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Development of hypersonic aircraft and weapon systems has become a critical focus for the Department of Defense to maintain global strike and projection of force capabilities. Despite decades of research, traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods are either incapable of adequately predicting complex features in hypersonic flows or too expensive to be of practical use for vehicle desig ...

HJ Science & Technology, Inc. proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of a portable technology capable of performing on-site detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in complex water environments including drinking water, groundwater, surface water and wastewater. Our approach combines these three technologies: 1) microfluidic automation, 2) rapid sample concentration, and 3) separa ...

In this Phase I SBIR, Seacoast proposes to develop a fully automated analyzer to monitor indoor air quality (IAQ) in spaces suspected of containing air toxics. These toxic vapors typically emanate from contaminated soil or groundwater such as Superfund sites. Currently, the US EPA lists 1,333 Superfund sites and 2,300 other locations, all potential sources of vapor intrusion, deserving of monitori ...

The secondary aluminum processing (SAP) industry in the US spends billions of dollars to send over 1 million tons of dross and salt cake waste to landfill every year. Recycling innovation for SAP waste presents a major opportunity to reduce raw material consumption and allow for significant cost savings to aluminum producers. A novel Two-Stage Alkaline Hydrometallurgical Recovery (T-SAHR) process ...

Zabble's mission is to help organizations achieve zero waste by delivering real-time actionable insights using an AI-enabled SaaS platform. California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Law (SB 1383) is the largest change to it's recycling and waste industry since the 1980s. The law establishes new organic waste collection and recycling programs, food recovery programs, and requirements f ...

This project will investigate technology-enabled strategies for regional plastic packaging reuse systems. Iterant has implemented an online reuse marketplace that provides economic incentives for key stakeholders involved in the manufacturing, use/reuse and recovery of plastic packaging. Our hypothesis, based on pilot data, is that this platform can deliver profitable reuse models for all three ke ...

To prevent plastic pollution and support the recapture of “waste” to advance a circular plastics economy, governments have mandated and corporations have made commitments to increase recycled content in plastic products. However, available recycled feedstock only meets 25% of projected demand - inevitably leading to unsubstantiated claims about product recycled content and further erosion of c ...

The impact of accelerating human industrial activities on the environment and climate are becoming increasingly clear. Petroleum-derived colorants used in consumer goods are of particular concern due to their toxicity profile, persistence, and tendency to leach into the environment. As more companies make the switch to bio-based/biodegradable plastics, greater access to bio-based dyes will be need ...

Zabble's mission is to help organizations achieve zero waste by delivering real-time actionable insights using an AI-enabled SaaS platform. Our immediate focus is to create a zero waste blueprint for the healthcare industry, followed by universities and corporate campuses. There are 6200 hospitals across the US generate 5.9M tons of waste annually, around 30 lbs. of waste per patient per day, 6 ti ...

AtomBeam’s software is now in use over Inmarsat satellites with live customer data, reducing runtime data in real time by over 75%. No other software technology can, in real time, significantly reduce the size of the small messages generated by machines, such as tracking and telemetry, in real time.   AtomBeam is highly effective for files as small as five bytes. In contrast, compression typica ...