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Phosphorus Biofertilizer For Sustainable AgricultureProject SummaryOur proposed approach will utilize a novel and patented technology that will solubilize residualinorganic and organic phosphorus in soils as well as make synthetic and organic phosphorusfertilizers available on demand for sustainable crop growth eliminating any leaching losses.TM BioCat-P is a novel next generation biofertilizer bi ...

PROJECT SUMMARYOpportunity: Nitrate contamination has emerged as the most pervasive groundwater pollutant inNorth America predominantly originating from agricultural activities and shifting nitrogen inputsto land surfaces. In the United States over 7 million people rely on community water systems(CWS) with nitrate concentrations exceeding the maximum contaminant level (MCL). A rigorouspeer-reviewe ...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are known to have a variety of unique functional properties with utility in applications including optical sensing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and water filtration. However, when manufactured, SWCNT occur as a heterogenous, polydisperse material that exhibits a range of properties that diminish performance. Purification of SWCNT by aqueous two-phase (ATP) ...

This project seeks to demonstrate that NutraMaize's nutritionally enhanced Orange Corn has thepotential to transform the United States' largest animal feed crop - corn - into a vehicle fordelivering more health-benefitting antioxidant carotenoids to both poultry and consumers.Orange Corn gets its color from significantly enhanced levels of carotenoids potent antioxidantsand anti-inflammatory agent ...

Toward efficacious porcine Streptococcus suisvaccines for use globally in the feasibility SBIRPhase I component we demonstrated proof-of-concept for cross-protection engendered by amultivalent subunit vaccine (vaccine) constituted by a panel of immunologically conserved S. suisproteins (CPs) fromdisparate clinically relevant serotypes. Specifically we showed that pCPsfrom across 15 different serot ...

SummarySmart Multipurpose Solar Dehydration Device for Value Addition to Specialty CropsProject SummaryThe broader impact/commercial potential of this Phase II USDA-SBIR project is todevelop efficient crop dehydrators (dryers) powered by solar energy for the preservationof vital nutrients and shelf-life in dried foods. Drying is one of the oldest and cost- effective ways of preserving nutrients an ...

This SBIR Phase II project proposes to integrate an easy to use, inexpensive, and portable bacterial concentrator with a handheld pathogen detection system to enable ultra-low cholera pathogen (Vibrio cholerae) detection. Cholera affects communities across 41 countries, including in Yemen, where in the first 5 months of 2020 has had 110,000 suspected cases. Current methods used to detect the chole ...

U.S. swine herd reproductive performance is limited more by sire sub fertility than dam.Today's boar semen processing is largely unchanged since the 1980s. The newly identified butlongtime existing technical problem is current techniques doom a considerable portion ofspermatozoa sub fertile and for premature death reducing the overall pounds/sow/marketed due toinefficient use of superior genetics. ...

A highly effective teacher in elementary school is essentialto a student's future success in STEM fields—yet many rural elementary teachers report feelingunprepared and uncomfortable teaching science. Research shows they often lack adequatecontent knowledge and have low confidence in their science instruction. The new demands setby the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) compound these ...

Nitrate is currently the most prevalent groundwater pollutant in Northern America primarily fromagricultural activities and changing nitrogen input to the land surface. In the US over 7 millionAmericans drink water from community water systems (CWS) that contain nitrate (NO ) at3 concentrations exceeding the maximum contaminant level (MCL). The go-to technologies fornitrate treatment from CWSs pro ...