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Innovation: The Cleaned and Green (C&G) enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEF) technology is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and beneficial solution to the use of poultry litter. Litter applied raw, dried, or composted can negatively impact the environment and is impractical and unhealthy to transport long distances. C&G technology converts raw poultry litter to a superior, valuable, nut ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of airborne pathogens and their role in transmitting infection throughout the population. The threat of airborne pathogens extends beyond SARS-CoV-2. Diseases caused by airborne viruses (Influenza), bacteria (Legionnaires’ disease and Tuberculosis), and fungi (aspergillosis) are also prevalent, with Influenza estimated to cause 200,000–500,000 wor ...

Development of a reflection control and direction device (RCDD) is proposed. This innovative device will progress the state of the art for propulsion of solar sails used to fly space weather monitoring sensors to sub-LaGrange point orbits for earlier warning times of impending destructive space weather events. A reflection control device (RCD) utilizes polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) mater ...

Drought is responsible for $327.7B in economic loss since 1980 in the United States and typically precedes, cooccurs, or initiates other hazards like wildfires or prolonged periods of intense heat. The compounding or cascading of these hazards routinely threatens the wellbeing and stability of communities. The economic impact from drought can be especially harsh when the drought begins rapidly in ...

The focus of this proposed Phase I STTR will be on identifying and assessing initial low-cost acreage TPS technologies applicable to hypersonic conventional and strategic system performance objectives addressing affordability, capacity, and supply chain resilience.  The initial feasibility assessment will utilize a low-cost TPS technology, carbon phenolic, and assess performance over a range of n ...

Carbon-Carbon has been demonstrated to be a robust and high performing material in the extreme environments that occur in hypersonic flight.  Carbon-Carbon is the key material system of many Thermal Protection System (TPS) designs for hypersonic vehicles.   One of the key areas of interest in TPS design is the leading edges.  Leading edges must maintain thermal and structural integrity through ...

Digital Twins (DT) – computer simulations of electro-mechanical systems – have been employed for many years to monitor and predict the behavior of the physical systems they model. Since the introduction of malware such as Stuxnet, an urgent need has arisen to predict and prevent such operational technology (OT) systems from catastrophic critical infrastructure attacks before malicious cyber ac ...

  The Oshkosh M1070 is a US Army tank transporter tractor unit that is also used in the military for various operations and military drills. It is a powerful tractor truck with an 8x8 drive configuration and advanced features such as an electronic engine control system to ensure maximum efficiency at all times and an 'air ride' rear suspension to ensure all axles remain in contact with the ground ...

Coupling, Shaft is a mechanical component used to connect two rotating shafts together, allowing the transmission of power and torque. It helps to minimize the effects of misalignment, vibration, and shock and reduces the stress and wear on the connected shafts and their bearings. The Coupling, Shaft (NSN 3010-01-679-7883) listed in Small Business Innovation Program website is an aviation critical ...

This project will result in a new supplier for a specific azimuth telescope that is a critical component in existing Department of Defense systems. Currently, there is no existing supplier for the azimuth telescope and there is no technical or engineering information available for the azimuth telescope that could be used by a new supplier to begin manufacturing the azimuth telescope. To address th ...