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ABSTRACT:A cooperative small business and university research and development program is proposed to begin development of a robust, non-contacting, digital image correlation based, full-field strain measurement system for high temperature applications. The Phase I studies will demonstrate that a robust high temperature digital image correlation system (HTDICS) can be developed that is capable of a ...

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project will seek to produce low-cost nanocoated cathode materials for intermediate temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs) that deliver improved performance and lifetime, allowing manufacturers to produce high-quality products at reduced active materials costs. SOFC technologies have demonstrated some of the highest energy/power density enve ...

During this Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project Tetramer will focus on increasing the performance and lowering the cost of on-site hydrogen generation by developing a higher performance proton exchange membrane for the electrolysis of water. Hydrogen generation is a promising technology for renewable energy capture as it has the capability to store massive amounts of energy ...

Durability and cost have been identified as the 2 main needed improvement opportunities for vibrant commercialization of fuel cell vehicles by the DOE sponsored US Drive Fuel Cell Technical Team, with the humidifier and PEM membrane performance and cost being among the key concerns. During Phase II, Tetramer Technologies has developed new water vapor t ...

We will evaluate a novel warming method, developed by our collaborator John Bischof, that promises solution of one of the remaining barriers for banking of large organs and vascularized composite tissues. The method involves radiofrequency and magnetic nanoparticles to obtain rapid uniform electromagnetic rewarming of biological materials instead of warming from the outer boundary using convection ...

The long term goal of the proposed research is to develop improved methods for cryopreservation of complex tissues at extreme low temperature. An innovative approach is taken in the proposed line of research, where synthetic ice modulators (SIMs) are combined with established cryoprotective agent (CPA) cocktails to create more favorable conditions for cryopreservation in a process known as vitrifi ...