Meredian Bioplastics has thetechnology needed to mitigate this crisis by using canola oil to produce biodegradablepolyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA ...

    SBIR Phase I 2021 Department of Agriculture
  8. An Unmanned Fully Autonomous Long Endurance Forest Rover for Automated Pine Resin Collection

    SBC: B & L Naval Stores, Inc.            Topic: 81

    We propose an innovative robotic technology to tap slash pine trees and collect their oleoresinfor processing using an unmanned fully autonomous long-range robotic forest rover as part ofthe strategy to revive the dormant turpentine industry in the Southeastern United States. Thisintegrated system will replace the labor-intensive work of collecting slash pine oleoresin.The objectives of this Phase ...

    SBIR Phase I 2019 Department of Agriculture
  9. Electronic System for Detecting Low-levels of Bacteria in Yeast Culture Inoculum

    SBC: Impedx Diagnostics Inc.            Topic: 88

    We aim to develop an electrical-sensor to detect low-levels of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) in yeastinocula used to start large-scale ethanol cultures reducing the loss of productivity of the culture andthe incidence of "stuck" fermentations [Topic-Area 8.8: Biofuels and Bio-based products whereinwe will be "developing new and improved technologies that will lead to improvedcompetitiveness"]Currentl ...

    SBIR Phase I 2019 Department of Agriculture
  10. Evaluating the Feasibility of Cultivating Yaupon Holly for its Food Value Phase II

    SBC: YAUPON Wellness Company, Inc            Topic: 812

    With over a trillion cups of caffeinated beverages consumed each year caffeine is arguably theworld's most frequently consumed stimulant. Caffeine is widely used to enhance athleticperformance body composition pain relief and mental acuity. Naturally caffeinated beveragesinclude coffee black and green tea cola cocoa guarana yerba mat© and Yaupon tea.According to the Tea Association of the USA tea ...

    SBIR Phase II 2019 Department of Agriculture
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